Desire Law

SMC Staff / Student

“It feels so good to be back in school after eight years. It’s difficult too, but I’m learning to re-establish that discipline.”

If you ever have occasion to phone the campus police, you’ll probably be making the call because you desire “The Law.” And chances are good that’s just who you’ll be talking to. “I’m the day-time college police dispatcher, and it’s the best job of any I’ve had,” says the young woman whose name is nearly a job description. But now, after some years in the work force, Desire has some new goals and a new career—or two—taking shape at SMC.

“I like the artistic things, including music and interior design,” says Desire. “But my major is going to be in business administration, where you have the power to negotiate deals and make decisions. Studying business keys in with everything you might want to get into in life.” But along with profit-and-loss statements, Desire also studies the field anyone in business needs to be successful: the English language. “I’m studying intermediate reading and vocabulary to help me become more articulate and improve my reading skills,” says Desire. “I’m thrilled about my classes with Paul Roberts because he’s so committed and intelligent. At times, he’s more like a teacher of history because he’s so concerned with the future of society and where education is going.” But the commitment of dedicated people is something that Desire reports being a witness to, campus-wide.

“I talked with Patty Del Valle in Counseling once. And even though she was on the fly, she just stopped everything and said, ‘What do you picture yourself doing in the future?’ That kind of thing happens a lot at this college,” says Desire. “You find a lot of people whose job—and that’s helping students—is very, very important to them.”

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