"WE STILL BY NO MEANS THINK DECISIVELY ENOUGH ABOUT THE ESSENCE OF ACTION." - MARTIN HEIDEGGER

“WE STILL BY NO MEANS THINK DECISIVELY ENOUGH ABOUT THE ESSENCE OF ACTION.” – MARTIN HEIDEGGER

MTSU is certainly guilty of this. Instead of being proactive, as a university should be, we are currently being reactive. This is a result of poor planning and lack of foresight. The consequences, of course, will be felt most by the powerless – those who do not have a say in how the budgeted dollars are spent.

Is it not the job of a university to constantly strive to be more efficient and cost effective? It should not take massive budget cuts for administrators to consider what temperature unoccupied buildings are. It should not take budget cuts to consider suspending overtime pay. In more cases than not, overtime is usually a result of a lack of efficiency or picking up slack. If a certain position constantly requires overtime, and the position is operating as it should, perhaps it is not possible to perform all of the required functions in a 40-hour work week. Such issues should be addressed immediately, not brushed off until the university is under financial pressure.

Time and again, those steering the MTSU ship have let us down. Time and again, students’ and faculty members’ concerns are not heard. Telling us our views will be taken into consideration is patronizing, especially when the response gives no indication that the communication was even read/heard. If we continue to settle for mediocrity, we will never rise above it.