At first, I was critical of my fellow students who complained about Chancellor James Moeser and his colleagues in the South Building. I was of the opinion that occasionally people have to make decisions that are unpopular but necessary.
However, I have quickly jumped to the other side of the fence on the issue after realizing that every major decision that Moeser and the board have made this year has gone against near-unanimous opinions of the student body.
In the March issue of Bounce magazine, Moeser says that he is "very concerned" about the perception that UNC students have that their opinions are not being respected. Maybe it is time for Chancellor Moeser to step back and think about why students have this perception.
When UNC proposed a $400 campus-based tuition increase, four students were on the 15-member board that discussed the issue. All four of the students voted against the proposal, which passed 11 to 4. Moeser also mentioned that TPAC has been reorganized to allow for more student input, but the student input on the night parking issue was ignored anyways.
Up to this point, South Building has been able to get away with making unpopular decisions by holding meetings at times inaccessible to students and through excuses that appease no one, but eventually UNC students are going to draw a line in the sand.
The time has passed for Moeser to realize that complaints being made by the student body are valid and of his own doing.
It is also time for Moeser to "put his money where his mouth is" and start valuing student input rather than paying lip service and hoping for the problem to go away.
Brian Carroll
Freshman
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