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Last night, my two roommates and I had people over for the last time before spring break. We played the Wii, which keeps us occupied with most of our free-time since nothing is open past about seven o'clock Downtown. That brings me to how we get non-residents into the building. I really enjoy the policy here in the suites this year. I remember last year in Lawrence, you could sign someone in, but they had to give security their ID and had to be out by 1 a.m., I think. To have someone spend the night, you had to go to the office of Campus Life and get a sheet of paper signed and the roommate to sign the paper as well. Now, at least in the suites, we can sign in anyone, and they can stay as long as they want, including the entire night. I'm sure it was just a safety issue before, but it was such a hassle. Since spring break is this coming week, the residents halls are clearing out...along with me. Have a good break!
Yesterday was the first meeting of the Residents Hall Association, RHA. Now, in the beginning, I was all for this club, thinking that MAYBE it would help out the students. After I talked to a friend who attended the meeting, I discovered that the RHA was begun by Campus Life. I feel like if the students really had huge issues that they wanted dealt with, the students would have created a group to deal with them. I see this group created by Campus Life just another useless club that will change nothing. The big issues brought up were toilet paper and laundry baskets, two things I, living on campus, could care less about because I provide my own of both. The RHA is for any students living on campus that want to make their living situation better.
Nothing Campus Life has started, for me, or that I know of, has worked that well. For example, this year they also began the Corrigo work order system, which is for work orders for your room, like changing light bulbs, or any problems that may arise. I have used this system. I have tried three times, with four different tasks. Only one was answered. The others accomplished nothing. I had a leak in my room earlier this semester, so I put in a work order. No one ever came or contacted me. Two weeks later, almost half of my room was wet. I called Campus Life, who put in an emergency work order for me. It still took a day for anyone to come. It turns out that a pipe in my wall was leaking, and the water was seeping through my carpet. If I would have waited, who knows what would have happened. My point is, Campus Life often tries to change things, but, in the end, you still have to call to get things done.
In total, how I view this organization is just another way to spend my student activity fee for a group that will accomplish nothing. Feel free to disagree with me.
Hi, my name is Caitlin and I attend Point Park University to major in journalism. This is my second year, and for both of these years I have lived on campus. My first semester I lived on the 11th floor of Lawrence, and for the second semester I moved in with a friend I had made on the 16th floor. Last semester I lived in the Conestoga Suites, and it was quite an adventure to get here. Though I am now still in the suites, I have my own room this semester, and I cannot wait to live off-campus. This blog will be featuring what it is like to be a student living on-campus. Feel free to post your thoughts, comments, or questions. Thanks!
