Stop bashing Bush

DOMENIQUE PINHO GUEST WRITER DDP722@CABRINI EDU

Newspapers, magazines, TV shows, commercials and even movies have all degraded themselves greatly in the past year by ridiculing their President, George W. Bush.

Why do the mostly liberally based media feel as if they must promote someone the know nothing about, that being John Kerry. I find it extremely amusing that the people, who are voting for Ker ry, are doing nothing b ut bashing Bush. In other words, they never really speak of what Ker ry would do for our country, but rather they speak on the assumingly bad things Bush has done. Last time I checked being over-precautious was never related to as a “bad thing” but more of a comforting action for who Bush cares about, America.

Young people across America have finally come to realize in this election that voting is important. Whoever you vote for, please follow up on what they say they are going to do and change about our country.

Although people feel as if Bush didn’t do the best job while in office, keep in mind, he has been in the middle of one of the biggest state of turmoil in the history of America.

It isn’t that Ker ry would be a ter rible president; I just believe he would be not suited for this period in time. If Ker ry believes he can suddenly bring troops out of Iraq he is wrong. We can not f ight a sensitive war. We need a president that knows what he wants, and is determined to finish what he started, that’s why Bush is the ticket.

I remember a time not long ago, when people put faith in our government and let their hopes and ambitions lie within one man. This time in history is known as 9/11. It’s not that I am trying to persuade you into voting for Bush, because I believe everyone is entitled in their own opinion. What I wish for the youth of America, and students at Cabrini College, is that you follow up the nomination you wish to vote for, and don’t just vote for your party because you are opposed to the other. Not only does this say much about you as a person, nevertheless it brings on the impression that the person you are voting for is your last resort. If you do anything for yourself this November, vote smar t, read up on what your future anticipated president can do for our country.

Hate going down the cafeteria and seeing the mass of students and nowhere to sit? Well you’re not alone. Usually during breakfast and dinner this is not a problem, but right after the 12:10 p.m. class lets out, you’re lucky if you’ll get a meal, let alone a place to sit.

Those of us who are smart either go before the rush, being before 12:10 p.m. or after 12:30 p.m. By this time the students who have class again have already left you can eat your meal in peace, but for those of us who aren’t in the smarter of the two categories, we will stand in line and wait to get a meal, even if this means being late for class, which I’m assuming not many students would mind.

There are solutions to these problems, for instance, being the meal exchange at Jazzman’s and also the flex money that is put onto your ID card. Most of the students here at Cabrini have 50 dollars in flex money, yet others have more if put on a meal plan other than the 19 meal a week plan. Yet the times for meal exchange and the times for when the cafeteria is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner do not correspond. For example, the meal exchange times for breakfast in Jazzman’s are 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the times for breakfast in the cafeteria are 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. In my opinion, I think more students would use the meal exchange if the times corresponded with each other, rather than being different. This way

Cabrini would not have to put out the money on flex to enable students to buy food from Jazzman’s. The same could apply for lunch and dinner as well.

Also, since many students do not have the time to grab a quick meal during the day, from running from class to class and homework in between, they miss important meals during the day. Most students then get hungry at night and end up ordering from somewhere off campus. The school has just put in a new program called Cavalier Corner, which enables students to order food from the cafeteria and paying for it on their flex. This may be convenient for some, but other students feel that you should not have to use your flex, that it should possibly be part of your meal plan.

“Sometimes cafeteria food is bad and you want a more appetizing choice, but if meal exchange isn’t during regular meal hours then you either don’t eat because you have no flex money left or your out of cash.” said Clayton Cottman, a sophomore. There are also other views that could be applied to this idea. “Cabrini needs to have a fourth period meal around 9 or 10 p.m. Lots of students don’t eat breakfast in the morning and lose money and are hungry at night. A meal is needed where if students skipped a meal during the day they can use that meal credit as well to get something to eat late.” said Pat Jordan, a sophomore as well. Obviously there are many opinions of what students think should be put in place, but only time will tell if dining services listen to the suggestions of students and possibly makes some changes to the system.