There were moments of pride, fear, and interest all attached to "40 Questions." In the sense of pride, I felt as if I was being sarcastic at some points, thinking outside of the box on others, and ultimately working to bring out public conversation. At the moments of fear, I was degraded by people who thought that everything I had to say was just me attacking the school for how it already was and even some saying I was being hypocritical because of the positions I hold on the campus. Ultimately, many people thought that I was not happy being there. But instead of backing down and giving up, I stayed interested and I am still fully invested in the 40 truthful questions. As I have been told by many, they are all valid.

After the article was taken down, I attended a meeting with an administrator, gaining answers to many of my questions. I never feared getting in trouble; my only fear was not being able to aspire for overall change to make my school everything it has the potential to be. I received many answers and mostly positive comments from the administration on the questions, them viewing them as things that the students want to see happen with the understanding that they may not have been loudly voiced.

First off, we are a growing community and the name has become bigger for itself and is becoming more known each day. The "expansion," isn't all that much an expansion; it is more like reaching a maximum as far as numbers of residents and commuters are concerned. There are many things in the dorms and in the cafeteria that the school was unaware of (as hard as this may seem), and because of the voiced opinions, they are now trying to find the best ways to fix them. And in addition to this, updating is in place as it is needed. There's a whole new building being added, the dorms are being updated and fixed up, and there are many more important things that will be coming to the campus in the future. Along with this, plenty of the questions are being considered further as great ideas for the enhancement of the campus experience, including the use of flex dollars at places around the campus and the change in library operation hours.

There is a reason I wrote this article, the main one really being a pageview booster for my team and as a sarcastic piece meant to mirror many others that have been written about other schools. But now that I think about it, this article means much more than that to me. It has become the beginning of needed change and the loudest cry for help that is needed to help boost the effort. I have attended meetings and the school has invited me to attend forums to voice student opinion and help the administration come up with ways to enhance the experience of our college community.

I couldn't be more thankful for the people who stood by me during the critical time, especially upon the article's first release. And I couldn't have thanked those who criticized me for it, as you have made my argument stronger and have helped me get to the point where I am now: inviting change into a community that I love and to a community that needs it. And because of all of you, I am not scared, I am not fearful, and I will stand tall for what I believe in.