I am Zi Wang, a senior studying psychology, and I am the president of the Chinese Student Scholar Association at OU.
I am writing this letter to show support to VOICE for Student Senate next year. I support VOICE for two reasons: its plan for diversity and international students, and its plan to enhance college experience.
In recent years the number of international students has kept growing on campus. While the international students receive high-quality education here, they also add to the diversity and culture communication on campus. My friends and I have compared the platforms between VOICE and FUSS, and we are glad to see the international mentor program and language (culture) campaign raised by VOICE. Whereas for FUSS, we failed to find anything in particular that was relevant to diversity and international students. My friends and I believe that the VOICE ticket is able to provide benefits to the international students at OU.
Second, while I admit that tuition is an important issue, there are many other aspects to focus on. Among the students on campus, international students (particularly the undergraduate students) normally pay the highest rate of the tuition. The tuition at OU is much higher than the tuition in my home country. However, like many other international students, I chose to come here because of the high-quality education and excellent college life experience at OU. My friends and I believe that the goals set by VOICE are achievable and will enhance the college life experience. We are particularly interested in its plans about bus expansion, franchise restaurants on campus and a smoothie bar in Ping. We think these goals will benefit all students at OU.
Finally, I want to show my appreciation to the education and experience that OU provides. I believe VOICE has the better ability to improve our college life.
Zi Wang is a senior studying psychology and president of the Chinese Student Scholar Association at Ohio University.
