Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Give me freedom!

A flashback to me freshman year: I get a $5,000 scholarship! That is awesome! What do you mean that only covers room and board? Present day me: what do you mean my scholarship doesn’t cover my room and board?
Next year room and board at Piedmont College will cost $6000. At this point in time I can see no advantage to remaining a resident student just to keep a scholarship that is officially costing me money. I was completely okay with living on campus and following rules that I do not agree with because I was living for free. Now that the Presidential Scholarship that I receive from Piedmont will no longer cover room and board I just do not see the advantage of me living on campus.
By moving off campus I will free myself from overtly Christian rules that are enforced on the Piedmont campus. For example: I will be able to whoever I want in my room at anytime of the night and day, I, as a person of legal age, will be able to keep alcohol in my refrigerator and I will be able to whatever kitchen appliances in my room that I choose and be concerned with the fear that my stuff will be taken.
I think that Piedmont would benefit from allowing upperclassmen to move off campus and still keep their scholarships. Piedmont is quickly running out of dorm space and by allowing seniors to move off campus the dorm space issue would be cleared up. I know of at least a half dozen seniors who are being forced to live in freshman dorms next year under the new dorm guidelines. This would be a good way to give the seniors here at Piedmont an advantage over students who have not been at Piedmont as long as them, because as of right now seniority at Piedmont means that you are closer to graduation than your fellow students.

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