College President: 'This is not a day care. This is a university!'
By: Susan Svriuga
Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) wrote a letter to the campus community recently after a student complained about feeling “victimized” by a sermon given at a chapel service. Piper essentially said that going to a sermon is supposed to make you feel uncomfortable and that one should not be so self-centered. He continued to say that many universities will give in to what students want, but Oklahoma Wesleyan is not one of them; OKWU is not a “safe place” but rather a place to learn. He ended his statement by saying that “This is not a day care. This is a university!”
I agree for the most part with Everett Piper. A University is a place to explore what the world has to offer, and we don’t always like or feel comfortable with what the real world has in store. It’s okay to feel uncomfortable by religion, and if one does not feel comfortable, he has the willpower to get up and leave during a sermon. The world is not meant to make every single person feel perfectly comfortable at all times in his or her life. Universities have support and counseling if one is feeling uncomfortable, and this should be fully utilized if needed.
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