SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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No Parking, Dirty Laundry, and other Problems! An account of life at Pittsburgh would not be complete (or accurate) without menti.on-.ol some ot the day-to-day hassles faced by PSUC stu- dents in their pursuits of higher education. Parking, or lack of it, will probably be one of the most remembered problems of the 1986-87 academic year. Increased enrollment brought I more students and more cars to PSUC, while the I number of available -parking spaces remained the same. Student vehicle owners arriving m September were dismayed to find the parking 1 s lots behind Banks Hall and ovation. Although the Banks parking lot was re- opened in late September, two months before the projected completion date, the cars still out- numbered the parking spaces. Restrictions on the number of students allowed to have cars on campus will be instituted for the up:ommg year: However, this did not alleviate this year ' s incon- venience to students (and faculty) nor the in- tense competition for available spaces. Laundry also ranks high on the list of hassles at PSUC. Thirty or more students competing for one washer and dryer usually means that the machines are in use 24 hoursa day, seven daysa week The machines frequently break dofan! which intensifies the competition for any re- maining machines; ' , The frequent breakdown, -of elevators in the high-rise dorms is another PSUC hassle, espe- cially for those residents who must trek up and jdflwn several-flights of stairs until the elevators are repaired. Each PSUC student has specific pet peev.es about campus life, but one that is virtually uni- ■ -versa I concerns the noise levels in the library. Although Late Njght Study on the first floor pro — videsa place for group study and discussion, the ' prime study hours (after dinner to the library ' s closing time) on the upper floors have often been described as social hour Casual, conversa- tions make concentration difficult, and ' often , force students to find alternative times and places to study. However, despite these and other hassles, . PSUC students demonstrate their resiliency by ' accepting any setbacks in stride, all as part of campus life. ; i.., Sue Harris