College Reform

As a college student, I feel it necessary to voice my opinion. Educational reform should be a priority. I am enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona and everyday I feel the effects of budget cuts, staff reductions and lower educational standards. Trying to get through the general education requirements involves a lengthy process, including petitioning for classes, waiting in long lines, paying outrageous prices on books and materials and patience.

My parents never had to go through the horrors of petitioning for classes, signing onto waiting lists or overcrowded classrooms. The older generation needs to become more aware of today’s students’ dilemma for any change in the system to come about. The bureaucratic jungle such legislation will likely encounter makes any alteration in my college career doubtful; however, there is still a chance for younger generations. Might there be a time when students can once again sign up for classes and not fret about completing college on time?

GENE RUEBSAMEN

Huntington Beach