Letter to the editor: Ride flag angers student
Dear Editor:
It has been several days now with no busses running. I, being a student at Fanshawe, am having difficulties getting to school. I had a vehicle and sold it a month ago thinking I lived in the city and wouldn't need it. Now I regret that obviously, but how would I know this would happen?
I noticed the other day that Fanshawe now has a program called Flag a Ride. I must say it actually angered me. What I would like to know is why all of the students that attend the school have to pay a portion of our tuition for a bus pass automatically and its not being spent properly. There are now no busses running, yet I paid the school for a way to get to school. Where is this money at from all the students? Why is it being spent handing out stupid bumper stickers and flags for students, instead of actually doing something productive like having pickup points for shuttles around the city for students to get to?
I am not from London, so I don't know many people in order to get to school. I have to take a cab if I need to get to school, and since the busses went on strike, my grades have dropped because I can't get to school all the time. The school should be doing something better than handing out a bunch of stupid signs to students who probably won't even use them out of embarrassment.
Jen
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
It has been several days now with no busses running. I, being a student at Fanshawe, am having difficulties getting to school. I had a vehicle and sold it a month ago thinking I lived in the city and wouldn't need it. Now I regret that obviously, but how would I know this would happen?
I noticed the other day that Fanshawe now has a program called Flag a Ride. I must say it actually angered me. What I would like to know is why all of the students that attend the school have to pay a portion of our tuition for a bus pass automatically and its not being spent properly. There are now no busses running, yet I paid the school for a way to get to school. Where is this money at from all the students? Why is it being spent handing out stupid bumper stickers and flags for students, instead of actually doing something productive like having pickup points for shuttles around the city for students to get to?
I am not from London, so I don't know many people in order to get to school. I have to take a cab if I need to get to school, and since the busses went on strike, my grades have dropped because I can't get to school all the time. The school should be doing something better than handing out a bunch of stupid signs to students who probably won't even use them out of embarrassment.
Jen
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
