Yet another article on the
Yet another article on the tired theme of “pampered” university students, this time in The New York Times. Apparently, a lot of colleges are building student centers and other facilities with aquariums and other fancy extras. “Whatever the students want is pretty much what they’re getting,” a spokesman for something called the National Association of College Auxiliary Services says. (The idea that prospective faculty may also be enticed by such amenities gets part of a sentence.)
Somehow, the U of M is not mentioned anywhere in this piece, even though it does have a “food court,” considered an extravagant frill by the Times writer.
Also, the Daily has a terrific editorial on the “unacceptable” A2 housing situation. Right now is the time to be looking for housing for next year, unless you think you’ve got housing for next year and your landlord rents the place out from under you in April. Not getting thrown out on the street is a frill that we should ask for, because whatever students want, they get.