Friday students without
Andrea Drac
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: Opinion
Many have said the campus is like a ghost town on Fridays and it's true. This past Friday was the first time I was at PUC on a Friday for more than a few hours.
I arrived at SUL at 11 in the morning, at a time where it's usually hectic. There was nary a car in the lot and practically nobody going in and out of the building. In fact you could almost hear a pin drop as you headed in, which is not something expected from what I think is one of the most active buildings at PUC.
I suppose PUC assumes because fewer people come in on Fridays, the campus doesn't need to run over-efficiently. One thing I learned-all of the places to get food were empty, including the salad bar. What made the situation worse was there were only three students in the cafeteria getting food at the time, but I had to wait to pay for my food almost as long as usual.
Early closing hours of the cafeteria and Outtakes in SUL was another issue. Even for a Friday, they close way too early. There are people who come to campus to take afternoon classes or come to study or have a meeting, yet both places close in the early afternoon; Outtakes closes at 1 p.m. and the cafeteria at 2 p.m. Where's the logic in that?
I could maybe understand the cafeteria closing early, but there are a lot of people who get snacks over at Outtakes. Why close it down when there are still people who come on Fridays that might want something small to eat before, in between, or after their classes or meetings?
At PUC, it appears that Thursday is the new Friday and Friday is the new Saturday, where campus is quiet and empty. It's sad because Friday is also a weekday and a school/work day for students, yet PUC has nothing to show for it with the lack of employees, food and accommodations as well as the quiet and empty feel all around campus.
I always thought from the moment I stepped onto PUC's campus it was very accommodating and put its students first. I still think that, I just think it also needs to be shown to the students who come to spend a Friday on campus for class and meetings.
I arrived at SUL at 11 in the morning, at a time where it's usually hectic. There was nary a car in the lot and practically nobody going in and out of the building. In fact you could almost hear a pin drop as you headed in, which is not something expected from what I think is one of the most active buildings at PUC.
I suppose PUC assumes because fewer people come in on Fridays, the campus doesn't need to run over-efficiently. One thing I learned-all of the places to get food were empty, including the salad bar. What made the situation worse was there were only three students in the cafeteria getting food at the time, but I had to wait to pay for my food almost as long as usual.
Early closing hours of the cafeteria and Outtakes in SUL was another issue. Even for a Friday, they close way too early. There are people who come to campus to take afternoon classes or come to study or have a meeting, yet both places close in the early afternoon; Outtakes closes at 1 p.m. and the cafeteria at 2 p.m. Where's the logic in that?
I could maybe understand the cafeteria closing early, but there are a lot of people who get snacks over at Outtakes. Why close it down when there are still people who come on Fridays that might want something small to eat before, in between, or after their classes or meetings?
At PUC, it appears that Thursday is the new Friday and Friday is the new Saturday, where campus is quiet and empty. It's sad because Friday is also a weekday and a school/work day for students, yet PUC has nothing to show for it with the lack of employees, food and accommodations as well as the quiet and empty feel all around campus.
I always thought from the moment I stepped onto PUC's campus it was very accommodating and put its students first. I still think that, I just think it also needs to be shown to the students who come to spend a Friday on campus for class and meetings.
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