Dear Editor,
A wise man once said, "the world owes you nothing, for it was here first."
This piece of advice is not only useful in dealing with the world, but also when applied to Monday's article about the Muncie community "hating" the students of Ball State University. I fail to see how many Ball State students expect to have a loving relationship with the citizens of Muncie when we constantly steal their parking spaces, take the best paying jobs, create noise pollution with our weekend partying and then treat them as second-class citizens.
Don't kid yourselves. Respect is a two-way street, and the Muncie community is NOT the one who isn't giving it. I ask the students of Ball State: When was the last time you had anything to do with the Muncie community? Not just the areas close to campus but elsewhere? If you want to improve the relationship between the university and the Muncie community, I suggest putting your time and effort where your mouths are. Talk to us, instead of about us. I promise you, we'll talk back.
I live in Muncie. I work in Muncie. I ride the Muncie Indiana Transit System and pay Delaware County taxes. I am also a student at Ball State, and I am sick of hearing how the Muncie community "hates Ball State students" and has minimal involvement with campus activities. News flash, Ball State, the Muncie community is already involved in the university. Without the university, Muncie would not be here. Perhaps we Muncie residents don't show our support by going to all the football games, but I'd be hard-pressed to find too many Ball State students who do the same.
If you want to find Muncie residents supporting Ball State, look at the public lectures, theater productions or concerts at John R. Emens Auditorium. Look at the professors, the maintenance staff, the Dining Services workers +â-óGé¼" these are the people of the Muncie community. Excuse us all for not wanting to be an integral part of the so-called "weekend activities," but that's your world, not ours.
Lisa Nicklas
Junior
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