Letter to Charlie Crist No. 2 (April 1st)

Dear Governor Crist,

As a concerned student at the University of South Florida, I am writing to you on behalf of the undergraduate student body currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts -- Photography program. Recently, an undergraduate student named Michelle Harrill needed access to the digital output lab to utilize the school's large format printing equipment. Sean Cheatham, the school's Photo Area Resource Manager was unable to unlock the room because of his absence (a departure to Alaska earlier in the week). When the question was posed as to whether or not there was a secondary key-holder to the aforementioned print room, Jeremy Chandler (MFA Candidate) raised his hand. As Harrill begged for entry into the sealed room, Chandler quickly dashed away her pleas with a terse (but polite) "no." Chandler further expounded upon his anti-print stance by letting Harrill know that he couldn't accept responsibility for allowing an undergraduate student into the facility unsupervised. Chandler's answer insinuated that allowing any unregulated printing may have jeopardize his standing in the department. Can you blame him for his conservative reaction?

As a conservative yourself, I'm sure you can appreciate Chandler's stance on this issue. Although the situation was resolved when professor Wendy Babcox politely asked Chandler (on Harrill's behalf) to open the locked door, I propose that the USF Fine Arts Photo-Dept. accepts a policy which permits all qualified students to utilize it's Digital Output Lab whenever necessary. The most efficient way to ensure proper payment would be to install a swipe-card system (not unlike the ones that exist on the university's vending machines). While I am unsure of how to initiate a complicated swipe system like this, I would be more than happy to head up a commission to strategize the most economical way to begin. It will only be so long before a tragedy like this repeats itself.
Sincerely,

Michael Reynolds