The UMBC Administration has made some questionable decisions regarding campus closure and delays within the past month. I understand that circumstances are not ideal, but that is all the more reason that this issue be remediated as soon as possible. I firmly believe that it is taking too long for the campus to come to action. I want to see a serious top-down revision of the closure policy, and I want to know what the administration is doing to make campus safer.

While the students are here to get a quality education, they also want to feel like they are valued. Not closing the campus when the situation calls for it makes it seem like the administration does not have its students' best interests in mind. When it comes down to it, the administration just cannot say, "We made a mistake." There always seems to be some sort of excuse in place, whether it be a salt shortage, lack of workers, etc. I think students would be a lot more supportive of the administration if they could take a shred of responsibility for the recent events. Instead, they continue to "review their policies" while there are students outside falling on ice and seriously injuring themselves. I have seen multiple people fall today, including a poor student that fell out of his wheelchair. How many people will have to fall before the administration gets the memo? Because personally, an alert via e-mail telling us to exercise caution just will not cut it.

It is pretty disrespectful to both the faculty and the students that have to walk around in these conditions. The UMBC administration's lackadaisical approach to handling this situation is truly disappointing. I just want people to be able to get from point A to point B without injury, and I believe that is not a huge ask from the students' and faculty of this campus.