Mark GarlitWhen a student lives on campus, it is almost impossible to satisfy them and practically mandatory for said student to find something to complain about everyday.
Here at Cabrini we have an over abundance of complaints and annoyances. However, we have also been answered in a few of our complaints.
We complained about parking, and the school added a few more parking spots. Some students would argue however that the 70-some odd spots are not enough, but as said before, it is practically mandatory to find something to complain about everyday for students here.
We complained that after the cafeteria closes, we only have Jazzman’s to satisfy us, at an expensive price. As a result, we now can order fast food meals from the cafeteria from 9-11p.m. at night. The complaint one has about this is that already the campus phone extension for said program does not work.
We complained that the campus was too dark and unsafe to walk around late at night when many students were leaving Founder’s Hall after working until the early morning hours and heading back to their dorms. With the help of SGA, we are in the process of putting lights in the dark areas around campus.
We complain about visitation hours for the CAC building, forgetting that it is the residents who have caused the visitation hours to be enforced. Complaints about theft, damages by guests and the request for a public safety officer to be placed at a desk at the front door have caused the college to reassess and put visitation hours in place. The complaint for that is that all freedom is now lost to those living in the apartments.
This is one of the complaints that I find particularly bothersome. As a resident, I know it gets boring around campus and the result is a lot of students sitting around their rooms, bored, drinking and trying to find something to do. If you and your guests are going to get uncivilized, then there’s going to be consequences. I can understand however, how people who are in the CAC and are not unusually destructive, can be very frustrated right now. Good luck straightening it all out.
What else is there to complain about? Well, if you’re a Cabrini student, lots of things apparently. We could complain about how Founder’s Hall is locked after a certain hour even though we’re told we’re allowed to stay inside to complete work even if it may mean working late into the night.
Those who have late radio shows and absolutely need to be in the radio station at certain hours find themselves locked out. Then they have to call and annoy public safety to get the station doors open because the card swipes are turned off an hour before they have to get in.
Just this past Monday night, Public Safety officers relayed a similar message to this newspaper’s staff. After Founder’s Hall is locked up everyone must be out of the building. This is a big blow to the staff, who usually spends all of Tuesday night in the building completing their layouts.
Commuters, who have it harder in the winter months and who also no longer have a designated commuter lounge to go in between classes, have only complained about parking, which they feel there is still too little of. Some have also complained about the CAC visitation rights because they have a time limit on the time they are allowed to visit their friends.
I’ve heard a couple complain about campus voicemail messages. Residents get these on a daily basis and about half probably listen to the full messages. Commuters however don’t receive these messages and sometimes feel they are left out of the loop.
One thing is for sure among all this complaining and accomplishing; students will always complain and the college will always attempt to satisfy the students. Is there a solution? I’m not sure, but if you can think of one while complaining about parking, the cafeteria food or anything else, then bring your idea to the school’s attention. Contact SGA, or RHA to make your voice heard because after all, no one else will.
Posted to the web by Jenna Nash
