Editorial: Campus Pet Peeves
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Joseph Vasquez /
The Collegian
Parking vultures sit
on either side of Lot E Monday near the dorms. Notice the
white car, far right, has to drive around a vulture who is blocking
traffic flow. |
Pet peeves make you ask yourself, “Why do you keep doing that?” and “Is this annoying
anyone else?”
It happens to everyone. You’re 10 minutes late, you have a quiz,
you still need to buy a Scantron and when you pull onto campus, there
they are: the vultures.
Parking vultures hunt for parking spots and if necessary stake out their
prey, turn off their engines and wait for the next person to pull out
of that coveted slot.
Vultures have no problem eating their lunch, reading their next class
assignment or simply talking on the phone just to pass the time.
What makes parking vultures so special that they may park at the ends
of each aisle as opposed to driving around like everyone else?
That same kind of rudeness is prevalent throughout campus. Whatever happened
to customer service with a smile?
Sometimes people aren’t as nice as they are paid to be. It often
seems that dealings with different departments and services on campus
do not yield a pleasant experience.
Many locations are understaffed and the employees are overworked. In many
situations though, we are forced to deal with student employees who do
not care, or have an “it’s not my problem” attitude.
Other employees who are underpaid are just as lacking in enthusiasm. And
it isn’t always just customer service.
Fellow students can be just as inconsiderate, like those who spit their
gum on the ground when there is a garbage can just a couple of feet away.
And then comes the poor soul who steps on this newly spit-out gum and
gets not only the gum on his or her shoe, but also the debris and trash
it attracts along the way.
Speaking of shoes, why would someone want to dress as if they were going
out on the town (with shoes they can barely walk in) to their Biology
10 class? Not just shoes, but some of these people come to school dressed
as if they will be walking the runway during the next Vogue fashion show
in the free speech area.
Okay, Vogue is a stretch. Inquire magazine is more like it.
We’re sure you can learn in a pair of jeans and tennis shoes just
as well as you can in those 5-inch Mariah Carey stiletto pumps. There
is an appropriate mode of dress that demonstrates respect for your professors
and classmates. Skip the heels and the pajamas. We know that the exception
to this rule is finals time, but during the rest of the year please take
pride in your appearance. You are the face of Fresno State.
So even though you are running late and there is no way you will get reasonable
parking with the birds of prey hovering around, pull a comb through your
hair, check your teeth in the mirror. Park where you can. Yes, you will
be late for your quiz, but you can use the extra minutes you spend walking
to cram a bit more.
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