Friday, March 05, 2004
Another reason to hate CalSERVE
Not content to merely squander our money on pointless causes, whine about free speech while inviting lawsuits, and generally suck at keeping track of money, the ASUC wants to add a service requirement.
This should remind folks of the American Cultures requirement. I remember satisfying my American Cultures requirement in Litwack's history 7b class. But don't ask me what happened in America after the civil war, because I still don't know. I can, however, sing "Once I built a railroad."
Here's a quick multiple choice question: What is the purpose of a college degree?
A) To oppress minorities through exclusion
B) To teach individuals the importance of being tolerant and respectful of other cultures
C) To learn how to do a job, and then prove that you learned how to do a job.
If you answered C, you're right! If you answered B, you probably support this idea. If you answered A, you were chanting on Sproul this afternoon.
I think folks are missing the essence of community service. You serve the community because you want to serve the community (or have been court-ordered to do so), not because you have to in order to get a degree so that you can get a better job in the future. Forcing community service just makes people hate community service, just like students have grown to hate the AC requirement.
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