MU-minati. (A rant.)

I previously vowed that I wouldn't throw mud at Methodist University. But after hearing this rumour, I have to say something.

Apparently the MU Board of Trustees want to tear down the intramural field that the late Coach Sink labored to build for the students in order to build new Greek housing. This happens because you expanded so quickly that you had 70 triples when the year started and you need to put them somewhere. An administration with some foresight would place a cap on on-campus enrollment. Not take 700 new kids and over 400 returners when you only have room for 950.

It's greed. All greed. Mammon is the god of Methodist, not God. They want as many kids as possible every year, to line their pockets. They recruit like they are on the brink of extinction when they are actually doing quite well. They want your money no matter how much space they have or what's said to them to get them here. If they leave after one year, so what. They can be replaced.

I was actually excited about MU's future, with the new buildings, huge enrollment, and near halving of its ghastly guy girl ratio (from 7/1 to 4/1, or more realistically from 70/30 to just about 60/40). I was even going to send my brother there. Now I don't feel the same way.

MU, please. Stop being greedy, elitist, and short-sighted.
Do not destroy the intramural field.
If God is the driving force behind this university, repent and stop putting money first.

RE: Myron Pitts article 9/20/2010

To help you completely understand what I'm talking about here, here's the actual article at http://fayobserver.com/articles/2010/09/21/1032667.



But my response will begin with an admission...Yes, I am a committed Christian now, but I have frequented these "establishments" in the past, and I've seen enough to agree with the city council's decision on more than the moral issue. So I CERTAINLY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT "THEY" ARE GOOD FOR FAYETTEVILLE!



These clubs that populate Fayettenam operates for the primary purpose of ripping off the Fort Bragg soldier with the fantasy of lust. HELLO! She's married (most likely) and she's not coming home with you! Why do we want more exploitation joints of both women and soldiers in the town that I no longer call home???



And I pray for the people that work in these establishments. Some of the women that work in these clubs are young and misguided and need money. But most of them are addicts of some kind (drugs, alcohol) or don't seem to come from a solid family structure. They surely do not need another option to exploit themselves. I'd rather see another Wal-Mart being built so these girls can at least have a chance at a honest life.

It's another victory for good.

I'm Back!

I still don't have my own computer, but I have had a lot of free time recently and the Examiner thing didn't work out. I made the mistake of choosing a topic that I had NO interest in. So I'm hoping this will work for the forseeable future.

I admit that I have almost given up on finding a decent job. I thought it would be smoother sailing in the Triangle compared to Fayetteville, but it just hasn't been working out. I think that this is happening on purpose given my recent calling to chase the teaching profession. I still love Durham, and I have no intention of leaving the area. Even though I may have to leave to finish my certification elsewhere, I still plan on making the Triangle my permanent home.

In Him,
ERS