Editorial: Semester grades
Issue date: 12/5/08 Section: Opinion
Network - I is for Irritating. We knew we were dependent on the Internet, but we never realized how dependent we are on the Internet until it started to fail sporadically. The planned outages weren't such a big deal unless you were doing work in the middle of the night. But when supposed denial-of-service attacks from Europe started causing unexpected outages for entire weekends, in the middle of the afternoon, you name it - people started to flip out. Help us, ITS, you're our only hope!
Football - R is for Repeat. For the second year in a row, our favorite football team had a perfect regular season. And for the second year in a row, our favorite football team lost to the Wabash Little Giants in the playoffs.
Oh well. This is Cleveland, after all. There's always next year.
Renovations - W is for Works For Now. The need of more space for various music ensembles led to reallocation of space in Wade Commons. Then, the move of the undergraduate admissions office to Wolstein Hall led to construction of more student space in PBL. The renovations look great, but we can't keep transitioning space like this forever. Plans for a music building and quality performance space should be enacted sooner rather than later.
Budget - B is for Bailout? Obviously, a balanced university budget isn't something that we can complain about. As Barbara Snyder and Bud Baeslack pointed out in their Nov. 4 letter to the Case community, eliminating the deficit ahead of schedule "leads to enhanced resources and greater overall confidence in the institution."
That said, why bother making a schedule at all? Wouldn't it have been more truthful to aim for "ASAP" instead of "2011?" There's something admirable about being able to stick to a schedule, and something shocking about eliminating a $20 million deficit in a single year.
Alumni - A is for Active. Alumni donations large and small have made a noticeable difference this year. Not only did they play a part in balancing the university budget, but they also showed that alumni care about the future of the university and the students here. Most notably, the Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Association, Frank and Jocelyne Linsalata, and an anonymous donor collectively contributed millions to projects that will directly impact student life.
Further proving greater alumni engagement was this year's Alumni Weekend, which was likely the most successful ever. The Alumni House, which opened in October 2007, has become a center of tradition and community. We thank alumni for their money, their time, and for showing us that it is possible to look back fondly on the Case Western experience.
Football - R is for Repeat. For the second year in a row, our favorite football team had a perfect regular season. And for the second year in a row, our favorite football team lost to the Wabash Little Giants in the playoffs.
Oh well. This is Cleveland, after all. There's always next year.
Renovations - W is for Works For Now. The need of more space for various music ensembles led to reallocation of space in Wade Commons. Then, the move of the undergraduate admissions office to Wolstein Hall led to construction of more student space in PBL. The renovations look great, but we can't keep transitioning space like this forever. Plans for a music building and quality performance space should be enacted sooner rather than later.
Budget - B is for Bailout? Obviously, a balanced university budget isn't something that we can complain about. As Barbara Snyder and Bud Baeslack pointed out in their Nov. 4 letter to the Case community, eliminating the deficit ahead of schedule "leads to enhanced resources and greater overall confidence in the institution."
That said, why bother making a schedule at all? Wouldn't it have been more truthful to aim for "ASAP" instead of "2011?" There's something admirable about being able to stick to a schedule, and something shocking about eliminating a $20 million deficit in a single year.
Alumni - A is for Active. Alumni donations large and small have made a noticeable difference this year. Not only did they play a part in balancing the university budget, but they also showed that alumni care about the future of the university and the students here. Most notably, the Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Association, Frank and Jocelyne Linsalata, and an anonymous donor collectively contributed millions to projects that will directly impact student life.
Further proving greater alumni engagement was this year's Alumni Weekend, which was likely the most successful ever. The Alumni House, which opened in October 2007, has become a center of tradition and community. We thank alumni for their money, their time, and for showing us that it is possible to look back fondly on the Case Western experience.
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