Convenience has become a sacred cow in our culture. We are no longer urged to question whether a new convenience is healthy, because conveniences are viewed as invariably good.
Responsible spending is a conscious act of weighing pros and cons, incentives and deterrents.
If you've already written 20 checks this month, maybe you'll think about whether you really need what provokes the next impulse to buy. The U Card, as either check or debit card, provides immediate access to money so a student can immediately have access to goods. Just last week the Daily featured an article about mental health services at the University that cited credit card debt as the number one stress linked with student depression. First, students are responsible for their own health, economic and otherwise. Cynthia Mattan, graduate student University ignores spirit of the law Some recent letters to the editor have expressed consternation over how the University's administrators seem to be ignoring the state law requiring them to pay us salaries comparable to the state civil service.