Change is usually good, but there has to be a reason for it. A good reason.

This is the current debate going on about summer storage between Department of Residence Director Randy Alexander and the members of the Inter-Residence Hall Association.

Last Thursday, IRHA refused to vote on Alexander’s summer storage proposal, which would require students to pay a $15 fee to store furnishings in residence hall storage closets.

IRHA adviser Pat Robinson said Alexander would interpret a vote against summer storage as a vote against all storage in the residence halls.

While it may be necessary to clarify for Alexander what the vote’s specific purpose was, it is much more important for him to relay to IRHA why he wants to charge students for storage and what that money will be used for.

Is a $15 fee necessary? Why $15? Why not $5? Is the Department of Residence in such dire need of more revenue that it needs to charge students for storing their furnishings?

Is it really necessary to take nickels and dimes out of students for summer storage when a fee could be used for something more productive like more laser printers in the computer labs or more educational programs?

Why is this being proposed now? Why wasn’t anything being attempted five or 10 years ago?

Questions like these are important to answer before a vote of any kind is made.

Students deserve to know where their money is going before they start emptying their pockets. Alexander has a responsibility to give them an answer, and a good answer at that.