Lazy seniors should not whine about portraits
By Quan Doan
In response to Dan Komaromi’s letter to Viewpoint, "Picture
this," Jan. 24:
On behalf of the Daily Bruin Staff, we would like to extend a
formal apology to Dan Komaromi. Firstly, for publishing a letter he
had not intended to publish. And secondly, for not having aptly
presented the article in a fair manner by providing both sides to
the story.
His opinions were expressed to a friend by e-mail and were not
ever intended to be published in the Bruin. In light of how media
has been impacting our society especially these past few years, we
would like to ask that people please be more cautious about
information they exchange with one another. Please ask for
permission when you forward or copy other people’s written
material- physical or electronic.
SINCERELY
FILL IN YOUR NAMEwould come in and do so.
In fact, to accommodate an overwhelming demand during the last
week, the Campus Photo Studio took 164 seniors on the last day
(usually, a maximum of 80 sittings is allotted). I don’t think
anyone can dispute that the Campus Photo Studio was as
accommodating as possible.
Furthermore, when the Campus Photo Studio asked these 164
seniors why they waited until the last day, the two prominent
answers were "Sorry, I procrastinated" and "I’m doing this for my
parents."
This takes me to the point about our "reminder" mailers that we
sent to seniors’ parents. By early December, it became clear that
seniors were not taking our deadlines seriously. We sent mailers to
the parents in hopes that they would have more clout in reminding
their graduates to take their pictures. That proved effective, as
more seniors called in to make their appointments.
What surprised me was that one parent told me she had to drive
all the way from Orange County at 7:00 a.m. to get in line for her
son. All I can say to that son is that he has a great mom. As a
senior myself, I understand what busy schedules we all have. BUT,
we all had THREE months (as advertised) to take our pictures.
As organizations of the students’ association, Bruin Life and
the Campus Photo Studio work to serve the student body the best we
can. And I feel strongly that we did that and more. But, no matter
what we do, a lot is still up to the seniors. (And by the way, it’s
out of York Chang’s hands, too. I’m sure he has more important
things to do than to make sure every senior gets their picture in
the yearbook.)
A final note to Komaromi. As he has been told since he first
came to college: There’s no excuse for procrastination. Besides, I
find it amazing that someone who could find the time to write a
viewpoint could not find the same time to take a picture
earlier.
Doan is a fourth-year political science student and editor
in chief of the Bruin Life Yearbook.
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