Ain’t Got the Time, Don’t Do the Crime Here at Stephen F. Austin State University, it is nearly a necessity to have the utmost pride and respect for the university, scholars, and faculty. However, there have been numerous accounts when the Community Assistants have failed to show any consideration towards anyone that goes near the front desks -- especially the students. These “assistants”, more commonly known as CA’s, obviously do not care about the students’ concerns, doing such things as rolling their eyes or scoffing at them, and even go as far as ignoring the students when asked for assistance. Their responsibilities consist of holding events in the lobby, holding events in coordination with other groups on campus, petulantly dealing with their building’s residents (including their personal conflicts), sitting at the desk all day, staring into their phones, and filing the
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As a CA, one must have 30 hours as a student, meaning at least 30 full hours of college experience. This requirement surely may seem beneficial in becoming a CA, but it may as well be taken off, since most of their answers to the students’ questions seem to be the exact same, careless response: “I don’t know.” For incoming underclassmen, it is answers like those that really bring students’ confidence down, as well as their trust for the pessimistic aides. Certainly, there are always going to be people who hate their job, and being a little grouchy on the job every once in awhile is understandable, but becoming a CA is completely optional. There is a multitude of benefits that go along with being a Community Assistant, which is more or less why the upperclassmen apply to be one, but, as previously mentioned, the applications have certain requirements that the current CA’s are more than lacking: school spirit, overall friendliness, and most importantly, the fundamentals of being
As a CA, one must have 30 hours as a student, meaning at least 30 full hours of college experience. This requirement surely may seem beneficial in becoming a CA, but it may as well be taken off, since most of their answers to the students’ questions seem to be the exact same, careless response: “I don’t know.” For incoming underclassmen, it is answers like those that really bring students’ confidence down, as well as their trust for the pessimistic aides. Certainly, there are always going to be people who hate their job, and being a little grouchy on the job every once in awhile is understandable, but becoming a CA is completely optional. There is a multitude of benefits that go along with being a Community Assistant, which is more or less why the upperclassmen apply to be one, but, as previously mentioned, the applications have certain requirements that the current CA’s are more than lacking: school spirit, overall friendliness, and most importantly, the fundamentals of being