When constructing the COPA vs. Academic article, I never once thought that there would be such a response as the one that I have received. I want to start out by saying thanks to those that have taken the time to read the writing. Whether you enjoyed it or not, I still appreciate the interest.This has possibly been The Globe’s most read issue; mainly for the reason that everyone wants to find out what terrible things my article has said about him or her. At least we are getting students interested in one way or another, right?Now onto explaining what was actually meant by the piece. It has become quite clear that I have no future career as a comedian. The writing was intended to be funny. You know, the kind of thing that you can read and laugh about with your friends. Not something that upsets half of the student body.I would like to say that I am sorry to those people who misinterpreted what I wrote, but I am not sorry for writing the actual article. I hope that people can begin to understand the motive behind the story after hearing my explanation.The writing was meant to be humorous and ridiculous. How can a story that starts out comparing two different departments to wrestlers be a serious piece of journalism? Everything in the article was meant to be read in a joking manner. For those that did not interpret that text with this idea in mind, I hope you can go back and see the writing in a less serious tone.The point of the article was to point out the stereotypes of everyone, myself included. I never once stated in the writing that one group was better than the other. We must learn not to automatically become offended when an article touches on the ideas of oneself. Stand back and see the humor. Don’t automatically take things so serious because it could be an enjoyable experience that you are stopping.Everyone at this school deserves to be here. We come together to make Point Park what it is today. The university is diverse and it is proud to host so many talented individuals. My article was intended to show that who we all are forms what the school is today. The things that set students apart do not have to be viewed negatively. I think that everyone just needs to be able to laugh at themselves and what better way to do this than to point out the odd and unique stereotypes at Point Park. Our school is anything but ordinary and we must acknowledge our differences.If there were no bizarre differences at the university, there would be no stereotypes. If there were no stereotypes, there would be no COPA vs. Academic article. It is the students, both past and present, which made the article.I am merely the individual who volunteered to put these ideas in writing.
Response:COPA vs. Academic
Written By Kelly Cline
June 29, 2016
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