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:

Where do we go next?

If someone asked me to paint a picture of Thayer Hall, or possibly how to get there...this is what I would come up with. For new students and for anyone else that has no idea how to get through Academic Hall, Thayer is confusing. There are signs pointing left and right and until you walk back and forth about 3 times, you finally realize that it's just one big circle. And what about the Academic Hall stairwell? You can take the elevator down to floor one, but instead of walking the stairs down to floor one, you are forced to come out on floor 2 and take the grand stairs to the lobby. How many Freshman or new students do you think have walked down those stairs just to see how far it takes them before they have to walk back up again? Maze I tell ya...

Elevators are irritating...

Although my posts about elevators and food in Lawrence are extremely repetitive, I need to further address the fact that elevators are by far the most irritating thing at Point Park University. I believe that the Dean, or some representative of higher authority should implement a rule that disables anyone from the 6th floor down,(unless you have the occasional ladder or a food cart) to ride the elevator. We all are young, able-bodies with perfectly functioning legs(for the most part), therefore stairs are put there for a reason. The elevator continues to stop on every floor from 20 down, and it does not help keep you on time for class when you have that clown that takes the elevator down from floor three to floor one. The cafeteria is located on floor three, there should be no excuse for not walking two flights of stairs, especially after the 6,000 calorie meals that they are feeding us. Exercise is good for the body, let's practice good habits and use our legs. Americans are stereotyped as lazy, let's help prove them wrong.