Never have I been more disappointed in my school than when I attended the Miss WSSU and Mr. Ram pageant March 31.
The Miss WSSU and Mr. Ram pageant is the annual showcase where the candidates for the coveted title of King and Queen of WSSU showcase their oratory skills and talents while allowing students to decide which candidate will best serve the University.
That’s the point of this function.
However, the audience was the focus and entertainment for the evening with their distractions of every kind from disrespectful chatter, yelling and a sundry of inappropriate behavior throughout the showcase.
What happened to “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, self-respect and good ol’ home training?
The candidates were distracted from their performances by the rambunctious crowd.
It baffles me that college educated young men and women do not know how to turn off the “breezeway behavior” and act accordingly for an event.
WSSU professors build personal relationships with students, and they constantly reiterate the need for students to not only write and speak well, but to act appropriately in public.
I do not understand how our University can pride itself on being a place where intelligent students can become productive leaders and successful graduates. HBCUs are known for fostering the mind and the spirit, but not for fostering foolish behavior.
This thought also makes me wonder, are our professors and peers tolerating too much of this type of behavior? Something must be done to start a change.
Being a loud obnoxious person, the craziest or the funniest makes you infamous, but not famous. There is a time and place for everything, and we as young leaders must learn when and how to exercise control and compassion.
I hope this message is understood and becomes practice by the WSSU student body. I am not trying discourage anyone from having fun. I just want you all to think: “What would I do if I were on that stage?”
Think twice about your behavior and how it affects others around you. If you are that loud boisterous person, think about the impression you are leaving on others. And if it’s not you, but your friends, tell them to sit down.
Don’t foster a fool.