Apr. 25, 2008 \ The Clarion Page
Opinion
Senseless behavior causing destruction
by Zack Harding
Arts & Life Editor
Okay, so last week I
complained about some
maintenance issues with the
Super Lab. This week I am
going to discuss something
that is probably pretty closely
linked with that subject:
destruction.
I regularly see students kick
open doors, slam them shut,
climb on things that shouldn’t
be climbed on, and behave in
various other ways that is more
befitting of a ten-year-old.
There’s no wonder that the
school has so many
maintenance issues when some
students treat the facilities with
disregard.
I have seen paneling and
corner strips that have been
ripped from walls, trash thrown
and/or left all over the place, and
more than the occasional waste
of paper left lying wherever it
may.
Maybe students act this way
for the same reason that people
abuse rental cars and trash
apartments: because they don’t
own the property so they don’t
care if any damage is done.
There are two problems with
this idea though. One is that
we are supposed to be
individuals who pursue a higher
education, individuals who
promote and practice intelligent
and considerate ways of life.
The second problem comes
from the kicking a door open,
something that I have seen on
far too many occasions.
Kicking a door open does not
come about because a person
is indifferent to the facilities.
Performing such an action can
only indicate an actual thought-
out desire for destruction.
Combine all this with stolen
speakers, bathroom vandalism,
and general apathy and you
have a pretty ugly picture.
There is no wonder why
Brevard College has so many
maintenance issues: people are
regularly destroying things. I
can offer no solution other than
a hope that some students
might reconsider the way they
treat the school’s facilities. Oh
man can a little bit of thinking
go a long way.
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