Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Playing elevator operator is Mary Hyden. Staring at the lloor indicator panel, talking with friends and daydreaming dominates eleva- tor activities. Elevator doors close as Cheryl Padget looks at her mail. 18-elevalors

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If they only knew what I know, they could get things done a lot more easily. I ' ve been standing here for years, and I have seen it all. They get so worked up over the littlest things. Little do they know, their problems are nothing compared to some of the ones I have. I don ' t want to complain, but we resi- dent halls have feelings too. I ' m so fed up at the moment that I have to get it off my wall. For openers, they got me up at 8 a.m. just so they could start moving in. No one asked when I wanted to begin the semester. They thought they were avoiding the crowd. I thought they were creating a nuisance. I suppose I can understand a few little things, but they were so loud. They yelled all the way across the lob- by, shouting greetings to comrades from last year and instructions to re- cruits helping them move their posses- sions. And they brought their possessions: all of them. I even think many went out and bought new possessions (junk) just to make me upset. Some were organized. Most were not. I loved the ones who moved in in one snappy trip but they were few and far between. Some of the them took five trips from car to the door — using three or four helpers each trip! Where do they put all of that stuff!? And you would think that parking was my responsibility! I am a residence hall. The construction near Laidley Hall is not my fault. Believe it or not, I really feel for those women who had to use carts to wheel their stuff across campus. Another thing that was not my fault was the closing of 18th Street to make a plaza. It did make for an amusing day of watching traffic get all tied up and people trying to figure out how to ad- just to the situation. I did have my fun though — at the expense of the residents — but I de- serve to get a little enjoyment from the fiasco. I kept the elevators at a nice slow pace all day long. It sure was neat to see people waiting with all of their Moving in residence lialls may be rough but consider it from The buiiding ' s point of view belongings in little clusters. What was more fun was watching the movers get the clusters confused and seeing peo- ple leave boxes sitting in the lobby as they rode off into the sky on The Va- tors. Oh, man, were those parents hilar- ious! Some of them drove around the block for 30 minutes to find a parking place close to the door to save time moving in. Dads were the funniest, I think. They were always polite and holding doors for the female residents, while the women pushed their way past them to get on the elevator. Result: Dad is left behind once again. The process re- peats. I ' ll reveal a secret now. I am not the Hilton Inn. Some people think I should be. They can ' t get over my small rooms and guaint decor. Sorry folks. It ' s always great to see what people forget to bring, and how they an- nounce it to the world. My ears are still burning from the exclamations of the woman who forgot her checkbook. People never forget the important things like stuffed animals and fish nets. They just forget the extras like tooth- brushes, raincoats, alarm clocks and anti-perspirant. Yuck! I think it ' s cute to watch freshmen when they first meet their roomates. The situation is awkward to say the least. Hi. Hi. I ' m your roommate, I guess. I guess so. This is my mom, and this is my dad. Hi. So — how do you like school so far? Oh well. My life would be nothing without residents living in my halls. I kinda like them. But, I sure am glad moving days only come once a semes- ter. I don ' t have the patience to put up with it all year. moving in — 17

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Getting shafted Elevators received constant abuse from students. They crammed them too full. They got a kick out of pushing the emergency stop buttons. But elevators got their revenge. They frustrated students by breaking down frequently. They opened their doors slowly and closed them even more slowly. They skipped floors. They bounced. Of the approximately 30 campus elevators, the Smith Hall elevator was used the most. Construc- tion of a second elevator was planned along the south wall of Smith Hall m 1983, said Karl J. Egna- toff, vice president for administration. Students got impatient with elevators, as well as with other passengers. Some people who ride the elevators are inconsiderate, Lisa Crow said. The people outside the elevator doors block the door for the one inside trying to get out. Doors were the most vandalized part of the eleva- tors in residence halls, said Ray Welty, director of housing. The doors were painted during the sum- mer, Christmas break and spring break, to cover the scribbling. Routine maintenance on residence hall elevators was $2,054 per month. Welty said. Annual vandal- ism expenditures on all elevators was about $33,000, he added. Money spent on repairing the vandalized eleva- tors is a waste of money for the students, Welty said. They (students) could have saved all kinds of housing money if elevator abuse were reduced or eliminated. The Smith Hall elevator, the most used on campus, is crammed lull ol students belore and alter each class. Waiting on elevators is a pas- time lor Twin Towers residents. Tma Sites, Sherry Dunn and Tracy White wait in the lobby lor their ride. Students enter and leave one ol the three elevators in the Twin Towers West lobby. The elevators service the 15 Hoors m the residence hall. elevators — 19