Editorial Comment
SEARCHING FORISOLID GROUND
By Roger A. Harris
There's probably no
feeling more reassuring
than the peace of mind
of truly knowing who you
are, where you're
going,and most
importantly, that you
stand on solid ground.
With respect to FSU,
last year's staff
writer Earl Moniz
eloquently framed the
ideal of what a
university should be.
Building upon the
philisophical basis of
"The Idea of the
University," I will
question and provide
the focus of this
editorial in coming
editions. Put quite
simply, I will try to
examine and answer the
probing questions
"Where do we stand as a
university?" and "What
is it that we truly have
and offer at FSU?"
From Admissions to
Financial Aid to
Registration to
Customer Service to
Administrative
Staffing, we've all
heard the horror stories
told of unfair and
improper treatment--
some of them perhaps
fiction but still some
of them fact. It is with
the cases of fact that
I am most concerned.
What happened? What was
done to rectify
problems? What will be
done to ensure that
these problems don't
recur? These are the
relevant questions that
must be asked of
situations that descend
into the clouded arena
of conjecture.
To be sure, problem
areas at FSU, as in any
other business (yes, a
university is yet a
business), do exist,
can be isolated,
pointed out, and
critiqued. However,
these phenomena have
more to do with the
natural interaction of
human beings than with
any purposeful effort
on the part of a
business to deny
service or hinder
progress. What can be
labeled purposeful
intent is the action or
inaction of those
involved to acknowledge
or rectify the known
area of complaint.
Timothy Bodkins
(leader of MASK;
reference your student
handbooks!) has argued
publicly and in private
that students should
concern themselves more
so with self
development and
academic success than
with the sometimes
shadily perceived
actions of a particular
dean, faculty member,
or campus
administration. I see
merit in his position
but argue for a more
balanced position and
approach. You see, we
students (not the
administration, not the
faculty, not the
chancellor) are the
single most important
factor that will
determine and ensure the
present viability and
future success of this
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