There are many opinions that have been tossed back and forth about our annual Townhouse Day. The students feel strongly about this traditional event being taken from them. I’ve heard anger—“the construction, lack of Homecoming, and now this? What student would want to come to school here?” But then, on the Administration’s side, safety is their number one concern and the sexual assault (whether you believe it or not) that was reported last year is definitely worth taking notice.

So where do I stand? Quite frankly, I’m not sure anymore. Do I think Townhouse Day should be cancelled? Not necessarily. Do I care enough to do anything about it? Nope. What upset me most about this entire circumstance are two things: the students’ reaction to this cancelled event and the belittling of a stranger’s experience.

Every conversation I’ve had with another student about where administration is coming from, in terms of taking action against this sexual assault, has been completely nonchalant. As someone who has friends who have been sexually assaulted, and even worse, raped, I’m concerned.

Am I the only one paying attention to the news, fighting for feminism, and fighting against domestic violence, slut shaming and sexual assault? Are students unaware of the world around them where we are breaking a revolution of NOT blaming the victim?

By the reaction of my peers, I would guess no one is paying attention. “That’s not what happened,” “She wasn’t raped.” How does anyone have an opinion on someone else’s personal experience? Do we not live in a generation where we are all aware of how ignorant and harmful judging what you do not know is? Are we aware that no one in fact knows anything about another person? Especially not at a school as small as Pace, which has a huge gossiping problem.

I could not care less about this event being cancelled because, quite frankly, the students are going to do what they want anyway, and that’s the problem the Administration has. I’m more concerned about our priorities as a student body. And that’s my opinion.

As a community of students, we are more concerned with getting Townhouse Day back than we are with taking advantage of all the opportunities we are blessed with.

This past weekend I attended a national student government conference. Being surrounded by a majority of schools that have nothing compared to what Pace offered opened my eyes.

We have opportunities and resources to do whatever we want with in college and after. Yet, we can’t even get our own students to attend our own senate meetings or events that we put effort, time, and money into. That’s where my concerns are. Not a day of underage drinking and partying.