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Students deserve to be informed

Tuesday afternoon the Faculty Senate held forum to discuss the Common Undergraduate Experience — a meeting that TCU Daily Skiff reporters would normally be allowed to attend.

But before the forum even started, Skiff staff members were singled out and asked to leave.

The Skiff takes pride in being the information outlet for the campus. Students need to be informed about the decisions the Faculty Senate is making. And the Skiff is in the perfect position to keep them informed.

The Skiff has been allowed to attend all other major meetings of the Faculty Senate and Staff Assembly.

But this meeting was different.

Is there something the Faculty Assembly does not want students to hear? What went on behind those doors Wednesday? Even if it was a heated debate over the CUE, doesn’t the TCU community have a right to know about it?

Students have a right to know what decisions will be made with the CUE. The CUE may not affect which classes current students take, but it will still affect them directly.

The reputation and credibility of the university is resting on the decisions made by the Faculty Assembly. Years from now, students want the university that their degree came from to be known as a prestigious school — competitive with other universities across the nation and world.

Today another forum will be held to discuss these issues further. Students need to show the faculty that this is an issue that matters to them. The Faculty Senate will meet at 3:30 p.m. today in the Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center. The Skiff might be asked to leave again. Students should attempt to go and make their presence known.

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