My brother pointed out this article... haha... res ipsa...

All majors deserve respect
Many communication students face scorn

By Kecia R. Felton
Staff Writer

I am a ... a ... co ... I am a comm ... OK, I'm a communications major. There, I said it. Laugh if you want. Poke fun if you feel the need. But I am a communications major and I am proud of it.

Last week, I was walking a few paces ahead of a giggly pair of girls. As they swapped the horrors of their science and computer majors and the stringent requirements placed on them, they vehemently agreed that at times like these, "Don't you wish you were a comm major?"

I turned to these two absent-minded future geneticists and squinted, and in disgust, I said, "I happen to love my comm major." Both girls quickly shut up.

Much to my dismay, I have noticed that there is a level of disrespect assigned to the communications major. Our sociology or psychology counterparts fare no better.

The communications major may not be the most difficult major in terms of equations and calculations, and it may not be the major guaranteed to be lucrative after its graduates walk, but it does serve an invaluable purpose.

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