First, thanks to WHCM for hiring me back this semester. You guys took a chance and it paid off. We did some cool things and what not. Goodbye Colleen, good luck at Columbia. And as for Mandy and Dave, see you next semester.
Secondly, special thanks to the Harbinger, for giving SFR his dream shot at a column in a newspaper. I am happy to have met you guys and hopefully we can continue this next semester.
Thirdly, a special shout to Susan Kazmierczak, the student trustee. If anyone has believed in me at all this semester with all their heart (and could possibly be looked down for it because of the important people at Harper who think SFR is nuts) it would be her. Thank you, and have fun at U of I.
Fourthly, the people who work at WHCM, Program Board, Senate and anyone who shoots pool and whatever. I am glad that I have met all of you and we became friends. Thank you for listening to my show, seeing my shows, and spreading the love of the Strictline. If I forgot you, insert name here___________________________________.
Now, let's kick the shit. I keep saying next semester, but will I be here next semester? Maybe if I stand on the corner of Algonquin and Roselle and prostitute myself so I can get money for tuition. I mean if the tuition goes up anymore, Harper is going to look like a Slipknot concert at a senior center. People dropping dead at the nature of the given situation of a certain place.
I work a full time job and I also pay for my own education. Now this announcement doesn't matter to the spoiled little rich bitches and brats that go to Harper because mommy and daddy pay for them. But it does matter to their parents and to people like me. What is the reason for increasing tuition people? So Paul Sipera can do another one of his Astronomy expeditions with the people who sell cell phones and other meaningless crap in this school so they can feel important. So we can expand the Math department so more students can learn Algebra? Make sure if you are going to do that one, that you also build the "Russian roulette" room as well because most students after learning Algebra want to play that game. Is it because the board of trustees needs lazy boys chairs at their meetings so they can bring the insanely loud TV in the SAC in for a meeting so they can take tips on how to become financially successful from Charleston Sheets and other infomercial numb skulls who masturbate in their own wealth that they made due to peoples ignorance? Maybe it because one nice trustee had the mordacity to say that "the disabled students are a burden to the system" so all the other trustees figured in order to lessen that burden, let's charge everyone up the ass for it. I get it. The SAC is slowly becoming the ASS (Administration and Student Senter…whoops center is spelled with a "c" sorry) and Harper must maintain the corporate image here that is killing this country. So anyway to make this school a player in the corporate community, even if it means raising tuition for the students who make the school run, so be it.
The more I learn about this school, the more I feel it is not about education. It is about business. Dollars and cents. The students feelings are not important here. If they were, we wouldn't have to have lame brain "roundtable discussions" with the fifth desendant of Adolph Hitler mediating. Harper has it's reasons for the increases. There will most likely be a smokescreen, and they will tell us "in order to ensure a better learning environment." I tell you what snapperheads, why don't you go to the drug store and buy some ensure and drink it. To your health you saps. I really hope I can afford to come here next year. I also hope I get to voice my opinion in the Harbinger next year. I also hope that special brownies will be sold in the cafeteria next year. Maybe if more than 85 students voted in the election, this increase would not of happened. Oh well have a great summer, and see you next semester. All comments can be e-mailed to strictline@hotmail.com. Until then…
HI HO STEAMROLLER….AND AWAY,
THE STONED RANGER