Last night I saw a news clip about UVU having the largest student body in Utah. They boasted their 60 bachelor degrees and open enrollment and had the president talk a bit about the university. I must admit; it at least gave me an excuse to pretend to be enthusiastic about studying at UVU. My respect for Universities is paramount, because of their noble quest to spread truth among youth. All of this was drained instantly when I saw an advertisement informing me that Robert Hastings would be addressing UVU students, the event is sponsored by the student association.
For those of you who don’t know, Robert Hastings is the “leading voice on UFO’s.”
Yup, that’s right. My student association, the body of people that represents me, is going to expend money to hear the leading voice on UFO’s. I along with the 35,000 students boasted about in last night’s news will be forced to expend a portion of our tuition money to sponsor a blabbering idiot talk about green dudes in circular space ships that are one hundred percent set on blowing Earth into a billion pieces. Mark Twain was a genius when he differentiated between schooling and education. While philosophy teachers are teaching us that Socrates was put to death for “corrupting the youth” while in reality laying the foundation of modern political science and philosophy the student body is busy sponsoring, and adding to the riches, of a man who the charge of corrupting the youth, however bogus it is, should reasonably be leveled against.
I can see the headlines now. “Utah valley obsessed with Mitt Romney, God, and Aliens.” Utah Mormons think the first two are the same so to add to the third one is a consequential blow to their identity.
I am ashamed for two reasons. The first is that such a voice can even develop in America the world’s supposed hub of academic thinking and finding the truth. The second being that Utah’s largest student body and the one I am a part of is going to propel the veil of stupidity this guy is draping over American college student’s eyes. How can this university expect an alumni to become a reputable voice in science, medicine, journalism, or politics if they are dedicating their time and money to studying aliens.
I bet if a candidate were to espouse a belief in UFO’s they would be more ignored than Ron Paul, and that is saying something. So UVUSA, quit bringing me idiots that tell me my intergalactic future is doomed and bring me someone that has something good to say.
Yours untruly, because I am my own
Benjamin Williams
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