Walmart Tuition Fund (WTF)

Heres an article from the New York Times about Walmart’s entry into the higher education biz. I never agreed to boycott Walmart. It used to be that they were the only place that would change my car’s oil after 5pm, the only time I had available. I would never be proud of working at or supporting Walmart [or any University], but I am usually proud of getting things done. People that shop and work at Walmart are just trying to get to where they think they need to go. In college when upset with my peer group, at times I had to remind myself to offer them the same considerations that I do Walmart workers and customers. The student body of my college is much like the Walmart work force and patrons. Aiming for a sense of empowerment they are getting things done with the available tools to them. Who is to say that the tools offered for one’s empowerment make them a victim? When I am in line at Walmart wishing that there was a better option; or sitting in class listening to an a professor who couldn’t care less about my opinion; or after our University has cut the funding for Women’s Studies and Black Studies: I am.