http://sites.middlebury.edu/onedeansview/2013/01/22/the-big-picture/ Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:52:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://sites.middlebury.edu/onedeansview/2013/01/22/the-big-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 Anthony Perez Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:32:54 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/onedeansview/?p=4996#comment-5595 Rachel, thank you for sharing your thoughts with the community. To some extent I agree with your claim that students are initially eager to promote change but then life/reality kicks in. I do not however believe that we are “becoming more disconnected from our willingness to take action and promote change”. Of course, you too are aware of the many great organizations that function on campus as a result of legitimate, concerted efforts on behalf of our student body. Yet, to quantify those efforts and conclude that less of it exists now, in my opinion, is a disservice to all those who are actively engaged (don’t get ME wrong, I’m definitely not the most active student on campus in this respect). Maybe it isn’t that we’re more disconnected from our willingness now but instead more aware of where we want our voices heard. I remember starting here at Middlebury two and half years ago and not having even half of the confidence and clarity I now possess. It’s possible that the kind of effort and willingness you write about just isn’t quantifiable.

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