We at the Picket would like to express our pleasure with regard to the recent Shepherdstown Town Council decision to provisionally reinstate the Really, Really Free Market. The editors of the Picket believe student ingenuity should be celebrated and rewarded, not shot down. The decision by the McMurran Society and certain authorities at the university could potentially prevent students from utilizing the full force of the education Shepherd provides. Robbie Glenn demonstrated organizational skill, marketing ability and original thought, making it a reality in Shepherdstown. Students did not complain; faculty did not complain. A minority of business owners did complain, and unfortunately those are the voices to which Shepherd listened. The Really, Really Free Market provides a green, community centered option to disposing of items that are no longer of use. As students in the Shepherdstown community, we feel this alternative is far better to boxes of unwanted items filling up dorm rooms, hallways and the garbage collection areas. The Shepherdstown Town Council used strong judgment and made a common sense decision for students and members of the Shepherd community and Shepherdstown as a whole.
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