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Reverend Esby as you’ve known me. Bryan Steward, by my legal identity. If you were crafty, you’d have already learned this from facebook. All shock aside though, I have decided to go public for a reason. Thus far, I’ve merely been a writer who has hid himself from the masses to prevent public backlash or worse yet backlash from the college. But sometimes conflict is a good thing… or so they say.
People, my time here is limited. I am not the creator of this site, but all the recent activity compells me to help direct what happens here. I have this semester plus one more left to try and make something happen here. There is no chance to do anything whilst under an alias name and no public recognition of my affiliation. Additionally, I am also at a juncture in my life where I have to start considering my professional career. I cannot do all of this on my own and I need the support of our readers, students, faculty, and fellow staff members of the site, in order to actually accomplish anything. So here I am, again at your service. My fellow authors are encouraged to join me so we may now reach out to our community. Today was the second time I’ve introduced myself to a class and publicly announced my affiliation.
My biggest reasoning for doing this comes from the comments by “a fellow community member.” Good Sir or Madaam, I feel as if you speak from a very professional and practical standpoint and strongly appreciate your suggestions and support. I look forward to further dialogue and discussion with you. There are many others on this site though that I would also like to thank. There has been so much positive and constructive discussion here that I feel now is the time to grab the wheel of this beast and steer us towards some victories. I am proud of what I’ve been seeing here, especially as of late, and feel that now is the time for us to take up arms and truly campaign on this campus.
One of my first activities on a list of concerns would be to pursue first the facts of what is happening with Barefoot’s decision to switch the school over to wednesdays off and friday classes. From what I’ve gathered from faculty, within two years, you can kiss your 3 day weekends goodbye. I oppose this action on the grounds that if you want to change the schedule at all, why don’t you make classes available at more times of the day, early or late, and also make courses available anyday of the week (at least 6 days a week) and allow people to structure their lives as they wish. The best part of my suggestion is that it would make so many more classrooms available, we would actually be able to bring back the 24 hour lab! How bout it? More evening classes and maybe even friday saturday classes? I think the EPS faculty would teach on saturdays and I guarantee that would make Babson’s real world, active, entrepreneurial professors happy as their mid week schedule is almost always swamped!
Those are just a few ideas. But when you see me, come talk to me with your thoughts, opinions and ideas. And please, if you can give any time during your week, I could use your help.
Thank you ladies and gentlemen.
Your friend,
   Bryan “Reverend Esby” Steward
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a modern day hero!
congrats on dropping the alias. i was so close to doing it for my post, but decided at the last second. i’m not a senior yet and there are a few reasons that i can’t disclose my name just yet – but trust me, i will soon.
anyway, just wanted to thank you for being the first. don’t worry, you won’t be the last – our work here is far from done.
I’d also like to make an addition that if anyone wishes that their involvement remain anonymous I will respect your right to confidentiality.
Again, thank you to the readers, writers, and supporters of the site. Thank you even to the people who love Babson and are opposed to our viewpoints here. It is Babson’s supporters who we are trying to reach out to for acknowledgement of the faults here. If they truly support Babson then they better support improvement in Babson’s weakest areas. We realize that the things we write about here may potentially be negative in the eyes of upper management of Babson’s administration or even negative towards the image of the college. Well, in response to that, we can only say that the truth is what people need to hear and we will not let the educational model of ethics that Babson represents fall short when it comes to how the students and faculty are treated. We came to this school expecting the best, like no other, educational experience. We have been dissatisfied so far and here is where we make our stand, demanding for acknowledgment of shortcomings and enhancement for the future.
I look forward to my first impromptu meeting with an anonymous reader. Do not be shy.
Bryan “Reverend Esby” Steward
Bryan,
I congratulate you on having the personal courage to identify yourself and look forward to hearing more and seeing the results of your actions in our community. I feel you have a strong passion for Babson and can add some positive energy to the entire campus. I hope other members who have contributed to this site feel as comfortable in their identities and personal passions as well. Moreover, I hope they as well as yourself actively involve their voices and opinions going forward in an effort to both further understand certain rationales and potentially change such concerns as have been previously discussed via this site.
Thought (such as the numerous ones you’ve shared throughout this site) is simply action in rehersal. All such actions begin with ideas; I sincerely hope you pursue some of the ideas you’ve shared and take the time to meet with people on campus who can allow you the opportunity to openly discuss such items for the betterment of all.
While publicity and journalistic integrity may allow you a forum to post your thoughts and begin a discussion, I look forward to you continuing such discussions in person throughout the community.