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Rebecca Martino
The Commuter

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Question: How do you feel about the photo program being closed?


“I’m pissed. I’m an art major and being given four weeks notice sucks. The college will lose a lot of students” – Julie Oakley, Photography


“It’s sad.” – AnnMarie Stacey, History

“I’ll beat them (the officials) up if they shut down the labs.” – anonymous

“I think it’s bad, and we need the photography program here. The school will lose quite a bit of students. It’s confusing how we are draining the school because the students pay their tuition, books, and lab fees as well as all lab supplies needed. Is it really that much of a drain to the school?”- Sara Conner, ?


“It’s a disappointment first to the students, and second to the staff who were notified on Valentines day that they wouldn’t have a job for spring term.” – Kent Bean, Darkroom Manager


“It’s weird they would close the photography program. It always seem like the art programs are the first to go.”- Peter Elliot, Business


“It brings a bunch of questions to my mind. I’m a journalism major and part of the criteria is the photography classes. So is the criteria for the degree changing? It’s hard to stick to a major when they change it during your time at school. I may have to switch schools to continue, and not all kids have the option to transfer.” Echo Taylor, Journalism


“I’m changing majors to photojournalism because of this. They closed the E-zine which I was the editor of, and we can’t finish it. I am losing out on all the skills I needed because of the closures and I am forced to rethink everything.” Lillian Love, Photography

Compiled by, and photos by Becca Martino.

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