Sure, the [Martha's Marathon annual housing] auction may appeal to those students who have no problem throwing down seven grand that most likely comes from their parents’ wallet. However, for the average student, the idea of this event is incredibly unfair, especially at a school where over 60 percent of the student body receives some type of financial aid or scholarship.”
Melanie, come up with an alternative way to fund the housing scholarship or stop talking. As a non-rich student going to GW on a scholarship, I could care less what sort of "message" the University sends to rich students with Martha's Marathon. I do care, however, about having a place to live for nine months out of the year.
It may please you, Melanie, to look down your nose at the obvious, ostentatious greed on display in a GW housing auction. In an ideal world, we might agree that this event stains the good name of Our Fair University. But we don't live in an ideal world. Your moral vanity and your sympathy for my "plight" doesn't pay my bills or give me housing. The greed of GW students with $7,000 in allowance money to burn does. If you can't see that or accept it, I'm afraid you're more insulated from the real world than the wealthy students you criticize.
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While it's mildly bothersome that she criticizes the Martha's Marathon auction without coming up with an alternate solution to raise money, I think it's pretty obvious she wasn't advocating for students who depend on housing scholarships to be evicted.
Wait...really? I had no idea. I honestly thought that Ms. Hoffman wanted UPD to throw those students and their belongings out onto the street and report them to a collection agency. Really.
My sentiments exactly. I pay $7,000/yr total to attend GW because the rich kids pay more than I do. I honestly could care less that these guys are paying $7,000 for the option of choosing "the best" dorm rooms. If GW can squeeze more money out of willing participants, why not?
bill your obnoxious and boundary-crossing attempt at sarcasm here is ineffective. the writer didn't say anywhere that poor students shouldn't be allowed university housing. if anything the writer is advocating for fair chances at the best campus housing for poor and rich students.
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