If you drive on the Dallas North Tollway, you must pay for it.SMU juniors and seniors are paying for the new Dedman Center forLifetime Sports, but they won’t get to use it, or willthey?
Some student senators are rightfully seeking a resolution, whichwould allow the classes of 2004 and 2005 admittance to the newfacilities that will break ground in February.
Juniors and seniors were forced to pay a 1.5 percent increase intheir tuition last March for a facility they won’t use intheir undergraduate career at SMU. It may not be over for juniors.If the Board of Trustees deems it necessary, there may be anotherincrease next year.
Students have heard arguments that the new center will be anattractive factor to new students making SMU more competitive inthe collegiate market.
While students may have a warm fuzzy feeling inside that theiralma matter is getting even more money, they still want to receiveresults from their hard work.
Yes, some students do actually work to pay their tuition anddeserve the right to use the new Dedman Center. Then the studentleaders who spent countless hours with town hall meetings to helpthe Board of Trustees make its decision for the center should alsobe admitted to the new facility after they graduate.
SMU officials hardly ever hesitate to mention that an SMU degreewill get students far in the real world. While the education may beinfluential in student’s careers, support after they graduateis also beneficial.
Alumni have a lifetime membership to the Hegi Family CareerCenter, according to receptionist Sharon Boyd. Students are assuredthey will always have a financial resource in the job market.
What’s wrong with a health resource for students?
Obesity is high in America, and SMU students are not immune toit. Part of the reason for a state-of-the-art facility is sostudents will exercise more. If SMU officials care for alumni morethan their checkbooks, then officials should undoubtedly open theDedman doors once they are built.
Typically, undergraduates stay in Dallas after they graduate.For example, the graduates of the Cox School of Business are majorplayers in the Dallas business community. So, alumni do stickaround in the Metroplex.
The future alumni who paid for the Dedman Center for LifetimeSports not only deserve to use the facility, but also deserve touse it once it is built.
