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Fear and loathing in residential housing Washer and tumbler trouble The mouse and the house Students frustrated with laundry facilities Lookout House struggles with mice KATELYN CLEMENT kmclement 16@ole.augie.edu Numerous students over the past several weeks have complained of trouble with laundry facilities on campus, and the problem does not appear to have a simple solution, according to students interviewed by the Mirror. Many students have raised issues with the washers in Solberg Hall and Bergsaker Hall which leak detergent onto the clothes, causing oily stains. The stains can be washed out, but having to add another rinse cycle is tedious work. The washers in freshmen dorms have Grace Goble also leaked water onto the floor multiple times, leaving puddles for people to slip in. The machines don't always turn on, and the dryers will sometimes destroy clothes. "I will put all my clothes in [the washing machine] and it won't start, it's just dead:' Grace Goble, a freshman in Solberg, said. "And the dryers are just not gentle. I have to take my nicer clothes out [because) they will make rips:' One recurring problem students have highlighted is people taking their wet clothes out of the washing machines and putting their own laundry in, leaving the stranger's wet clothes in a pile in the laundry room. Hosea Kost, a sophomore resident in Granskou Hall, said that it is rude because dryer cycles are longer than the rinse cycles so the washing machines are backed up until dryers open up. Kost also suggested that a lot of the problems See LAUNDRY, page 3 KATELYN CLEMENT kmciement16@ole.augie.edu Signing up for a theme house sounds like a lot of fun and a way for students to give back to the community. However, the students living in Lookout House are paying more than what they bargained for. Since the students moved in two years ago, they have been overrun by mice. The signs of a mouse infestation appeared soon after they moved in. Now they hear scurrying and scratching in the walls of the house while they sleep. The mice pop out of nowhere and run across the floor while the disgusted ShiAimont students are cooking or doing homework. Shi Almont., one of the residents of Lookout, said, "We hear them in the trash cans under the sink sometimes .. Also, a couple weeks ago, my roommate had banana bread sitting on her nightstand in her room. She woke up in the morning to find it laying on the ground with a hole chewed through it:' Katelyn Derby also expressed her distress about the rampaging mice. Derby said, "We've had clear evidence of mice in our house for months with no real improvement:' Derby said. "It makes it difficult at night knowing that there are little rodents crawling around when you sleep:' The students contacted Campus Life about the situation, but, Almont said, Campus Life set up numerous traps to no avail. The mice still roam the house. "The mice have lived in Lookoutmuchlongerthan we have- the house belongs to them now:' Mice are not the only See MICE, page 9 Student Union Project committee formed, more plans on the way Administration takes first small step in the long process to construct the new Student Union KYLER BAIER krbaier 14@ole.augie.edu The administration has taken the first initiative toward the next major project on campus: The Student Union and Morrison Commons renovation project. Before Thanksgiving break, the Student Union Project Committee (SUP) was formed to draft concrete plans for the renovation of the Morrison Commons and the construction of the Student Union. While talks and planning are still in the exploratory stages, there are some details that have been discussed and others that certainly need to be addressed. One such detail that needs addressing is the expansion of workout space available to students. Recent surveys show that, since 2010, more students Taylor killed her reputation PAGES are using cardio equipment, and as enrollment numbers continue to rise, space has be-come a major concern to students, prompting many to purchase memberships at off-campus fitness centers. . According to a survey taken in spring of 2015, 23 percent of students have an off-campus gym membership. Lindsey Taft is one of these students. Taft rates her satisfaction level with the Elmen facilities a two out of five. Because of the lack of space, Taft said, "I go to a new gym now that has everything I need, and I never have the problem of waiting to use a piece of equipment. I know many other students seek out gyms that require traveling in a car rather than walking to the Elmen to work out. It shows that the Elmen is neither their, nor my, first choice [for exercising] even if it is closer and a part of our tuition:' Sister Rosetta Tharpe belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame PAGE4 ult shows that the Elmen ' is neither their, nor my, first choice [for exercising] even if it is closer and a part of our tuition:' The increasing dissatisfaction with Elmen Center facilities is not only a concern of the students, but also a concern of the Elmen staff. Mark Hecht, the director of recreation- - Lindsey Taft a! services, has said that to deal with congestion in the workout facilities, the new facility will have to be larger See SUP, page 3 AU basketball undefeated in pre-NSIC play PAGE12 \@auqlernlrror · aug;~an~ ' - - - ----------------- ---~--- ' I I 'I \ . ; ~
