The apathetic nature of students on this campus is ridiculous. How is it that a university that prides itself on having a sense of community and coming together, can’t even get more than 50 people to go to its events?
I’ll admit, I myself don’t show up to any events on campus, but why is that? I blame the campus and its unending cycle of apathy.
Think about it. No matter what year you came to this school, participation was abundant. The Orientation Week program was a great way to make friends and become familiarized with college life. However, when that program ended, and you actually entered classes, you see people don’t really care. And since the majority of the school doesn’t participate, you most likely aren’t going to either.
Take the recent Club Fair for example. I personally did not show up to it because I had class all day but from what I heard, hardly anyone showed up. And the people who did show up perused the small amount of booths set up, which were comprised mostly of sororities and fraternities anyway.
It’s understandable that the Greeks were out there promoting their organizations, but where were all the other clubs? Why weren’t they out there promoting? Was it that the cycle of never ending apathy got to them too?
It is sad that some of our clubs can’t even get their act together enough to promote themselves. It was their day to go out and show off and they didn’t even take advantage of it.
Maybe it is because they thought no students were going to go to the fair anyway because of the amount of apathy on campus. However, they could have at least showed up and hung out for the few people who actually did show up. Then, at least, you couldn’t blame them for trying.
While the club fair fell flat on its face, another ASF event, Cosmic Bowling, which took place last Thursday, was a success. I say success because, compared to other recent events, a plethora of people showed up.
The ironic thing about Cosmic Bowling getting more people to show up was that ASF only spent about a day advertising the event, while Club Fair was publicized longer. The fair was also on campus and much more accessible to students, both for residents and commuters. Why is it that students preferred bowling?
Was it because it was free? Well, no because Club Fair was free too. Was it because it sounded more promising as a fun event? Well if that was the case, last semester’s Homecoming events, which included a day where KROQ-FM came out to our campus would have been a smash. Instead it was a nightmare because nobody showed up. Both events promised to be a fun time, so why is it that ULV students are so picky?
Case in point: I’m sure the majority of students on campus don’t even read the Campus Times, yet when we published an editorial that hit close to home about the RAs and PAs, we all of a sudden got some response. Why don’t we have students that play an active role in responding to the voice of the campus?
I remember getting about seven letters for the RA editorial but I don’t recall getting any letters of support on last week’s editorial about Financial Aid and Woody Hall getting their act together.
Who knows why the students on campus are so apathetic? One can only hope that the future classes will break this cycle of apathy.
Tim Tevault, a sophomore journalism major, is managing editor of the Campus Times. He can be reached by e-mail at zerotearx@aol.com.
