Editorial num. 3

This week’s editorial was about the University of the District of Columbia. It was titled Rejuvenating UDC. The University wants to become a standalone community college. However, UDC has been falling apart and is unsure how to fix itself. Well, that is not entirely true. The new President of the University, Allen Sessoms, proposed a “series of startling new ideas” for UDC. However, many of the students at the school are not anxious to back the plan because it would involve a “massive increase” in their tuition. The author also wanted to mention that furthermore, the Mayor of D.C. is not Mr. Sessoms’s biggest fan. With all the hurdles that the school must face, no one is very sure about what will happen to UDC.
Personal Opinion: I believe that if UDC wants to make a change, now is the time. There is an old saying that goes something like “there is no time like the present”, and I believe that there is a lot of truth in that. It is a shame that the proposed changes have to come at such a high price. However, if the University really needs them to better itself and to make the school more respectable, then I say that the students should buck up and pay. College is expensive. Period. If the students are not happy with where they are going, then they have the ability to go somewhere else.