College Discussion - View Single Post - What did you like or not like about Days on the Lawn?

db123 · 04-15-2008, 09:46 PM

The link:

The Cavalier Daily

I was quoted but not with the intended effect. I know that Dean J was annoyed with the fact that many students and their families showed up without registering beforehand. I maintain that it wasn't the University's fault that registration was a huge debacle; the blame should be placed squarely on the students who chose to show up without registering. The University gave students MANY MANY chances to register through mail and online.

The best way I can put this in perspective is this. If I am planning a wedding and invite 500 guests and only 100 respond that they are coming while the other 400 choose not to say anything, I can only plan for those 100. If another 200 choose to show up, it's not my fault that there's no space for them. They didn't respond to an RSVP. Similarly, the blame should not be placed on the event planner (i.e. the University)

Students: Reigster ahead. Don't take your parents to classes. Get there early. Act like adults. For those of you who do this, thank you. For those of you who don't, grow up and feel bad that you annoyed the living daylights out of some people.

04-15-2008, 09:46 PM	#12
db123 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Female Threads: 9 Posts: 395	The link: The Cavalier Daily I was quoted but not with the intended effect. I know that Dean J was annoyed with the fact that many students and their families showed up without registering beforehand. I maintain that it wasn't the University's fault that registration was a huge debacle; the blame should be placed squarely on the students who chose to show up without registering. The University gave students MANY MANY chances to register through mail and online. The best way I can put this in perspective is this. If I am planning a wedding and invite 500 guests and only 100 respond that they are coming while the other 400 choose not to say anything, I can only plan for those 100. If another 200 choose to show up, it's not my fault that there's no space for them. They didn't respond to an RSVP. Similarly, the blame should not be placed on the event planner (i.e. the University) Students: Reigster ahead. Don't take your parents to classes. Get there early. Act like adults. For those of you who do this, thank you. For those of you who don't, grow up and feel bad that you annoyed the living daylights out of some people.