By Elizabeth Ednie
Hey Skyhawks,
Long time no see! It’s been so long since I’ve sat down to write an editor's letter, and it feels great to be back and getting printed editions out. I hope everyone had a great winter break, and has a great spring break, for that matter, since it starts this Friday.
There has been so much happening on campus recently, and I feel it’s important to touch upon that a bit in this letter. As most readers know, The Summit cannot be biased when it comes to news reporting, because we aren’t here to give opinions and thoughts, just to state the facts and attribute quotes to people who said them. But, I feel that I need to share my thoughts on the issue of faculty and staff leaving due to feeling underappreciated and overworked. It’s disheartening to know that these are some of the reasons why employees of Stonehill are leaving; they truly make such an impact on our lives as students. I chose to come to Stonehill because of the small class sizes and the small but tight-knit community where we all know each other’s names. I find it so sad and disappointing that a Catholic college is allowing this to happen without the slightest bit of transparency to the community. I was raised Roman Catholic, and this is not how I was taught to live my life serving God and His people.
The vigil last Monday was powerful, to say the least. There were some amazing speakers and although I had class and was not able to put my candle up on the steps of Donahue, knowing that it took place made me feel a bit more positive about the whole thing. We, as students, cannot sit back and watch anymore; we need to join student organizations on campus and fight for what is right. We all love this school and want the best education possible, and without these beloved faculty and staff members, we might not be getting the education we signed on the dotted line for when we committed to this school.
Beyond the Stonehill bubble, there is so much more going on in our world today that I simply cannot comprehend. The recent news involving Russia and Ukraine honestly scares me. Knowing that the United States and Russia have economic ties to each other and the U.S. might end up pulling out of those deals makes me scared for our future. The most we can do right now is hope and pray for things to resolve and for nothing to happen that might involve the United States, I want to raise a family in the coming years, but the thought of bringing new life into this world- with the way it's going right now- makes me fear for my children and the next generation altogether. Someone said it in my senior capstone class today, but we as a generation have been living through major world events since 9/11. It's almost normal for us to be watching as big things happen in our world, and not that normal at the same time. At the end of the day, and as the editor of this paper, I believe it is extremely important that we all stay up to date with current events so that we can learn from them and help change the world.
See you in April, Skyhawks
Elizabeth Ednie
Editor in Chief
The Summit
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