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Re: Probation head to leave Friday

tarheeldoug — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:32:09 -0500

Can't you leave any faster?

Re: Legislature passes sweeping gang bill

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:47:09 -0400

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Re: Rand pulls back on community service bill

MeckDeck — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:34:10 -0400

Does not change the fact that Tony Rand is a pathetic excuse for human being for coming up with this vile and offensive measure.

JAT

Re: Rand pulls back on community service bill

katysconservativecorner — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:18:59 -0400

As if college students don't have enough to do already. Some need every extra hour they can, just so they can work to pay their way through college. Senator Rand may have had a fat cat Uncle pay his way through, but I paid my own way through Meredith College with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. Many of the babysitters we use are doing the same.

Senator Rand needs to take his head out of the sand and go visit some of these hard working college students.

I am glad to see this being pushed to the back burner, but remember, what Senator Rand usually wants, Senator Rand usually gets.

Katy

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

MisterD — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:57:16 -0400

I am a student at Western Carolina University, which is a part of the UNC system. I'm sorry--last time I checked, I hadn't broken any laws or been found guilty of any crimes. So, Mr. Rand, why should I be demoted to the level of a convicted criminal and be ordered to do community service? I will gladly tack that on to my sixteen course hours and student government involvement as well as my three--yes, three--part-time jobs, not to mention all of the community service I already do with my fraternity and leadership programs. It won't affect you or any of the other people who vote yes for it; just something else you can add to your great voting records. Also, I would like to see you approach a professor who has been tenured the last thirty years and tell them that they need to suddenly start incorporating community service into their curriculums. ...nothing but another self-serving, haughty, and completely unreasonable initiative that will probably pass because it looks good on record and helps people like Senator Rand sleep with the clear conscience that the world is a better place because of their selfless, civic-minded actions.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

TF — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:21:51 -0400

My son , who is a UNC junior, barely has time to eat. He has to attend class, study and work so he can attend college. College students have very little time and I do not think they should do the volunteer work that parent's and other's do not do. Does Tony Rand have time to volunteer in the school system? Also, I have been actively involved in our school's PTA and parent's really get the feeling at our school that they are not really welcome. This bill is not a good idea and should not be required of hardworking college students.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

DustinIngalls — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:51:42 -0400

A better suggestion would be financial aid--preferably a grant since it sucks to pay off loans--for those who volunteer to tutor. Requiring tutoring also creates the problem of transportation. I never had a car while I was on Carolina's campus. The schools would have to do a good job setting up carpools and reimbursing students for gas.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

DustinIngalls — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:42:40 -0400

20 hours seems a little steep, and he might want to work in allowances for alternatives like working with the homeless, as someone else mentioned. Not everyone is suited to tutor. But it's not a bad idea. In fact, it might instill in some the desire to become teachers--if only the legislature would scrap some pork and raise teacher pay all at once to the national average.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

roseruby — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:28:54 -0400

Sorry - accidentally posted twice the last time.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

roseruby — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:27:10 -0400

Give me a break. More big govco handholding. We have three kids in college and they have to work jobs in order to afford to stay in school. They need time to take care of their own studies so they can keep their grades up. Time for families to start taking responsibility for looking out for their own instead of expecting everybody else to keep doing it for them.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

roseruby — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:18:28 -0400

Give me a break - more govco handholding. We have three kids in college - they have to work part-time in order to afford to remain in school and they need time to study so they can keep their grades up. Time for people to take responsibility for their own.

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

John_Burns — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:52:32 -0400

Neat idea, but what if a student already spends 60 hours a semester working with the homeless, or doing trail maintenance on State parks, or volunteering at church?

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

Cdickson — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:02:03 -0400

Forced labor. What about the College Students that need a job to cover the increases in tuition the General Assembly approves every year? They may not have time to volunteer...

Re: Bill would require student tutoring

dfmjr49 — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:51:45 -0400

What next? Will they have to help wash their clothes? Make sure they eat a balanced diet? Tony Rand, how many hours a week do you spend tutoring students versus dreaming up more stupid ideas to legislate to the rest of us? Seems to me, Tony Rand is the one who could use a little tutoring in common sense.