This isn’t an anti-littering campaign; it’s your home away from home

Campus cleanliness is something that the students of Southern University can care less
about. Though we have our many complaints, we lack respect for our campus and for most, our dwelling. Despite where you come from, you should know better than to leave trash lying around. For people who admire their HBCU, we sure have an interesting way of showing it. Students complain about the custodial staff, and how they don’t do their jobs effectively. However, they lack the essential utensils and man power to achieve their full list of duties. Being that they are short staffed, underpaid, overworked, and hasn’t been given the proper tools; we
should definitely cut them some slack. Why should we create more work for people who break their backs to keep this campus clean? We are able-bodied young people who are completely capable of doing for ourselves. We should be ashamed of how this campus looks day to day. We have the luxuries of having two cafeterias. The moment that you exit Dunn Hall, you throw your to go plates on the ground. There are about 4 trash bins located in the circle. Why are they even there if they won’t be utilized? Realize that we are residents of this campus, tenants if you will. Tuition is too expensive to blatantly disrespect this campus. Think about the increase of your
fees, and how many loans you had to take out in order to remain a student. Everyone’s fiscal situation is different, but here’s something that we have in common. We are paying to be both students, and tenants of this institution. Clean up behind yourselves; be mindful that people tour this campus regularly. Do we want people to see that we live in filth? Do we want them to see trash on top of dilapidated buildings, and roads that will end your tires with a wrong turn? We as
a university community, deal with enough bologna. We shouldn’t have to see it laying on the
ground as well. WE NEED TO DO BETTER!