Dear Editor:

It’s very rare that a student has the attention of the campus community and dignitaries in one setting. As SGA President, I was able to help plan the 10,000 student enrollment milestone as well as the opportunity to address a large crowd of APSU supporters.

I am glad that The All State covered this milestone in a positive light. However, I definitely had a poor use of judgment when I used a terrible adjective to describe some of our residence halls when I said, “ghetto Cross, Killebrew, Rawlins.” As a former Residence Assistant (RA), it takes a significant amount of time and energy to build a positive community for residents to live and learn. I hope that current residents and RAs understand that my comments were inappropriate and that I was only poorly judging the look of the buildings.

While many of us rush to judgment, including the looks of our campus buildings, we have very dedicated Resident Assistants, faculty, staff and administration that make APSU a special place to be.

Maybe all of us should take a step back and be thankful that we are blessed with a lot of tangible and intangible assets. I just hope that the campus community understands that what I said wasn’t appropriate and that I am very grateful for the APSU experience.
— Chris Drew, SGA President