Today wasn't as bad as it could've been. My Spanish test was alright but I'll wait to see how the grade is in a couple of days. In Accounting today, there were two Jordanian men sitting in on our class. I have no reason why but they sat right behind me, was interesting. Our professor told us some facts about Jordan, from Wikipdedia of course, and then one of the Jordanians stood up and thanked us for having them and then addressed our professor by the wrong name! Only a few people noticed it and our professor had this look on his face like, "uh, okay..anyways," good times.
For those of you who don't attend the University of Oklahoma, there is a hotly contested issue on campus. The board of regents and the UOSA (University of Oklahoma Student Association, Link) have proposed a plan for a new swimming complex (Link) to replace an aging facility that will be demolished in a few years. On April 10th and 11th, the student body will vote to add $3 per credit hour to university fees beginning Fall 2010 to pay for some of the costs of the swimming complex. Some students are very against this because they believe the $38 million to build it is far too much and should be used on academic buildings throughout the campus. Students who are for this proposal believe the swimming complex is a great idea and would enhance the campus and provide more activities for students to do.
My stance on this issue: YES, the swim complex would be a great idea and will greatly benefit the campus. Although I may never use it, I believe it would be awesome for future students to get to use. $3 per credit hour over four years of education is about $360-$390, which is about the same as rent for an apartment in Norman.
If you go to OU, what is your stance on this issue? Do you think a swim complex would be good for the University or would it be a bad idea?
-Jamie
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I'm for it. Imagine a senior in high school on a campus tour. I know my eyes would be wide, seeing that swimming complex across the street from the dorms. The renderings are impressive. Aside from that, Boren is all for this. He's done a remarkable job for the university. Over the past 10 years, 1 billion has been spent on capital improvements - 90% going to academics. It's clear where his priorities lie. The swimming complex is just a drop in the bucket.
ReplyDeleteMany students complain about our buildings being gross. Take a look around. There's construction everywhere. ONE THING AT A TIME! People against the swimming complex resort to "A FEW OF OUR CAMPUS BUILDINGS ARE UGLY, SPEND IT ON GOULD HALL OR PHYSICAL SCIENCES CENTER!" I can count two or three. They need to know Gould Hall (architecture) was approved for renovation/deuglyfication in spring of 2006. While the Physical Science Center is the fULGLYest building on campus, it really isn't that bad of shape. It serves its purpose, as do most of the buildings on the South Oval. Currently there are several buildings going under construction or renovation. You can't do them all at once.