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1. Have a consistent flow of hot water, or even
tolerable warm, for showers everyday of the week,
every hour of the day, in every residence area. Like
my mom said, she doesn’t pay that much for housing
for her daughter to have cold showers once, or
twice or three times, a week.
2. Find a solution to the sewage smell lurking in
the music department- as if the music department
wasn’t dungeon-esque enough already, a pipe had
to go and break releasing a god-awful stench upon
what few music classrooms and rehearsal spaces
the school has. The pipe was supposedly “fixed”
but the eau de port-o-potty still lingers much to
the distress of singers and bandlings alike.
3. Get a real coffee house: bless the Cabaret’s
poor little heart but it in no way suffices, give us
our foamed milk and espresso! Give us ambiance
and Norah Jones! Hell, the Literary Arts Society
is so desperate that they are taking trips into
hipster-infested Vassar territory for a suitable
venue to recite their bleeding heart poetry.
4. Later hours for the library, earlier weekend
hours for the cabaret, and better hours for the
labs in such places like Lowell Thomas. If the
science kids get to enjoy the consistently open
Donnelly computer lab than why can’t the poor
communication students get to work on their assignments
late into the night as well?
5. Have all computer programs on every computer
on campus so that people don’t have to
trek all the way to the one lab with
SMARTnotebook to find it closed or full. If the
library and Donnelly computers had the same
programs as those in Dyson and Lowell Thomas,
beyond Microsoft Office, it would relieve a lot of
stress on those students who need such programs
for their assignments.
6. Refill the Dyson Café with food and maybe
extend it’s hours. It’s very depressing when you
go into the café with a half hour until night class
and your only choices for a quick meal is the last
of the packaged salads and maybe some chips or
nuts. On occasion you can get lucky and there
will be a microwavable mac and cheese or some
soup left.
7. Drop the two required classes in various areas
of Liberal Arts that generally don’t have much to
do with individual’s majors when one class in
each would suffice. This would also clear up room
for those ambitious people who take on multiple
majors and minors, or those who just have a ridiculously
tight four-year course to complete one
major. Along these lines the computer courses
should be dropped all together, we’ve grown up
learning how to make Powerpoints and spreadsheets
on Excel, no need to teach it to us now.
8. Make it easier for clubs and classes to get
started. While right now we have a good amount
of clubs and choices for classes, there is always
room for more ideas and a bit of diversity. At the
same time make it easier for clubs to deal with
SGA, like no ridiculous ten minute walks to the
Student Center for a five minute meeting when
club updates could be completed through weekly
emails.
Things Marist Could Improve
9. Change reading days before finals to what most
other schools have- a few days or even a week off
of classes for optimum study time before final
exams. If Marist were to implement this, I’d reckon
it would result in better test scores and a happy
stress-free student body shouting, “Yay! No more
stomach ulcers!”
10. Strengthen the fragile network. Having wireless
is great, and there probably are a number of
people working hard to give us what we’ve got,
UGG BOOTS:
FASHION
‘MUST-HAVE’
OR
‘UGG-LY’
COMMODITY? By Christine Urgola
Just a few short years ago UGGs burst on
the fashion scene, sported by celebrities like
Kate Moss, Jessica Simpson and Jennifer
Aniston. Like many new looks, they quickly
caught on with fashionistas and finally the
masses. They were said to be a fleeting fad; a
momentary lapse in judgment by young women
everywhere. However, after several years of
popularity in America, it seems as if UGGs are
here to stay.
Prided for their comfort and durability,
UGGs were considered a ‘new’ trend in the U.S.
in early 2005. However, they’ve been keeping
surfers warm on the beaches of Australia long
before then.
Young Australian surfer Brian Smith introduced
a peculiar practice to the New York City
in 1978, receiving little reception or recognition
for his sheepskin boot. Maintaining a
positive attitude, Smith traveled west to surf
in California. Here, the boots caught on very
slowly: Smith sold only 48 pairs of boots to 5
accounts in his first season of business. Since
then, UGG Australia has evolved into the
(compiled by various writers, in no particular order)
but when you can’t access the internet for over an
hour (even attempting to plug in for the net) the
week before finals, you could care less how many
times the internet actually does work. If it has to
do with high traffic or some viral code going through
the main computers you would think Marist could
have a hearty back up, being one of the “mostconnected
campuses,” so you don’t have students
wondering how they’re ever going to get their
homework done or begin studying their review
sheet if they can’t even access it on iLearn.
worldwide leader in comfortable sheepskin
footwear and has expanded to include a variety
of outerwear and accessories.
The problems with UGGs? Tendonitis and
smelly feet. Like flip-flops or any other flat
sole shoe, they’re actually bad for your feet.
The sole is a very soft sheepskin and rubber
that does not support the foot, which can in
turn cause a lowering of the arch and tendon
strain. So even though they may feel warm
and fuzzy- they’re terrible for your feet. According
to recommended wearing instructions
inside the box, UGG Australia suggests wearing
the boots sans socks, which according to
many wearers, results in a putrid smell south
of the ankles.
All of these issues aside, UGGs are worn
by celebs and everyday women, alike. Connie
Rishwain, President of UGG Australia claims
that “once you wear UGGs, you’re hooked.
They’re original, authentic and the ultimate
in luxury and comfort.” Looks like we’re willing
to look and smell past the downsides for
the good of ‘comfort’ and ‘fashion.’
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