Edumacation...
I know I haven't posted in a while, but I've been drafting entries in my head, so I've got some stuff to catch up on. The first is a rant against St. Thomas University. Its computer access sucks. The computers in our building are only accessible from 10am to 7pm. We're in classes every day from 8-5. The other computer lab on campus (yes, there are only two labs) is open until 11pm. Now, I understand this is a small school and it has no moeny so that explains their normal crappy hours. However, on Halloween night they went even further.
The student council had run something they call Trick or Eat. It's a very admirable cause where instead of trick or treating for candy, students go around and ask for canned goods that they donate to either the Fredericton food bank or the food bank for students on campus. Can't fault that. However, after they had complied 2800 lbs of food in the lobby of James Dunn Hall, they decided they needed to close the whole place down at 10pm so no one would steal the food. And yes, the computer lab is in that building. So at 10pm they kicked us all out, including those of us working on an assignment due the next day that I could not work on at home (software only on school computers).
Now, first of all, I would assume a university's priority would be education, so they should maximize the amount of time available for students to work on their assignments. Second of all, why were they worried about people stealing the food? It was going to the food bank (and the student food bank) – where it’s given away for free. Anyone taking it from the pile that night probably needs it too.
So because of a fear of having food stolen that was going to be given away for free, no computers were available anywhere on campus after 10pm. Absolutely ridiculous. Fortunately, my friend Carrie had the software on her computer and let me borrow her laptop for the rest of the night to finish the project. But not stellar support from the University.
The student council had run something they call Trick or Eat. It's a very admirable cause where instead of trick or treating for candy, students go around and ask for canned goods that they donate to either the Fredericton food bank or the food bank for students on campus. Can't fault that. However, after they had complied 2800 lbs of food in the lobby of James Dunn Hall, they decided they needed to close the whole place down at 10pm so no one would steal the food. And yes, the computer lab is in that building. So at 10pm they kicked us all out, including those of us working on an assignment due the next day that I could not work on at home (software only on school computers).
Now, first of all, I would assume a university's priority would be education, so they should maximize the amount of time available for students to work on their assignments. Second of all, why were they worried about people stealing the food? It was going to the food bank (and the student food bank) – where it’s given away for free. Anyone taking it from the pile that night probably needs it too.
So because of a fear of having food stolen that was going to be given away for free, no computers were available anywhere on campus after 10pm. Absolutely ridiculous. Fortunately, my friend Carrie had the software on her computer and let me borrow her laptop for the rest of the night to finish the project. But not stellar support from the University.
posted by Mr. G. at 2:10 a.m.
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