Wow! Thursday morning, during a campus disaster drill, nobody seemed to care or did not know what to do.
Some students and faculty calmly walked out of their respected buildings and stood outside the school.
There were a lot of students just wandering around campus however.
There was not much of a police presence on campus, at least not a noticeable one.
Business as usual was continued outside of the evacuated buildings.
The student trustee election was still going on as if there was no campus evacuation and the candidates, along with their supporters, were still passing out fliers to students that passed by.
Even though it was only a drill, it should still be taken seriously.
If it isn’t being taken seriously, is it really helping anyone? Why even have the drill if it is not done properly?
Maybe the campus should have the drills more often, because once a year just is not enough.
Making it at least once a semester seems reasonable because there are new students on campus every semester and it would help them.
If a disaster occurred right now, not many people would be adequately prepared for the real thing.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
A day late or a story short
This last week we came out a day later than usual but it was for a good reason.
There was a story developing and it was in our best interest to come out a day late.
The Board of Trustees has been contemplating whether what action if any was going to be taken in the matter of school president Dr. Noelia Vela.
There was a board meeting on Wednesday night and there was an item on the agenda pertaining to the situation.
Therefore, if we came out on Wednesday we would have missed the story if anything had happened.
Nothing did come out of the meeting but it was still crucial that I held off.
If I did not hold the paper one and a decisions was made then I would have not been able to put it into print until a week later.
This whole, Dr. Vela situation has actually been a great learning experience for me.
Watching the whole thing unfold and hearing all the stories that people have on their dealings with Dr. Vela has been eye opening.
No matter what the outcome the Board of trustees needs to come to a conclusion so everyone can get on with the business of education.
There was a story developing and it was in our best interest to come out a day late.
The Board of Trustees has been contemplating whether what action if any was going to be taken in the matter of school president Dr. Noelia Vela.
There was a board meeting on Wednesday night and there was an item on the agenda pertaining to the situation.
Therefore, if we came out on Wednesday we would have missed the story if anything had happened.
Nothing did come out of the meeting but it was still crucial that I held off.
If I did not hold the paper one and a decisions was made then I would have not been able to put it into print until a week later.
This whole, Dr. Vela situation has actually been a great learning experience for me.
Watching the whole thing unfold and hearing all the stories that people have on their dealings with Dr. Vela has been eye opening.
No matter what the outcome the Board of trustees needs to come to a conclusion so everyone can get on with the business of education.
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