Wednesday, April 9, 2008

What You Can Do To Help – The Community

Dear Community,

Thanks for deciding that you have had enough of UCF’s waste and corruption. I would encourage you to do the following two things:

First, refuse to donate to the UCF Foundation. If you are an alumni, you will inevitably receive letters and phone calls requesting a substantial donation. Ignore the letters and when the phone calls come, politely inform the telemarketer that you can’t donate to an organization that does the following things:

(1) Bribes legislators
(2) Pays, with donated money, the President an obscene salary
(3) Hires a football coach who has lied about having an advanced degree
(4) Values increasing enrollment over academic rigor
(5) Wastes money on dumb shit
(6) Hires unnecessary administrative employees even though it has one of the highest faculty to student ratios in the country

If just a few people express these opinions to the foundation, then UCF will make some changes. Remember, UCF loves money so they will do what they must to get it; they might as well do the right thing.

Second, continue to hold the politicians accountable. The Orlando Sentinel believes that John Hitt is the second most powerful person in the area, but in the face of community outrage, he folded like a little bitch and agreed to retro-fit that cheap-ass stadium with water fountains even though he really just wanted to sell lots of water (After all, he is so entrepreneurial). These people are weak, and in the face public scrutiny and outrage, they will acquiesce to the conscience of the community.

Good luck, community.

Sincerely,
Arthur Barnhouse