| Choosing long-term gain over short-term inconveniences |
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| Written by Marissa Hall, The Shorthorn editor-in-chief | ||||
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009 02:09 PM | ||||
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As I walk around campus, the sounds of jackhammers and the rumbling of trucks fill the air. When I get in my car, ready to go home, I’m forced to take a detour on my usual route out of the parking lot. I don’t like having raucous construction noises constantly fill my ears. I also don’t appreciate having to change my route when I’m driving around. But I’m over it. I’ve realized that although the constant construction on campus can be annoying now, it will eventually lead to a better UTA. And in 10 to 20 years when I’m trying to get a job or into graduate school, a better UT Arlington will come in handy. It’s easy to see the ongoing construction only as piles of dirt, torn up streets and closed parking lots. Eventually, that cluttered mess will turn into something. In January 2011, the Engineering Research Building will be ready for occupancy. The special events center will also open in less than three years, along with the mixed-use residence hall and parking garage. By the time these structures open, I will be long gone. I’ll never take a class in the ERB or live in the new residence hall. These new buildings, along with UTA’s goal to become a nationally recognized research university, will help make the school more prominent. The better the university’s image is, the more it will mean to have a UTA degree hanging on your wall. This also means university administration cannot forget about current students. We pay tuition and without us UTA wouldn’t exist, much less have hopes of becoming bigger and better. None of us are going to feel generous toward a school that ignored us when we were students. Students need to see things from the university’s side, too, though. The administration must consider the UTA’s future — the next 30, 40, 50, even 100 years. As students, we tend to only think about the number of years left until graduation. However long you have until graduation day, construction will still be rampant. No end is in sight, but it’s all for our benefit. — Marissa Hall is a journalism junior and The Shorthorn editor-in-chief Views: 964 | E-mail
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