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Page 6 OPINION The Clarion j February 16. 2007 Matt's Take: To the BCE 410 responders by Matt Ruthertord Editor in Chief Over the past two weeks 1 have rccctvcd many different responses from my opinion on the BCE 4) 0 coursi,—some bad and some good. What 1 would like to point out is regardless of anyone’s fcdings rny opinion stands and will remain the same until something is done about ihis course. One response deemed me as lacking creativity and open-mindetincss. Iti my mind this was more of an insult than anything. 1 have an extremely open mind and anyone who actually knows me would be quite aware of this fact. My mind is not open to books that are for business majors anti are forced into my head so I can becomc a better- rounded boss. I was under the impression that the liberal arts education was supposed to creole wult rounded people. If this is truly the case why do we need courses on how to make sure our employees arc happy? Furihermore, it was my understanding that these BCE courses were under renovation and being tested—sort of like trial and error, which is one of the basics of scientific study. You would think that if someihing about this course did not work the (Irst time or the students were unhappy (most of them), then the faculty who creatcd the course would do something about it. I would like to thaeik Clyde Carter and Jenny Kafsky for taking time out of their busy schedule to sit down with me and several other students to discuss our discontent with the class, 'fhey w'crc attentive and on tai^et, asking questions and helping the discussion. This was by far the most positive feedback I have gotten from my opinion. I would also like to thank those of you who sent me unprofessional, beliigcrent emails and for your passive aggressive harassment—it has been an utter pleasure. I have never felt so good about working with esteemed staff and faculty, whom ! ihoughr had open minds and were able to listen. So thank you for listening anti waiting to sec the whole picture, because I'm sure your pride laden eyes had already given you a grand premonition of just 1 how this mighty course would bea smashing success, P.S. I’ll miss Wendy dearly. Encounters with the simple mind by Josie Guinn Opinion Editor It woiild more than likely amaze you, Jetr reader, to discover just how stupid the vast majority of individuals are when thrown Into 3 public situation, I wort; with the public quite often in one of my jobs, working the concession stand at the locai theater. The sheer number of people who apparently can’t read or are incapable of performing even the most basic of math functions amazes me. For example: at our theater, the customers put thei: own butter on their popcorn. We got tired of people complaining there was too much or not enough, so we llgured they could do it for themselves. However, the pump used is '/ery old, and has a tendency to stick. If pushed too hard though, the butter sprays everywhere. We have signs up warning the customer, yet it never fails to amaze me how many people tnanage to get everything within a few feet of the dispenser completely covered in buttery flavored topping, We*ve even had people direaten to make us pay dry-cleaning costs for ruined sweaters. The only thing I can do in that situation is point at the various signs and say, “Well, we warned you." It also amazes me how people can look at the menu-board, read it and then turn aroutid anti ask me how much a particular item is. I don’t mind answering when a little kid asks that question, but when it’s some 40 year old wearing a suit and tie, I find it rather hard to ■believe that this person has managed lo make it through life without the ability to read and determine things for themselves. It’s also shocking to discover how inca pable some people are of counting money. I tell someone that their total is S4.50 and they’ll hand me four dollars, fully expecting that to be enough. I then have to waste n;tore of my time calling after them and getting them to pay the rest of their bill. And they give me funny looks when 1 tell them they haven’t given me enough money. Last summer I received quite possibly the stupidest question that anyone has ever asked me. 1 answered the phone around ten minutes after the start of the feature, and some guy actually asked me if i could pause the film for he and his girlfriend. They were running late and didn’t want to miss anything. So please people, the next time you’re out in public or making a call to a place of business, try to be intelligent. You never know where your words and actions might come back to haunt you. Just a note. To make sure your opinions are published in a timeiy manner, please send them to darion@brevard.edu by Wednesday at 5:00p.m.
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