N.C. State is installing its 14th chancellor today, however most students will not be there. This is mostly because a major class period coincides with the ceremony, but many of those who do not have class probably won’t be stopping by either. While getting a new chancellor is great and having him officially installed may bring a sense of fulfillment to his position, the majority of the students at N.C. State don’t care.

We may have a world-class chancellor who really cares about the University, but we are concerned with more important things, like classes. Few students would be willing to give up a lecture from a professor for a speech by an administrator. Besides, it would hurt their productivity because they would have to make up their classes and homework another time.

The ceremony is also really late. The chancellor has been in office since April, yet the University has waited until October to see him officially installed. Students are already accustomed to him and certainly consider this a waste of their time. They don’t need to see him hold the

While some may argue this is a chance to unify the University, football is probably the only thing that really unites students. They get to scream, act crazy and have a sense their university is better than another university, together as a whole, no matter their personal feelings.

Ultimately, it is difficult for a population as large and diverse as N.C. State to come together to like one man. Chancellor Woodson is certainly a nice man, but at the end of the day he is just another administrator. His job is not to be our friend, but to serve and promote the University and make it the best it can be.

It is sad but true that the student body is generally apathetic. We could certainly care less about the “greatness of our fine University.” Being “a part of history” is not nearly as important as going to class or sleeping in after a long night of studying and hanging out with friends.