I was among several parents and at least 30 children who showed up Saturday, April 11, excited about an Easter Egg Hunt taking place on central campus. Unfortunately, the only thing we received that day was “bad news.” First, the Daily had printed in the Friday edition that the hunt would begin at 1:30 p.m. The actual time the activity was to take place was 11:30 a.m.! I understand that errors occur in publishing a paper with the amount of literature that is involved; therefore I am not complaining to the staff of the Daily.

My concern is the complete and total lack of knowledge on the part of the staff of the Interfraternity Council. You see, these are the people who allegedly coordinated this event. I had heard two conflicting times from two different sources. KASI announced Friday morning that the event would begin at 11:30 and the Daily reported 1:30. I knew only one of these times must be correct and phoned the Interfraternity Council to confirm the correct time. After a moment on hold, she said the students who would distribute the candy were to do so at noon, therefore we should show up at 1:30. I really must learn to ask the name of the person to whom I’m speaking because I wish I could blame the specific female who informed me incorrectly.

Yes, we were two hours late. As several people assembled on the steps of Curtiss Hall, a very embarrassed-looking man came to explain that there was a misprint (blaming the newspaper), and we were too late — I’m sorry. That was all we received for the effort we undertook to get our children to the hunt on time. Their hopes of fun and candy were destroyed. I believe the situation could have been handled in a different way.

Knowing the information had been misprinted and that there would be children showing up at 1:30, how much trouble could it have been for them to save some of the candy from the morning activity and distribute it for those less fortunate to receive the CORRECT information? Or buy some more candy?

If this had been an activity that only I had planned to attend, I would have treated it like a canceled class — gone and spent the time doing something useless. However, the participants in this case were children under the age of 12, including my own.

I was infuriated more than most, I’m sure, because I did try to insure we wouldn’t miss the event and was misinformed by the very people who should have known. The lesson to be learned? If you happen to be asked a question and really DO NOT know the answer, refer the inquirer to someone who does and/or keep your mouth shut!

Gina M. Bassett

Senior

Marketing