I am a Media Law final exam away from being a Class of 2010 Susquehanna University graduate.
No sweat.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
...Just barely Crossing the Finsh Line...
I am a Media Law final exam away from being a Class of 2010 Susquehanna University graduate.
No sweat.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
For You
Today, the Black Student Union had its first meeting since its infant revival. The fellowship took place at the Sigma Gamma Rho house this afternoon.
It is hard for students of color to be members of an institution where its needs are not catered to. Questioning things such as how the Student Activities Committee chooses it calendar events and how those events fail to cater to the ENTIRE SU student body, to the lack of a cultural variety in the music that is played on WQSU, to the lack of means of cultural expression for minority men and women on campus; these are the issues that students are forced to deal with daily. It may also be part of the reason why BSU died. Students continue to feel unheard. It is hard to even jump-start programs for minority students when there is such a weak support system. In all my career at SU, which is coming to an end in a few weeks, students of color continue to survive because of the realization that "all we have is us." We are our own support system.
I encourage the Black Student Union to continue headstrong. I encourage Sigma Gamma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma, as the only historically black organization in SU's history, to continue headstrong. I encourage the Theresa Palmer Society to continue headstrong. I encourage the Gospel Choir to continue headstrong; the Center for Diversity and Social Justice, the Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness (HOLA), the Asian Cultural Association. These are the only means of expression, support, and community that minority students have at Susquehanna.
Clearly, this entry shows ways in which Susquehanna falls short, as all institutions of higher learning do. Susquehanna University has always been and will always be my home; my SU. As great as an institution SU is, its need for progress is inevitable. Especially in the realm of supporting its minority students, including black, Latino, gay, lesbian, transgendered students, and all other minority representations on campus.
It is hard for students of color to be members of an institution where its needs are not catered to. Questioning things such as how the Student Activities Committee chooses it calendar events and how those events fail to cater to the ENTIRE SU student body, to the lack of a cultural variety in the music that is played on WQSU, to the lack of means of cultural expression for minority men and women on campus; these are the issues that students are forced to deal with daily. It may also be part of the reason why BSU died. Students continue to feel unheard. It is hard to even jump-start programs for minority students when there is such a weak support system. In all my career at SU, which is coming to an end in a few weeks, students of color continue to survive because of the realization that "all we have is us." We are our own support system.
I encourage the Black Student Union to continue headstrong. I encourage Sigma Gamma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma, as the only historically black organization in SU's history, to continue headstrong. I encourage the Theresa Palmer Society to continue headstrong. I encourage the Gospel Choir to continue headstrong; the Center for Diversity and Social Justice, the Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness (HOLA), the Asian Cultural Association. These are the only means of expression, support, and community that minority students have at Susquehanna.
Clearly, this entry shows ways in which Susquehanna falls short, as all institutions of higher learning do. Susquehanna University has always been and will always be my home; my SU. As great as an institution SU is, its need for progress is inevitable. Especially in the realm of supporting its minority students, including black, Latino, gay, lesbian, transgendered students, and all other minority representations on campus.
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