2008 Woodie Awards
University administrators are constantly in serious discussions about increasing enrollment and retention, with most ideas centering on improving or increasing athletics, on-campus living arrangements and financial aid. As an institution of higher learning, UST should be concerned with fulfilling students' educational, personal and social needs.
I am generally one of the most pessimistic individuals you are likely to meet. I like to think of myself as realistic, but others would disagree. My roommate always informs people (upon introduction) that, at some point in the first five minutes of our conversation, I will likely say something negative. I am not disputing this fact.
The week before my wedding, a former Sunday school teacher of mine presented me with a piece of paper he had kept in his files. It was a questionnaire that he distributed to his students asking the student to imagine his or her life in the future. Next to "age you'll get married," I had written "never" in all caps and with multiple exclamation points.
Throughout my tenure at UST, I have been a loyal supporter of the campus newspaper, and I have contributed movie reviews for this publication. However, I feel the October 30th/Electronic November 6th edition's front page is crass and offensive.
Rarely do I reply to letters to the editor. However, in this case, I feel particularly inclined to do so. As you seem to understand from your statements, including a story about Ms. Shelton's conviction was not really a choice but a necessity.