After a long debate on Tuesday October 7th the Student Government Association passed a resolution to support the upcoming referendum on slots. Towson administrators agree and also support the referendum.
According to The Towerlight article "Towson Supports USM Endorsement of Slots," The national economic
downturn has hit the state finances, which is causing budget reductions across Maryland including the University System
of Maryland.
"Education needs additional revenue. The University Systems of Maryland supports slots, and as president of a
USM member campus, I support their decision, " President Robert Caret said in an e-mail.
Dayvon Love, the diversity representative on the Student Government Association argued against the resolution,
"We need to really consider our social responsibility... we have to think about whose lives we are effecting."
Even though slots would increase revenue and bring money to Towson and other colleges in Maryland, the social factors need to weighed. The USM is expected to receive around 48.5 percent of the revenue from the slots which could help tuition costs and construction costs on campus. The slots are expected to go in and around poor communities, slots are known to increase crime and attract lower class people. With the slots going in those areas it seems a bit unfair that the USM is benefiting from them.
6 comments:
Good example of the blog post pattern given on p. 138. I think your last sentence got cut off, though.
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I thought this was good. I would have liked to read more about your opinions concerning the matter
I thought you picked out some really nice information. The quote fit great and added a lot of support.
I like your use of quotes
Nice job following the blog post pattern in the book. You also remembered the in-text link and posting a picture.
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