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And now, it's time once again to play the feud
might hurt for a little bit but the feeling passes and your life goes on. And what offends one person may not offend another, therefore practically anything will offend someone in the world.
from Valente or Keenan-McGarvey.
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First off, I would like to tell all my readers that I can count to ten. The reason that there were only nine TV shows in last week's top ten list was because one of them was removed because of a conflict of taste with my editor in chief. It was feared that it was too offensive to be printed in the Loquitur. But as much as I would like the reader to make the decision for themselves, being the adults that they are, I lost the battle.
Maybe it's just me, but I see no problem with being offensive. Being offended by something is like stubbing your toe. It
But since I am in no position of power to dictate tastes, nor do I want to be, I leave it to you, the reader, whether you want thiligs edited for taste or to be "uninhibited" and "robust." Write in and let your voice be heard.
Now that I got all that off my chest, let's get back to your favorite punching bag and mine, the administration. If anyone heard the radio show on WYBF on Monday night with Dr. Laura Valente, Laurie Keenan-McGarvey, and Charles Schaffner, you heard what quite possibly could have been called "Issue Dodging Radio." I listened to the show twice and I do not recall hearing a concrete, satisfactory answer
So let's play Family Feud for a moment. The top three answers are on the board. The question is "What answers were most commonly given by Valente and Keenan-McGarvey during their time on WYBF?" The number one answer is "We weren't here last year!" Well, guess what? You're here now. It's easy to blame people who are no longer around.
The second most common answer was "It's not my responsibility." This was a very peculiar response considering there was a lot of talk by Valente and KeenanMcGarvey about personal responsibility, especially regarding the House 2 fiasco. If it's not your responsibily then who's is it? And furthermore, what are you responsible for anyway? After the show was over, the only thing I
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knew that Valente and KeenanMcGarvey were responsible for was utterly annihilating campus morale.
The third most commonly given answer of the night was more vague as Valente and Keenan-McGarvey kept referring to other schools they had visited or had been employed at before. Here's a news flash: You're at Cabrini. You're not at St. Peter's. You're not at Rosemont. It seems as if our current administration wants to overhaul Cabrini to create an unwelcomed amalgamation of colleges on the resumes of Valente and Keenan-McGarvey. It's almost as if the Cabrini Col- lege we knew is being destroyed right in front of our eyes.
The administration had a chance to try and make things right on this radio program. Instead it was squandered with a lot of condescension and airs of superiority. And the way they handled the handicap access question posed by Jose Jalandoni was absolutely abhorrent.
Our last administration may not have been well-organized, but at least we felt they respected us as human beings, not as inferior lifeforms who need to be forcefed unwanted values. Say it loud, students: WE ARE PEOPLE!
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