The fortitude and tenacity of those involved with SaveWCAL have even led President Christopher Thomforde and Vice President of College Relations Jan McDaniel, two of the driving forces behind the WCAL sale, to applaud the group's efforts and urge continuing campus dialogue. Thomforde expressed his sentiments in an interview for the Messenger in September, while McDaniel indicated her approval of student dialogue at the Oct. 7 Senate meeting. Despite SaveWCAL's hard work, however, it has gone unnoticed by the majority of current students, less than 10 percent of whom make up the roster of petition signees. It appears that many students on campus either don't know enough about the situation to pass judgment or simply don't care.

We implore all students to learn more about the issues surrounding the sale and become involved if they choose. Many students may believe there is nothing they can do to help and the sale is finalized. Nothing could be further from the truth as FCC approval of the purchase is still pending. SaveWCAL has raised a considerable number of issues and gathered significant support that may still block the sale. We are impressed with the way SaveWCAL has kept the issues on so many minds after the College assumed no one would react aversively. We only hope that other students are inspired by their example of civic action.

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