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Report as: spam offensive SNRP such a big loss? on 4/16/07 at 3am

Who needs papers delivered to dorms when we all can just find what we need online? Am I missing something about the SNRP program?

Report as: spam offensive Anthony Sanchez on 4/16/07 at 12pm

Yes, you in fact are. Very simply, the presence of newspapers of dining halls encourage their engagement that might not of happened otherwise.
Sure, we can go on the internet. But those are people already with a strong interest. They will be fine.
But the SNRP got people to read the news that might not have otherwise (due to schedule, motivation, etc.)
And even more simply put, more people reading the news is not a bad thing (And I guarantee this program had more people reading the news).
I say, if I had to choose between the ASSU and no newspapers, or newspapers with no ASSU, I'd gladly take the latter.

Report as: spam offensive Not a big deal on 4/16/07 at 1pm

Anthony, your suggestion that, without this program many students would be left uninformed about non-campus related news, simply does not give students enough credit. College students are not babies who need everything handed to them, and the campus will not fall into a Dark Age because students rejected funding for this particular program. I believe we are all more than capable enough to find the information we are interested in. It's not as if individual students cannot have newspaper subscriptions or access the internet. Sure, the program might have been a nice thing and maybe it will return sometime in the future, but apparently it only provided two newspapers. Maybe students prefer the wider range of information sources found online. Still, if you or others believe it would benefit students to bring certain papers to dorms and dining halls, then why not start some kind of fundraising drive yourselves.

Report as: spam offensive Eric on 4/16/07 at 5pm

As an alum who used to read those papers, I have to say, I'm not that disappointed. Sure, I loved reading the papers on days where I had the time and the inclination. However, I think the disappointment of seeing stacks and stacks of unread papers, day after day, outweighed my selfish pleasure. The amount of wasted paper was absurd. At least the lack of a program will help save overconsumption. Students just better find other ways of keeping themselves informed or - dare I say it - the daily better figure out how to become a respectable news provider. As an entertainment rag, it does the trick, but as for learning about the goings on of the world... not so much.

Report as: spam offensive Anthony Sanchez on 4/16/07 at 5pm

Once again, I'm just happy I am graduating so I don't have to deal with this.
All I know, the newspapers are definitely used and run out in my dorm.
And yes, there is a thing called the "internets." I use it. But I use the actual papers more because I'm busy.

Report as: spam offensive ma619zda on 12/11/07 at 9am

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