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Typo or Political Correctness
I was disappointed over several “typographical” errors in the very well-written and candid interview with our dynamic new president, Bill Ruud. Did President Ruud actually mean: “I pray to ‘god’ Virginia Tech does not happen again?” In these politically correct times, I believe almost every religion agrees that the “God” of our universe is our supreme being and is regarded as “God” and not “god.” As such, He should never be reflected as “god” in any print media. There were two other typos in this article which could easily slip past the sharpest grammar student; however the “god” “typo” was inexcusable.
Johnny L. Johnson ’88
From a Satisfied SU Graduate
Dr. Ruud,
I was just reading your Q&A on the SU Web site. I noticed you talked about the “24-year-old Penn State graduate” and trying to attract him/her to Shippensburg for Graduate School. I found it funny because I am both a Penn State and Shippensburg graduate. I enrolled into your Communication Studies Master’s Program in 2006, after graduating from PSU in 05, and I just successfully defended my thesis two weeks ago.
I wanted to let you know that my experience at Shippensburg could not have been better. The classes, classmates, professors, and assistantship opportunities were all top notch and I will always look back at Shippensburg with fond memories. Today, I am back at Penn State working in the Marketing Department. Not only would I have not been hired, but I also would not be able to successfully do this job without the great experience I received in each of my graduate classes. The program could not have been more beneficial for me and the experience of thesis writing was both challenging and worthwhile.
After reading your Q&A, I wanted to let you know that.
Thanks,
Jonathan McVerry ’07m
Tuition Clarified
On page 7 of the fall issue, the word increase was left out and the sentence reported graduate tuition was $166 for residents and $266 for non-residents. Resident graduate tuition is $6,214, an increase of $166, and non-resident tuition is $9,944, an increase of $266.
The editor regrets the confusion.
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