The most important decision I ever made was on January 1, 2006. It was on that day I chose Ohio University for my higher learning. Throughout my decision-making process, I heard nothing but good things about the
university.
They have the best journalism school in the state of Ohio. The people there are nice. The university is in a beautiful setting. These were among the many comments I heard as I mulled my decision. With comments like these, it is not hard to see why I chose OU.
As this school year wore on, however, the quotes began to change. Did you hear about the plagiarism scandal? Did you hear about the deficit? Did you hear OU is cutting four sports programs? Did you hear OU is the top university for illegally downloaded music? Did you hear they opened the new Baker Center?
With these thoughts swirling around the potential freshmen contemplating whether or not to attend Ohio University, it is not hard to see why they would choose another university for their higher learning. Ohio is not as attractive a university as it was last year. The university has been hit by tough times, and having a new student union is not going to save OU.
Do I have a solution to these problems? No, and I do not claim to. The problem is no one has a solution to these problems. No one has offered a reasonable solution to these problems, and high school seniors should be taking note. I wanted to attend OU because I wanted to be challenged as I continued the education process. I did not want to attend a university that has serious financial troubles, cuts programs and whose best solution to the problems is to raise tuition. Ohio University has dug itself into a hole that will take several years to dig itself out of. It will be a long, arduous process, and one that I do not want to be a part of. Paul Huffaker is a freshman journalism major.
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