I don't know who or what to believe anymore. We're told that any concerns or problems will be heard and taken care of, then we learn that certain plans and changes have been in the works for months, and the administration is mad that students know. So was the plan to spend almost the entire year figuring it out and then just make the change out of nowhere? Then students would be "free to voice concerns," the administration would listen and "take things into consideration," but then ultimately stick with the plan they've already spent so much time on? Even if we do say something now we have restrictions on what we can and can't ask? We can't express concern, only ask questions? What kind of bullshit is that? We are adults. We are college students. The offices and services offered here at the university are here for us. Why shouldn't we know what's going on? Why shouldn't we express concern for big changes that are going to affect us? Why shouldn't we say what we want to say about it? Why do we need to be so careful not to upset the administration? They're supposed to be doing things in our best interests. They're here for us. It pisses me off that there's ultimately nothing we can do.

I want answers. Real answers. I'm sick of having to figure things out based on very emotional and biased stories, no matter how much I trust the source. I want to know what is going on, and I want to know why we weren't notified sooner. I want to know what they think they're here for, because it's obviously not for us.

I love this school. I have more school spirit than almost anyone I've met here. I do good things here and am very involved, and I am very loyal to Saint Mary's as a whole. This really just leaves me feeling betrayed. I don't trust the university anymore, despite how much I love it. I don't trust anything I hear, and I no longer believe the administration is acting in the students' best interests. If they were, they would be much more open to student input. They wouldn't be trying to shut us up.