It seems that the students of Chapman University and residents of the city of Orange will never learn to coexist peacefully. In response to the article, “Re: “Running into trouble with Undie Run,” Orange is just as much the community of Chapman students as it is the residents’. If students are paying over fifty thousand dollars a year to live here, haven’t they earned the right to call Orange their community? If not, then students will never feel as if they belong in this city.
It’s saddening that Orange residents are rooting for the police to arrest students, slandering students, and even comparing them to “the average homeless person.” Chapman students are no worse than students of just about any other university in the country. In any university, you will find that students like to party. So why is this so shocking? The article makes it sound as if Chapman students are the scum of the earth, but take a trip to CSU Chico and maybe you’ll find that Chapman students are rather tame.
Chapman has been in Orange for over one hundred years. Any current resident moved into Orange knowing that it was a college town. They willingly moved into a home very close to campus, and now they are shocked when activity carries over from campus. Seriously? What did they expect? That’s like sleeping on a beach and yelling furiously at the water when the tide comes up.
College is the time when students are free to do as they please. I’m sure Orange residents can confirm this fact based on their own experiences. So of course students are going to party and have a good time. It’s ridiculous of Orange residents to expect otherwise. Regardless of the number of times cops shut down a party or arrest a student who had a little too much to drink, students will continue to party and do as they please. Orange residents need to either accept the fact that they moved into a college town, or find somewhere else to go. If not tension will always be building up and no one will truly be happy with the situation.
Your response is very well written. I agree with your statement about how the Orange residents need to visit another college such as Chico State and see how bad it could be, then compare that to Chapman and be thankful. I feel as though your tone is very upset, angry, and passionate.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your response. I think that your tone is angry, especially when you said, "Seriously? What did they expect?" They way you worded the entire article made you sound very passionate about your stance.
ReplyDeleteYour response is very pessimistic; "no one will truly be happy with the situation." I think that it was written in an unhappy,sad tone.
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent argument, and the sentences are strong.
ReplyDeleteI would argue that this is rational. I don't get any other overriding emotions from the prose.
I like this:
take a trip to CSU Chico and maybe you’ll find that Chapman students are rather tame.
and your analogy:
That’s like sleeping on a beach and yelling furiously at the water when the tide comes up
The one criticism is that the conclusion seems to repeat information you've already given. How can you close out the article without repeating yourself, yet build upon what you've convinced your readers?
Depressed
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