We should hold an event in place of state patty’s. People are not going to be willing to stop drinking and partying on one of the biggest weekends to just do nothing. We would all have to put our ideas together to make this a good event.
Even if we got a large portion of our school to do it, that would be better than none. I would not say that it could never be done but it would take a lot of work and also a lot of effort on the whole student body to participate and make it successful. We would have to draw the attention of people to notice the reason why we are doing it. It seems unrealistic at this point but actually doing it may be another story. The only reason why people would not want to do it is because it is a tradition and everything. Cancelling state patty’s couldn’t hurt us. We would not be getting any bad news out of cancelling the day. People would be disappointed but if it’s something that we really want to do then it can be done. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy state patty’s but if cancelling it means we could gain some positivity for our school then why not do it. Convincing people to participate in the cancellation of state patty’s is tough. This is a huge school and many people have different opinions about this holiday and wanting to cancel it for one year. One question that I have though, what would we do instead of drinking and partying?
I definitely think that if we sacrifice state patty’s day, it would be a positive thing for our school. The biggest problem would be getting everyone to do it. That is one of the biggest weekends up here and not doing it for one year would be very hard. I don’t really think that everyone would be down to do it. People don’t really want to stop partying but we would all have to keep in mind that we are doing this for a good outcome. Just like in class, the boy was asking Sam why we needed to sacrifice something and I think that would be the attitude of a lot of people. If we were to cancel state patty’s day this year, I would be willing to do it. It would not kill us to cancel it for one year. We would just be losing out on some partying but we would not be losing anything truly important. Cancelling state patty’s would definitely get some recognition. We are known for this holiday and cancelling it would get some attention that could be good for us.
The media is not what is making students riot, it is the fact that people just have strong feelings about the situation and media of any source is not making things better. Now tonight there is a candle light ceremony for the child abuse victims. Let’s see if any of the news reports cover that story. If not, then we specifically know that they are here to show people the bad side of Penn State and they don’t want to show the good things that we are doing in light of the situation.
Because of the media, we are losing out on things that don’t even contribute to making Penn State better. Everyone now has an opinion on our school and most people don’t even have the story straight. I think that if the media was to leave us alone for a second, we could have some type of peace on campus. I know during the game tomorrow, the media will be out and about trying to build a story. On the other hand, I believe the riots kind of would have still happened if the media was not on campus or if it wasn’t for Facebook or twitter. Students would have already been upset that Joe Pa was fired if would have just read the email from the university instead of watching it on espn. Whenever the students feel strongly about something there is a reaction from them good or bad. The riots definitely came out of anger and the fact that a van was tipped over showed that the students don’t really want the news stations to be here.
I am kind of on the fence about the riots happening. I would definitely say that the media is kind of irritating the situation. Things have been all over Facebook, twitter, the news, and in papers, that it is just making things even worst. It’s news vans all over campus and they won’t really leave people alone. I think that the media is pressuring the board of trustees to make quick decisions such as Joe Pa being fired without even discussion first. Honestly, I am tired of seeing the media here. I know it is a big situation that should be put in the news so that the public is notified but it is not being shown right. The media is making our school look even worse than it is. To sell a story, they will take the worst images of Penn State and put that in papers. Now because of the media, a lot of people are misinformed or they have these bad views of Penn State. I just recently heard Johnson and Johnson took away funding for Thon.
I think that every young person should start change with themselves. In order to make a movement, we have to make a change within ourselves. I think I can do this by starting with simple things like reading the newspaper every day to keep myself updated with what goes in the news. I can check on updates on different websites or do some research on popular issues that go on in the world. I can also join different organizations that can help educate myself more.
I think it may be easier for young people to make a movement now because many people are trying to make a change for the future. That is what everyone’s motto is about now and days. We all think about how our future will be as leaders and we look at our environment. As a young person myself, I look at the things around me and I think about my future and the things I need to do for myself and for the next generations to come after me. I believe that younger people have the drive to deal with new issues but need the experience and wisdom from the older generation. This could be another setback for younger people making a movement. Out of everything, I think that a movement made by younger people could possibly be a success. We are smart and it would just take a little bit of education, and a lot of stamina and determination to make a change. I notice that a lot of younger people are becoming leaders and we are capable of making a change for the better.
I believe for young people to be involved with a protest and for it to work, everyone would have to be first educated on the problem. I know as a young person myself, I do not know much about the problems that occur in the world. For instance, the occupy Penn State is something that is going on here at Penn State and I do not really know anything about it. Not only that, but I think young people don’t care as much as older people. We do not care much about the things that affect us directly. I do think that a younger generation’s protest could be successful though. Younger people are more open to other people these days. When I look around at my generation, people still have those traditional values but younger people are more open to change than the older generation. One setback of making a movement work is that younger people have a lot of opinion. Although young people are open to change, their opinions about things are strong and may conflict with others that have different opinions.
As far as I know, they don’t really bother anyone. They seem as if they just come over here to get the labor jobs that are at the lowest scale of pay just to support themselves. Why have hate on someone who is just trying to make money just like you? And on top of that, they get the worst jobs, so what is the big deal? I guess maybe the fact that they are here illegally, Americans dislike the fact that they are able to just come right over and get jobs. It may be a territorial issue that may be the biggest problem for people. I just try to look at it in a different perspective. Everyone wants a better life so why not look at them as just trying to make a way for themselves so that they can have a better future?
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