Point Park is good for your health...

Okay, so I know I blogged about the hand sanitizer earlier in this semester, but I feel like this topic should be addressed a little bit further. Not only do we have hand sanitizer machines with an excessive amount of hand sanitizer, but now there is a wiping system located right next to them! How convenient...Point Park likes to keep their students clean. Or there might have been a MRSA outbreak and now they are cracking down. I guess we will never know...

But in case you don't know how to use hand sanitizer...don't worry, Youtube actually has a video how to do so (so weird...)

What to do (in a crazy order) for a Point Park Fire Drill...

Although the text on this image is hard to decipher, the order of the steps to exit your dorm during a fire drill is quite amusing. The list of steps is as follows:

-Close and lock door (shouldn't that be listed last?)

-Close windows

-Leave lights on

-Take I.D. and key

-Leave the building

First of all, this sign is so small that I didn't even realize this was on the back of my door (especially because there is a very large coat hanger...with tons of coats...blocking it). Besides that, I do not think in the panic of a fire students would stop and read the directions before they are engulfed by flames (or not engulfed by flames). How are we supposed to exit the building? Or leave the building, rather. I mean, I know the stairs are a good place to start, but the notice doesn't really instruct us on what to do...and if we are closing the windows and flames block the door...don't you agree we are screwed? But no worries, at least the lights will be on for someone to see us and save us. However, considering the fact we are closing and locking the doors FIRST, no one will be able to get us if we have our key! Especially if the door is blocked off with fire. Well I certainly hope Lawrence doesn't have any serious fires before this fire drill direction sheet is revised...

Everyone must be sick of school by now...I know I am. Once flip-flops are pulled out and the temperatures hit 70+ degrees...spring fever is definitely underway. Less and less people are showing up for class, procrastination is becoming extreme, and the Point is filled with students who are tanning, reading and frolicking in the grass pretending to be athletes. It's basically gotten to the point where it is just too hot everywhere to do anything. The dorms are 100 degrees (mainly because the heaters are still cooking and Lawrence has no air flow) and clothes are annoying to wear at this point. Due to the extreme temperatures and lackadaisical attitudes from everyone (including myself), I vote for no more school for the semester. Who's with me?

Darkness in Thayer causes danger...

So as I've heard and now have seen for myself, computer lab room 212 on the 2nd floor of Thayer keeps their students in the dark. Literally and Figuratively. While I was here on spring break, not only was I not notified that the labs were closing at 4:30 PM, but the hallways near the bathrooms are never lit for students convenience, which is totally dangerous. Other students have experienced this as well--and they are not happy about it. This is especially dangerous because if anyone at Point Park has seen the hallway by that bathroom (which I'm sure you have), it is kind of scary back there. I actually didn't even know those bathrooms existed until this semester, and now that all of this has been brought to my attention, I will probably never use them again. Just kidding...but seriously, probably not at night, beause I won't be able to see and who knows who is lurking back there? If you are working on a paper late at night (or maybe even early in the morning, we haven't investigated that yet), I recommend bringing a flashlight or talking to the janitors, because we all know light bulbs usually aren't burnt out that long before they are replaced.

Funny Analogies...

So I think I should begin making a blog specifically about these comments, because they are absolutely hilarious. If you are unable to read the writing, this post comment suggests:

"Can you please make sure that there is always regular (heavy emphasis on the regular) ranch in the salad bar, light ranch tastes like roadkill! Thanks!"

The residence hall kindly responded:

"While I would not describe the taste of light ranch as roadkill, I certainly agree there is a big difference..."

It's kind of funny because unless the person has actually tasted roadkill, I believe it would be hard to compare light ranch to it. Although, the smell of roadkill is pretty disgusting, so maybe this is what they are referring to. As students, we are kind of hypocritical, suggesting we need more options, yet we need to eliminate options for other people? This person was obviously NOT HAPPY about the light ranch. Someone please send them a bottle of LIGHT Hidden Valley Ranch (COSTCO size) ASAP. Thanks. :)

(I totally hope the person who wrote that comment isn't reading this...if you are, I'm totally kidding.)

Turning back time?

I'm not sure if anyone else has witnessed a crazy clock in Point Park's Academic Hall--but it reminds me of something out of the 'Poltergeist' or maybe 'The Ring'. This picture, although it is far away and blurred, is similar to what you see when you witness a crazy clock. Sometimes you may find the big hand going backwards in a counter clockwise motion, or maybe even both hands frozen in time, 4 hours off beat. Although cell phones are not recommended in class, if you like to keep tabs on the accuracy of your time schedule, I recommend you bring them just in case you are placed in a classroom with a "Point Park crazy clock."

World Cup from Point Park

Some Point Park athletes extend their opinions about the 2010 World Cup for soccer: