MALE STUDENT：Did you read the announcement?
FEMALE STUDENT：Yeah, but you know... I really don’t think it’ll be that beneficial.
MALE STUDENT：How come? It seems alright... I know they need some volunteers in town to work at the youth center...
FEMALE STUDENT：Well, it’s a nice idea, but making it mandatory will probably have the opposite effect from what the announcement says. It’s a great thing for the university to encourage and all…
MALE STUDENT：Sure…
FEMALE STUDENT：…but having a requirement... that’s gonna cause resentment, not inspire students to volunteer more. We’ll probably all fulfill the requirement… then try to avoid volunteering in the future. It’ll leave a bad taste in my mouth, I’m afraid.
MALE STUDENT：Yeah, I can see that.
FEMALE STUDENT：And also, I mean... it’s great that there’s opportunities nearby. But still, most of them probably aren’t within walking distance. Like the park--they’re always looking for volunteers to clean the area. But most students—including me—don’t have cars on campus.
MALE STUDENT：Yeah… me neither.
FEMALE STUDENT：And there isn’t much public transportation either. Even if these places are local, how are we supposed to get there? It’s just not practical.
The woman expresses her opinion of the university’s new policy. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
The woman disagrees with the policy of requiring students to do volunteer work before graduation for 10 hours. Firstly, making it mandatory doesn’t benefit any side. I mean, volunteering for free is good when it is encouraged, but if it’s required, people will have resentment towards it, so they won’t fulfill the requirement or come back with a sense of fulfillment. They’ll just not come back in the future for this like a bad taste in the mouth. Besides, Most places are hard to reach. For instance, the park needs some cleaning, but most students like her don’t have a car, and there isn’t much public transportation, so it’s hard to get there, making it impractical to volunteer.
