Hey, President McDavis! Riddle me this: Why is it that Ohio University sees it fit to spend more than $14,000 on concerts and food for freshman with similar interests? Excuse me if I sound bitter, but as a person who completely supports themselves financially; rent, tuition and all, and who works more than 50 hours a week to be able to afford to take classes off-and-on each quarter, it's disgusting to see a group of 50 or more students come through the Chipotle line getting burritos filled with double meat, extra gaucamole, chips and drinks, totaling more than $95 in food; paid for in full with a card budgeted by Ohio University. Four learning communities have come through Chipotle this week alone buying food with money Ohio University has budgeted them. Other people have told me that OU paid for their Learning Community to attend an Afroman concert.
There are more than 150 learning communities this year (a full list is available on OU's website). If each group got at least $100 for the year, it adds up to $15,000 wasted. Sure, you can argue that learning communities allow students to adjust and meet like-minded people, but can't they do that with their own finances? Why are thousands of dollars being wasted on students who could just eat together at the dining hall, while others are working their (explicit) off just to get by? It's beyond frustrating to me that money is so mismanaged here at Ohio University.
Where is my help? Where is my designated amount of money to get by for a year?
Ashleigh Dye is a sophomore studying commercial photography.
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