2008 Woodie Awards
The Temperature Socks
Montclarion Main Editorial
Issue date: 12/11/03 Section: Opinion
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The year in review is not common for the last issue of the semester. The best and worst of the year are analyzed, top ten lists are calculated, and an abridged version of the year is summarized. THE MONTCLARION had their hands full this year with news articles covering everything from NROTC, SGA, and of course administration policies.
The semester started with Residence Life in the spotlight, and as 2003 wraps up, guess who's back: Residence Life and Facilities. No, this editorial won't be about construction which has annoyed the living daylights out of every single student and faculty member, in the name of progress. Nor will this editorial be about the plethora of problems that occurred at our new Residence Village which is now only four months old.
What will be discussed is the general disregard of students, when complaints arise, specifically the lack of heat in some dormitories and academic buildings and the excessive heat in a few other residence halls. Why must the Montclair Board of Health have to be called in just because there's a heat problem? Maybe because nothing is being done about it.
Of course Residence Life has offered up some solutions. Here are some examples: open/close the windows, move furniture away from vents, and wear extra clothing. In regards to the extra clothing, the specific line taken from the article says, "wearing socks." Of course, how stupid of us all to blame Residence Life for our shivering bodies, when all we had to do was put on some tube socks.
The Physical Plant staff is working on an improperly calibrated controller. What does that actually mean? From context clues, it has to do with Freeman Hall's lack of heat. But technical words don't put residents at ease. Feeling warm enough to go to bed at night or concentrate in class does.
As a result of the "unfit living and learning conditions", Amanda Gildersleeve decided to do something about it. As she rounded up residents to contact the Montclair Board Of Health, Residence Life popped up to make change. Last year when the Clove Road Apartments were falling apart, it took an article last spring in this same paper to bring it to light. Eventually Residence Life came to the rescue.
For the most part, the cliché of "what goes around, comes around" slips into this piece to validate itself here at MSU. Covering all the issues of the entire semester lead back to the same problems the MSU community had dealt with when they arrived.
The semester started with Residence Life in the spotlight, and as 2003 wraps up, guess who's back: Residence Life and Facilities. No, this editorial won't be about construction which has annoyed the living daylights out of every single student and faculty member, in the name of progress. Nor will this editorial be about the plethora of problems that occurred at our new Residence Village which is now only four months old.
What will be discussed is the general disregard of students, when complaints arise, specifically the lack of heat in some dormitories and academic buildings and the excessive heat in a few other residence halls. Why must the Montclair Board of Health have to be called in just because there's a heat problem? Maybe because nothing is being done about it.
Of course Residence Life has offered up some solutions. Here are some examples: open/close the windows, move furniture away from vents, and wear extra clothing. In regards to the extra clothing, the specific line taken from the article says, "wearing socks." Of course, how stupid of us all to blame Residence Life for our shivering bodies, when all we had to do was put on some tube socks.
The Physical Plant staff is working on an improperly calibrated controller. What does that actually mean? From context clues, it has to do with Freeman Hall's lack of heat. But technical words don't put residents at ease. Feeling warm enough to go to bed at night or concentrate in class does.
As a result of the "unfit living and learning conditions", Amanda Gildersleeve decided to do something about it. As she rounded up residents to contact the Montclair Board Of Health, Residence Life popped up to make change. Last year when the Clove Road Apartments were falling apart, it took an article last spring in this same paper to bring it to light. Eventually Residence Life came to the rescue.
For the most part, the cliché of "what goes around, comes around" slips into this piece to validate itself here at MSU. Covering all the issues of the entire semester lead back to the same problems the MSU community had dealt with when they arrived.