All it takes is a 2 minute walk.

So Professor Marchant said that I could blog about whatever I wanted, as long as it was a public issue; quite frankly I am tired of blogging about complaints at SLCC because it just makes me feel like I'm being ungrateful to be in school. So I am going to blog about sincerely whats on my mind, and thats unplanned pregnancy.

In 2008, about 6 out of 10 girls I was acquainted with that year, got pregnant. None of which were expected and none of which were financially secure.
When I first hear news about my girlfriends getting pregnant I always ask the same thing "So, what are you going to do now?" And I always hear the SAME answer: "What do you MEAN? I'm going to have it, and keep it."
Now maybe it's just me, because it's in my nature to over-analyze every little thing, but am I the ONLY girl in her teens who thinks that it's not okay to bring an innocent child in the world that is perhaps not going to be able to be taken care of physically, emotionally, and financially? One out of ten of my friends now has to drop out of college this year to have her child, because everyone is telling her that she now needs to "handle her problems and take care of her mistakes." Now every time I look at this girl all I can think about is all the education she will be behind on, and maybe even miss out on if she cannot go back. Another one girl I knew had a son who just passed his 1st birthday, and she couldn't even afford to buy him a birthday cake because diapers and food alone had broke her wallet. I think that in order to raise a child properly you need to make sure you yourself as a parent are ready. If you don't even have the money to pay your own bills, clean your own body, and put food in your own stomach, what makes you think that you are ready to do it for the life of your offspring?
I'm not saying that my friends are bad parents because that is not true; I think the only thing that is cooler then my friends are a mini-me version of my friends, BUT if there is one thing I do not enjoy, it is seeing my friends suffer. They are amazing people who will teach their children amazing things, but will now have to miss out on their 20's because they couldn't think twice about what they were doing. ALL it takes, is a 2 minute walk down to the Health and Wellness Office, and just simply ask "May I have some condoms?"

Help! I need somebody....

This semester, I am taking math 1010. Since I am a highschool drop-out I had to take developmental math to work my way up to college level. Last semester I had an amazing professor by the name of Lorie Paxton, and she taught me very well. I just wish I could say that about my Math professors for 1010.
I am not trying to hate on the math professors at SLCC, but I personally think that if people are constantly switching, and dropping, maybe even failing your classes that you should do something about your learing style. I've switched my math classes twice, and I am still unsatisfied and lost, and am genuinly considering trying to teach myself the material in the learning center because its just too difficult to sit through a lecture where the professor assumes that people are following along. I've talked to a few of my friends to see if anybody could possiable help me with the issue, but everyone I know in 1010 is having the same problem.
I hope to one day teach Commerial Art to junior high students and seriously hope I do not be a teacher who bores and leaves students lost. Its something to think about. So if you are commenting this and know an amazing math 1010 professor let me know!!

Textbooks on campus

This semester I am taking the minium of 12 credits, yet it managed to ring up a damage of 6 books. Coming up with the money for the books wasn't a problem because I have a full pellgrant, but having to transport these books with me everywhere on center along with my other backpack nesscessities, and a tote-bag is. I have a very decent carry-on backpack. It is well made, has lots of storage space, and strong zippers. But even the strongest backpack won't save your spine and posture from being sore and possiably injured when you have to hull 6 textbooks across campus all day. I was told that it would be smart to invest in the roller backpacks because they are easier on your back, unfortunatly my pelgrant couldn't afford in that. I thought about saving up some money in hopes to one day buy it, but after seeing the pull-handle hiliariously break off of my friends Dom's backpack I thought maybe it wasn't such a smart investment. So here I am stuck with 6 heavy textbooks in my backpack.

I see lockers all around campus, but I never see any of them being used. Sometimes I wonder why they are even there. I think that if you have a certain number of textbooks/credits then you should be legiable to use one of these lockers for a semester.

I think that student body should rent lockers out to people that need them. I know that I wouldn't mind having to walk across campus to accquire my textbooks, it would be much better then having to carry them up flights of stairs, in between classes etc...besides it would be good excercise, and make my back happy.

-burger