Worthy cause or wasted funding?

The groundbreaking for the Tony Clayton Championship Plaza was this past Tuesday, April 10 and it is currently being built in front of the A.W. Mumford Fieldhouse. But in all honesty, y’all do we really need this? Like is it really necessary? This plaza costs around $1 million which could’ve went towards plenty of other things.
Now with that being said, I am not trying to disrespect or downplay the accomplishments and legacy of Mr. Clayton, but Southern has other issues that have yet to be addressed. Our campus needs a full scale modernization and renovation, point blank. And other HBCU’s across the country have similar issues, so we should set the standard instead of being looked at and taken as a joke.
I love SU hard and it’s because of my love for SU that I even care to speak up. What is the reason that we are building this plaza when other parts of the campus are falling apart piece by piece? How about the library y’all? Pipes bursting and flooding because of outdated plumbing. Explain to me how any university is supposed to survive without a library? Is this plaza a symbol to show off? We can’t show off with the rest of campus looking busted. I need some answers because this is ridiculous.
Now back to Tony Clayton. For those who do not know he is an Plaquemine, Louisiana native, alumnus of SU Law School class of 1991 and a long time Southern University System board member. Mr. Clayton gifted the money to SU himself. He is also an Athletic Committee chairman and attorney. Come on y’all we need more alum like Tony Clayton cause how many alum y’all know that’s willing to donate money, let alone $1 million!
We, as a University, need to do more giving back so the next generations don’t have the same struggles we are having, as we speak. There’s entirely way too many of y’all that scream “F*%k SU” when y’all graduate (or not) and are all over and in Homecoming events for anyone not to throw any change our way. While y’all are here, you can throw a check or something our way; it won’t kill you I promise.
Any and all support matters and that’s what many of us fail to realize! We can’t sit and complain about issues and not take any initiative to change things, and if y’all really feel the same way I do about this plaza then speak up! Work your way up the chain of command to get things handled in a professional manner.
To reiterate and further elucidate my point, we need to put our foot down as a student body when we have a problem and we need more alumni support nationwide. Don’t throw dirt on our name and then consistently come to our events at your leisure when we need assistance.
Use Mr. Clayton as an example to give back to SU, however you can.