Comments for Daytona State College News http://daytonastate.org All about the many-named school Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:50:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on The Welcome Party by Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/the-welcome-party-26#comment-613 Richard X. Thripp Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:01:41 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?p=26#comment-613 Thanks Jennifer! I've heard his name, he's involved in everything at the college it seems! I updated the post. Thanks Jennifer! I’ve heard his name, he’s involved in everything at the college it seems!

I updated the post.

]]> Comment on Seaside Music Theater merger dead; theater closing by Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/seaside-music-theater-merger-dead-theater-closing-34#comment-612 Richard X. Thripp Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:50:00 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?p=34#comment-612 You're right. If I want a better theater, I'm going to have to start it myself. :grin: I went to a show once at the DSC theater, required for humanities class. Great lighting, stages, actors. Seemed a bit long though, and most people were there as family of the cast or for school assignments. You’re right. If I want a better theater, I’m going to have to start it myself. :grin:

I went to a show once at the DSC theater, required for humanities class. Great lighting, stages, actors. Seemed a bit long though, and most people were there as family of the cast or for school assignments.

]]> Comment on Welcome to DaytonaState.org by Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-611 Richard X. Thripp Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:45:12 +0000 #comment-611 I didn't get any Pell grant this semester either, apparently because I made $5000 last year working. My parents made more too, but that doesn't mean I get any of that. My courses and professors are as difficult / helpful as before, but I noticed people don't seem as nice at bldg. 100... they're under a lot of stress maybe? It's probably coming from the top down, as people don't become rude and unhelpful for no reason. That's why you always have to <a href="http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/reframing-negativity-688" rel="nofollow">flip things around</a>. I've heard a lot of complaints about the financial aid dept. not providing financial aid quickly, so many students can't pay their tuition which they would do with the money from the financial aid dept. Seems funny to me, because it's basically one department lending money to another department. That's a state college for ya. :wink: I didn’t get any Pell grant this semester either, apparently because I made $5000 last year working. My parents made more too, but that doesn’t mean I get any of that.

My courses and professors are as difficult / helpful as before, but I noticed people don’t seem as nice at bldg. 100… they’re under a lot of stress maybe? It’s probably coming from the top down, as people don’t become rude and unhelpful for no reason. That’s why you always have to flip things around.

I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the financial aid dept. not providing financial aid quickly, so many students can’t pay their tuition which they would do with the money from the financial aid dept. Seems funny to me, because it’s basically one department lending money to another department. That’s a state college for ya. :wink:

