In Tuesday’s edition of the Temple News, Ann Hyclak did a news story on DISorientation, a seminar held by the Progressive Student Coalition, made up up four campus student groups.
This Coalition has made 14 demands of the university. I can agree with some of the demands as being worthwhile and necessary. For example, doubling the money given to Multi-Cultural Affairs is a great idea, and certainly in keeping with the image Temple likes to have of itself as a diverse campus. Also, making the available classes at Temple more balanced against Eurocentrism would be an initiative that could keep Temple astride of academic diversity.
Some of the demands, however, two in particular, were simply not grounded. First, the demand for Temple to freeze tuition where it is. Second, the demand to open the TECH Center and Paley Library to the public.
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