College is ultimately students paying teachers for further education. The purpose of attending a university was to learn the necessary material required to be proficient in a specific profession.

That idea has seemingly been lost to promises of better job opportunities and higher pay. Today colleges involve lots of money, grades and degrees. Students once came to college because they wanted to learn things.

My complaint is not about attendance. The problem of truancy stems from apathy towards learning. I understand that many parents send their children to college to be something in this world, but until we learn to appreciate education, we will never achieve anything.

Abilene Christian University’s purpose is to educate students for leadership and service. Some complain that ACU does not need strict regulations against skipping class.

I agree.

We need students to take seriously the opportunity to learn. Until students really desire to learn, attendance does not matter at all. Don’t come to class. Some of us want to learn.

Phil Dosa
Freshman communication major from Newark, Del.