]]> Comment on Welcome to DaytonaState.org by Allison http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-564 Allison Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:18:23 +0000 #comment-564 Now that DBCC has turned into a so called, "State College", I feel it has made a turn for the worst. More and more people I talk to are failing their classes, including myself, mostly in part because the cirriculum has become harder and the teachers have become vague with their teaching. I think that this is being done on purpose so that students fail and have to pay to retake the class so the college can get more money out of us poor local students. "Daytona State College", has made it nearly impossible for the students that have to work full time to earn a degree. The teachers let the classes out early at night and give much more work then what they used to when it was "Daytona Beach Community College". Some of the teachers rush to get the night classes done with so they can go home. I don't think this is fair because I pay to be taught and they don't spend the amount of time teaching that they are suppose to. I feel like the students at "Daytona State College", have all became a number and not a student. I feel that the teachers are trained to fail people, not to teach them. Additionally, now that it has become a "State College", to see someone in Financial Aid takes hours and if you call you can never get someone to pick up. They put you on hold and leave you on hold like they forgot about you. Also, now that it has become a "State College", I do not get my Pell Grant like when I did when it was a Community College. I have talked to others and some people have had their scholarships cut due to it becomming a "State College". This is my theory on all of it. Now that it has became a "State College", and they have built new buildings they have made a way for paying for the buildings by having the teachers fail so many students in each of their classes and by cutting the Pell Grants and Scholarships. I had no problem with my grades until "DBCC", became "Daytona State College". I have spoke to many other students and they all feel the same way. Now that DBCC has turned into a so called, “State College”, I feel it has made a turn for the worst. More and more people I talk to are failing their classes, including myself, mostly in part because the cirriculum has become harder and the teachers have become vague with their teaching. I think that this is being done on purpose so that students fail and have to pay to retake the class so the college can get more money out of us poor local students. “Daytona State College”, has made it nearly impossible for the students that have to work full time to earn a degree. The teachers let the classes out early at night and give much more work then what they used to when it was “Daytona Beach Community College”. Some of the teachers rush to get the night classes done with so they can go home. I don’t think this is fair because I pay to be taught and they don’t spend the amount of time teaching that they are suppose to. I feel like the students at “Daytona State College”, have all became a number and not a student. I feel that the teachers are trained to fail people, not to teach them. Additionally, now that it has become a “State College”, to see someone in Financial Aid takes hours and if you call you can never get someone to pick up. They put you on hold and leave you on hold like they forgot about you. Also, now that it has become a “State College”, I do not get my Pell Grant like when I did when it was a Community College. I have talked to others and some people have had their scholarships cut due to it becomming a “State College”. This is my theory on all of it. Now that it has became a “State College”, and they have built new buildings they have made a way for paying for the buildings by having the teachers fail so many students in each of their classes and by cutting the Pell Grants and Scholarships. I had no problem with my grades until “DBCC”, became “Daytona State College”. I have spoke to many other students and they all feel the same way.

]]> Comment on Physics by Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/physics#comment-523 Richard X. Thripp Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:24:53 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?page_id=31#comment-523 Sorry I couldn't do that; I put up a list of problems from the book and a practice test though. Sorry I couldn’t do that; I put up a list of problems from the book and a practice test though.

]]> Comment on Seaside Music Theater merger dead; theater closing by FrankP http://daytonastate.org/seaside-music-theater-merger-dead-theater-closing-34#comment-501 FrankP Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:27:51 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?p=34#comment-501 Seriously, Mr. Thripp is looking forward to "better theaters" but admits he never attended a show at SMT. Better than WHAT, Mr. Thripp? Seriously, Mr. Thripp is looking forward to “better theaters” but admits he never attended a show at SMT. Better than WHAT, Mr. Thripp?

]]> Comment on The Welcome Party by jennifer http://daytonastate.org/the-welcome-party-26#comment-495 jennifer Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:09:23 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?p=26#comment-495 That's Bruce Cook with Casey Blanton:) He's the Assistant Dean of Student Activities department and co-adviser of the school newspaper, In Motion. That’s Bruce Cook with Casey Blanton:) He’s the Assistant Dean of Student Activities department and co-adviser of the school newspaper, In Motion.

]]> Comment on Seaside Music Theater merger dead; theater closing by Brwnmes http://daytonastate.org/seaside-music-theater-merger-dead-theater-closing-34#comment-466 Brwnmes Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:28:04 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?p=34#comment-466 "It’s a shame, but this will make way for newer, better theaters." Oh yes, that's just bound to happen... “It’s a shame, but this will make way for newer, better theaters.”

Oh yes, that’s just bound to happen…

]]> Comment on Physics by Henry http://daytonastate.org/physics#comment-428 Henry Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:41:44 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?page_id=31#comment-428 Could you post the homework questions, too? Because I don't have the book. Thank you. Could you post the homework questions, too? Because I don’t have the book. Thank you.

]]> Comment on I’m a Loser, Says Daytona State College by Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/im-a-loser-says-daytona-state-college-6#comment-398 Richard X. Thripp Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:55:38 +0000 http://daytonastate.org/?p=6#comment-398 Thanks. Give me a <a href="http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/contact" rel="nofollow">call</a> sometime and we'll found out... just not now, I'm going to sleep. :wink: Thanks. Give me a call sometime and we’ll found out… just not now, I’m going to sleep. :wink:

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