To the Editors:
The lead story of your October 15th issue of the Xavierite caught my attention because I have been involved with the Belize service trip since it began in 2008.
I was happy to see the attention given to the trip through the story on an enterprising fundraiser by two students who hope to go on the 2015 trip.
However, I would have been happier if the story also talked about the coming trip, informing students of their eligibility and letting them know about a general information meeting on Wednesday, October 22nd.
I would have been happier if the story had accurately reported that the trip has occurred every year since 2008 and that the most recent trip was last May (2014), rather than incorrectly reporting that the last trip was in 2010. Moreover, last year’s group was one of SXU’s largest, hitting the maximum number (14) that our hosts in Belize can accommodate.
Why didn’t the Xavierite reporter talk with those who are organizing the next International Mercy Service Trip to Belize?
Why didn’t the newspaper use a photo of some SXU students at work building a house in Belize?
I hope that the coverage of the fundraiser will make it a success, and I hope that the story about the purpose of the fundraiser will make the annual Belize service trip more widely known among SXU students. But with a little more professionalism as to sources and readers, the Xavierite could have made a good story an excellent one.
Sister Joy Clough, RSM
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