Life As A Macaulay Honors Student at CCNY

In the campus of City College, we are trying to raise student activity fees. When people look at our sheets and they see a doubled price, obviously, they wouldn’t sign our sheet. My purpose is to keep the CCNY Women’s fencing team from being cut. The athletic director is planning to cut teams because of budget cuts, but at the same time, she doesn’t see any potential in our team.  She doesn’t see how hard we work or how much we’ve improved. During this season, we’ve won many awards and half of our team made it to regionals this weekend( including me! yay! After fencing, I’m hoping to blog more about my nerd-like days). We already pay for our own gear, and every time we go to a competition, we are all stuffed in one van with our equipment. One of the girls always has to sit on a toolbox, or  on the bump where the back wheel is. This weekend was a 4 hour drive to Maryland and being treated like this just ruins our atmosphere. Passing this referendum will also add to student life. Like any college, one should not expect to make friends and be a part of the school without putting effort into clubs and other student activities. If this referendum is passed, money also goes into clubs, and holding school-wide events so that everyone can get to know each other. Who would want to go to a college for 4 years and have any experiences to tell about? We want a uplifting atmosphere and a family Who doesn’t enjoy raffles and talent shows and other competitions. Like I said before, I have too much school pride to let this go! Our school has so much potential to grow large as a community, so whoever reads this and can make a change, please help! I found a new passion in fencing and my whole team was devastated when we received the news. Its like having our dreams shot down. We aren’t going to let this go without a fight! CCNY Beaver Fever!