OPINION:
STAFF EDITORIAL
Farewell for now
This year is no exception to the typical bittersweet atmosphere surrouding graduation. The seniors are ready to move on to the phase of their lives they have been waiting anxiously on for years, yet leaving friends behind is always difficult. Along with the friends we have met in classes and on our floors, our Lance staff has become a sort of family. We will be making several staff changes next semester and wanted to give an opportunity for those not returning to staff to give their final words. We want to thank our readers for another semester of support and suggestions. We wish the seniors best of luck in their future endeavors and hope to see the rest of the student body back next semester with fresh perspectives and stories to tell!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A ridiculous fine for a small mistake
On April 2, I made a decision that I will forever regret. I returned to campus at approximately 6:35 or 6:40 a.m. Little did I know that I had forgotten my prox card in my room the night before, therefore, I did not have it in my possession at the time of my arrival.
Since it was fairly early on a Friday morning, there were no girls coming or going, otherwise they would have let me in. Unless you are some sort of perfect human, forgetting your prox will eventually happen.
Instead of waiting in the fishbowl like I should have until a Burgess resident let me in, I called security. After waiting ten or so minutes, an officer finally arrived. He proceeded to write me a $25 ticket for not having my card.
The majority of college students know that $25 is not an amount you want to spend on something like a ticket. After all, $25 can buy you and your roommate food for two weeks, many miles of fuel, a fourth of a textbook or many other necessary things.
I could understand if I did this every week or once a month, but the only other time this had happened was on October 4, 2009. Six months later, I am being fined a ridiculous amount of money for one small mistake.
Moral of the story: your past sins are not forgiven, even if they occurred almost two semesters ago.
Cassia Schmeeckle
Junior
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