i feel like im fighting for a lost cause.

Then why try anyway, right?

So conflicted. This is supposed to be my best year, my senior year. And then I got all sappy & shit that it was my last year. I didn't think things could get any worse, but... what's that saying? The straw that broke the camel's back? Yeah, something like that. I feel like that's just happened.

Before junior year ended, I was introduced to the beginning effects of the budget cuts. I was saddened to hear that the services we were offering at the ICC were being cut. On a more personal level, hearing that course alternatives that I wanted to take were being cut (due to budget cuts of course) sucked even more.

I was pretty excited to come back to my on-campus job, but I was informed mid-August that I was let go. Why? Because of budget cuts? Ooh, aren't you a smart cookie ;)

And it was officially released Monday (you can access it here) that the Textiles & Clothing department will be closing (I'm a TXC major, if you didn't already know). I've come to love that major, and the whole department has worked hard to create a well-rounded and interesting program that can apply to [mostly] any post-graduate field of choice.
(You know what's ironic? Earlier that day, a few TXC majors and I were part of a career panel explaining to freshmen why we love our major and how wonderful it is i.e. personal attention, well-rounded program, interesting subjects, etc only to find this out?! WTF)

I'll be spending my senior year fighting a seemingly impossible battle. Call me young, optimistic & stupid, but tell me, whats the harm in trying? And frankly, the more you tell me "no," the more you motivate me to prove you wrong.

Here's to hoping that we prove them wrong, ladies <3