Less talk, more action!

Lately, there has been a lot of confusion among the administration and the student body regarding what should be done to improve the state of the Drew University community. The administration has brainstormed plans and is making small efforts toward improving the feel of the community.
These efforts are important, but the administration’s lack of communication with the student body has covered administrative plans in a shroud, away from student eyes.
The time for talk is over. The administration must form real solutions now and communicate them effectively. We need mediums at Drew that are specifically designed for the administration to communicate with the student body and vice versa. Regular meetings with students each semester, newsletters published by the administration outlining plans and events, and other direct paths of communication are long overdue.
The administration set out many long-term goals that are geared toward increasing security and safety and improving overall campus life. It has also set forth measures to bring members of the community together to form new traditions and a renewed sense of community. These goals seem well thought-out and potentially effective, but more short-term solutions are in order as well.
If we are never told about the goals, we will never know if anything is actually being done. We will never be able to check on what the administration is doing with our community.
We call on the administration, not only to act, but to clearly and visibly demonstrate what they are doing. Will we see the administration in action, or will we have to suffer through more administrative inaction?
This is a community of students, and we should be the ones to take the lead on issues that affect us. Let’s start something fresh and new. We have some very positive aspects of our community. Yesterday, in U.C. 107, the Equal Opportunity Scholars Talent Show was packed—standing room only. On the same night, a great number of students took part in the Commons’ Thanksgiving Dinner.
This is the kind of participation that will bring our community closer together and which may help solve many problems on campus. This is the kind of community we should be looking to build up now and in the future.