2008 Woodie Awards
I'm Mentioning
A son should not be punished for the sins of the father...
Frank Romero
Date created: 1/31/05 Section: OPINION
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Welcome back to Skyline College everybody. I trust you all are well, and let's face it, if you're not, I probably don't care anyway. Since this is our first issue after the break and the general feeling around the office is something along the lines of, "Nobody reads us anyway," I'm not going to go into an introduction of any spectacular magnitude. Suffice it to say that I am glad to be writing again and for those of you who are reading I am glad that you are doing so.
With that aside, let us begin doing what it is that I enjoy most: complaining, whining, and being generally dissatisfied with the state of the world. The topic of this week is one that is very important to me, one that has a very powerful effect on not only my life, but the lives of everyone around me:
Money.
Now, I like money, collecting it has become something of a hobby of mine, and I've learned from those in the business of money that it's actually rather profitable. Unfortunately, I have come across a terrible threat to my money: I am currently a student at Skyline College.
This would not necessarily be a problem except for the fact that attending this school is not just something that simply happens to an individual, but rather an education from this institute is something one must pay to acquire.
Just to clarify to my readership that I haven't been living under a rock for last two years, I am well aware of the fact that many others before me have tackled this issue. However, the simple fact that other people have discussed this topic before me does not mean that I cannot mention it now, especially, if by doing so, I am also bringing forth what I consider to be a rather valid point.
The fact of the matter is that since September 2003, tuition prices have risen from roughly $11 to the now standing $26 per unit. That's more than a double in cost in just under a year and a half. So, at this point, the best question it ask would have to be is "Just who exactly is responsible for this fee hike?"
With that aside, let us begin doing what it is that I enjoy most: complaining, whining, and being generally dissatisfied with the state of the world. The topic of this week is one that is very important to me, one that has a very powerful effect on not only my life, but the lives of everyone around me:
Money.
Now, I like money, collecting it has become something of a hobby of mine, and I've learned from those in the business of money that it's actually rather profitable. Unfortunately, I have come across a terrible threat to my money: I am currently a student at Skyline College.
This would not necessarily be a problem except for the fact that attending this school is not just something that simply happens to an individual, but rather an education from this institute is something one must pay to acquire.
Just to clarify to my readership that I haven't been living under a rock for last two years, I am well aware of the fact that many others before me have tackled this issue. However, the simple fact that other people have discussed this topic before me does not mean that I cannot mention it now, especially, if by doing so, I am also bringing forth what I consider to be a rather valid point.
The fact of the matter is that since September 2003, tuition prices have risen from roughly $11 to the now standing $26 per unit. That's more than a double in cost in just under a year and a half. So, at this point, the best question it ask would have to be is "Just who exactly is responsible for this fee hike?"
