Millikin Forum Question

Hi, I wanted to submit a few questions in advance for the forum:

How much did the new computer-whiteboards cost in total (all of them, installed, shipped, etc.)?

Isn't it true that if we focused on what we really need like staff and teacher pay raises, tuition and housing cuts, scholarships, and outreach programs to the community, that our money would be more well-spent?

Don't computer-whiteboards seem like a silly way to spend money when we could be accomplishing so much more?

We could be giving away books to those who can't afford them here, creating more opportunities for those who cannot afford room and board to stay on campus [if one is SINCERELY concerned about creating a great experience for students and thinking that living on campus is a great way to learn and develop a community], or making more scholarships to help people get through these rough times.

For me, it boils down to this: We have students living in housing that was originally developed as temporary housing (the New Hall block), we have people who are being crushed by finances into living off campus [and we all know the Woods is outrageously expensive], we're cutting down the number of scholarships we're giving, we just experienced a 5% decrease in the MAP grant, the caf doesn't offer a balanced three meals on weekends, and we have people in the community who are starving and homeless. A computer-whiteboard just seems absolutely unnecessary at this point where there are MANY other things that Millikin could do with its money to make an actual difference in peoples' lives.

Sincerely,

James Farris

The Never-Ending Moment.

Hi, I'm James.
I'm nuts.
Life is weird.
I hate people.

     Be those as they may, I find myself under a lot of pressure. My CWRR II class is driving me insane, and not in a good way. It seems like I have no fucking clue which way is up, so I've pretty much counted the class as a loss already. I'm even considering dropping it and just taking it with Crow(e?) next spring.
     I've been finding that my new Philosophy has been helping me deal with some of the ignorant people out there. I just don't understand why you would be ignoring someone you're "friends" with...? Does that make sense, or am I just a sociopath? I feel like there are people who I shall not name specifically (that very fact irritates my guts) for their own privacy concerns who play mind games constantly. They don't know what the fuck is going on, so they pretend to know so, and then manipulate other people into fitting into their Psychotic world. This happens a lot. People are shaping paradigms around themselves as opposed to molding to the system that has been set before them. This can be both good and bad, but when you lose your respect for other agents, that's when things have gone too far.
     I can't wait to slave away on campus all Spring Break. Yay, honors program and double minor. Fml.