The Gateway of Prominence

Prominence.
The English definition means the fact of standing out from something by physically protecting or being particularly noticeable and what Southern University loves is attention whether it’s positive or negative.
This brings me to the topic of the “Gateway Project” that was initiated by our Student Government Association and approved by the class senators meaning it is a student driven initiative.
Now, let’s begin the commentary of the century.
This project is “estimated” to finish in 18 months after construction begins and costs 1.2 million.
And yet our Jaguar Park isn’t finished and it was set to finish in the Fall of 2015.
Oh don’t worry, I’ll wait and on top of that we are in a budget crisis. This boggles me on the intelligence that SGA actually has.
“Hey here’s a great idea, I approve that we have a gateway built even though we are in a 66 percent cut in funding to the main campus of SUBR.”
I wonder who thought of that idea, because it only took an entire year to finally come up with an idea, I swear it reminds me of President Bush all over again.
Aren’t we supposed to save money and not spend it, especially when you’re in a crisis? Oh never mind, we had Bobby Jindal as a governor for 8 years so we are used to backwards living.
I’ve never heard of such a backwards idea. Instead of having a new project, let’s fix the damages that have been done to the university or finally get the elevators fixed in the library.
One can compare the Gateway Project to putting a case on a flip phone; you paid more money to still look like a total butt-hole.
Besides, the students will face much more turmoil adding another 5 dollars to our tuition fees for something we won’t benefit from. Will this gateway make my journey to get my degree easier?
I didn’t think so.
All for a gate that I won’t even appreciate after I graduate.
I will promptly say, I am against the “Gateway Project” initiative because we don’t need a gate to show the excellence of Southern University. We need students to participate in events, achieve national honors, fix buildings, and care about the home away from home and fire these corrupt people that work here and don’t care about our well being.
I believe the “Gateway Project” was a last minute cop-out idea so no one would have an idea that SGA doesn’t do anything for us, but instead present something that could be advantageous for us.
I personally am sick of the lies and deceit that is displayed on our campus and instead of being “Fighting Jaguars”, I feel we are petty beast that pick from the scraps and feed it to the next generation.
As a campus, we focus on the wrong things when it comes to beautification, elections, etc. Instead of “OMG let’s vote for it, because it looks good,” let’s vote for something because it benefits us increases our higher learning experience. I could give a single care if Miss SU candidate has thick thighs and a nice bottom and gives out chicken or if the SGA President has a Greek background, however what will you do for me?
Call me Scrooge McDuck or David Banner but somebody has to say it and let’s just say, I have the balls to say what you cannot.
But you have the freedom, Southern University students; will you vote yes or no?
Pope John Paul said it best, “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.”