JBelle’s full Sunday post
here
Neither Josh or his large, loving extended family will ever know the sacrifice and the tenancity that many families undergo in
connection with a Gonzaga education. That’s because Josh is a full scholarshipped DI athlete, driving a brand new SUV around town. Many of the students I talk to tell me that they are afraid that very image is what people will think Gonzaga students are. None of the students that work in my office drive to work; know why? They don’t have cars. They walk from the Gonzaga campus to downtown Spokane to work to pay tuition. They are at the top of their game, too. All have been on the President’s List every semester at Gonzaga. That would give them a collective GPA of at least a 3.7. On the nights before big tests, they are at home, studying hard. They all express impatient disbelief that Josh would be in Cheney at midnight the night before a big, big game, in possession of felony drugs to boot. They do not think that Josh honors the Gonzaga experience, but rather think he’s a spoiled, privileged brat, not old enough or willing enough to understand what’s at stake —
JBelle
/The ‘Kan EWA.