To the Editor
Recently, the Collegian ran an article in which the university
administration said that the budget cuts were not likely to cut any
classes or be detrimental to the students. I would like to firmly
discredit those administration officials. When I first attended
CSU, one of the main attractions that the university advertised was
a low student-teacher ratio and small class sizes. If we cut some
of the classes and just make existing classes larger to handle the
extra students, this attraction will be gone. While we hope that
people don’t choose a university based upon class sizes, one of the
previously advertised perks of the university will be
demolished.
In addition to this, the administrator said that no classes were
likely to be cut completely. My department, history, has had to cut
an essential upper-division course from its curriculum because of a
lack of funds. This class, HY301, was a course that taught history
majors how to be historians and properly work with sources. The
need for this knowledge outside of the university cannot be
overstated. Also, I have found the knowledge from the course
invaluable in all of my upper-division courses. If the
administration is claiming that no necessary classes will be cut,
but it can eliminate a class that is a cornerstone to a major, what
is next? Perhaps capstones or All University Core Curriculum
required classes will be next.
Brian Thomas
History & Asian Studies
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