Time

Time is always an issue for those with too much on their plate to handle. Being one of those people, it is difficult to do so many things at once and balance all aspects of your life equally without compromise. However the more you are involved in something the more you want to make it better. Analogous to this is UMBC. The campus wants to make things better for its students, but maintaining it is already enough work. However when a new idea pops up, motivated enough people stride to make things happen and forgo all obstacles in the way of getting things done.

While studying is important, as it is the primary purpose for us being here, it is also important to realize that each of us makes or breaks this school, what it represents and how it is viewed by the collegiate community. Every time someone makes a breakthrough in student-administration co-operation and teamwork, we gain points. Every time a student becomes agitated enough to spew hate about faculty and staff we lose points. We create the environment we're in, and if one person decides to taint that serenity, it is going to be detrimental not only to them but to the entire student populous.

Building on that, I have become aware that many of the students have become frustrated with the various campus departments (academic and administrative). A key point to make also is that just because someone is doing their job does not mean that they are out to get you. The only way to resolve problems like why does such and such occur is to focus on changing policy. For instance, why does the campus turn its head when asked about the workforstudents posters that clearly violate policy that they themselves set up? Why doesn't vector marketing get fined and their posters removed while growing student organizations cant post in the same place and their material is removed almost instantly? To balance, why do students always talk about how such and such is responsible for the state we are in, in regards to whatever problem it may be. Why dont students start to work at getting apathy and demotivation off our campus and unwelcome in our halls.

Every class coming in is more and more involved than the one before it. When freshmen look to upperclassmen they should see a group of people working together to help create a better UMBC for everyone, while at the same time achieveing what UMBC is famous for in academics. Sometimes however you realize that as much as you want somethign to happen, motivation isnt enough as you just dont have the time...that is when true talent and ability to create and affect is lost to the perpetuation of lifes struggles.