Letter to the Editor: Cheap Medill graduation is unacceptable for NU

Cheap Medill graduation is unacceptable for NU

I have loved spending the past four years of my life as a student at the Medill School of Journalism. The experience has been amazing, and I think that to this point it has been worth every dollar that my family and I spent in tuition money. However, I'd like to end my college experience on a positive note, and I don't think Medill is putting enough of my tuition dollars into creating a nice graduation ceremony.

To start, each senior is only given three tickets for their family members to attend the convocation because the auditorium we are using is not big enough. Should I really have to tell my grandparents that they can't see me graduate from college, let alone the top journalism school in the country? I know that Medill is one of the smaller schools at NU, but that doesn't mean we have fewer parents that want to see us graduate.

In addition, Medill seniors recently received an e-mail asking for volunteers to sing the The Star-Spangled Banner or the Northwestern Alma Mater at our ceremony. Would it be too much to ask to hire some professionals, or at least acquire the services of one of our classmates from the School of Music? Might as well just e-mail us our diplomas to save money on paper.

- Frank Bauch Medill senior