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Title | Mirror - December 1, 2017 |
Subject (LC) | Augustana University (Sioux Falls, S.D.)--Students--Newspapers |
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Date | 2017-12-01 |
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Date | 2017-12-01 |
Text | Fear and loathing in residential housing Washer and tumbler trouble The mouse and the house Students frustrated with laundry facilities Lookout House struggles with mice KATELYN CLEMENT kmclement 16@ole.augie.edu Numerous students over the past several weeks have complained of trouble with laundry facilities on campus, and the problem does not appear to have a simple solution, according to students interviewed by the Mirror. Many students have raised issues with the washers in Solberg Hall and Bergsaker Hall which leak detergent onto the clothes, causing oily stains. The stains can be washed out, but having to add another rinse cycle is tedious work. The washers in freshmen dorms have Grace Goble also leaked water onto the floor multiple times, leaving puddles for people to slip in. The machines don't always turn on, and the dryers will sometimes destroy clothes. "I will put all my clothes in [the washing machine] and it won't start, it's just dead:' Grace Goble, a freshman in Solberg, said. "And the dryers are just not gentle. I have to take my nicer clothes out [because) they will make rips:' One recurring problem students have highlighted is people taking their wet clothes out of the washing machines and putting their own laundry in, leaving the stranger's wet clothes in a pile in the laundry room. Hosea Kost, a sophomore resident in Granskou Hall, said that it is rude because dryer cycles are longer than the rinse cycles so the washing machines are backed up until dryers open up. Kost also suggested that a lot of the problems See LAUNDRY, page 3 KATELYN CLEMENT kmciement16@ole.augie.edu Signing up for a theme house sounds like a lot of fun and a way for students to give back to the community. However, the students living in Lookout House are paying more than what they bargained for. Since the students moved in two years ago, they have been overrun by mice. The signs of a mouse infestation appeared soon after they moved in. Now they hear scurrying and scratching in the walls of the house while they sleep. The mice pop out of nowhere and run across the floor while the disgusted ShiAimont students are cooking or doing homework. Shi Almont., one of the residents of Lookout, said, "We hear them in the trash cans under the sink sometimes .. Also, a couple weeks ago, my roommate had banana bread sitting on her nightstand in her room. She woke up in the morning to find it laying on the ground with a hole chewed through it:' Katelyn Derby also expressed her distress about the rampaging mice. Derby said, "We've had clear evidence of mice in our house for months with no real improvement:' Derby said. "It makes it difficult at night knowing that there are little rodents crawling around when you sleep:' The students contacted Campus Life about the situation, but, Almont said, Campus Life set up numerous traps to no avail. The mice still roam the house. "The mice have lived in Lookoutmuchlongerthan we have- the house belongs to them now:' Mice are not the only See MICE, page 9 Student Union Project committee formed, more plans on the way Administration takes first small step in the long process to construct the new Student Union KYLER BAIER krbaier 14@ole.augie.edu The administration has taken the first initiative toward the next major project on campus: The Student Union and Morrison Commons renovation project. Before Thanksgiving break, the Student Union Project Committee (SUP) was formed to draft concrete plans for the renovation of the Morrison Commons and the construction of the Student Union. While talks and planning are still in the exploratory stages, there are some details that have been discussed and others that certainly need to be addressed. One such detail that needs addressing is the expansion of workout space available to students. Recent surveys show that, since 2010, more students Taylor killed her reputation PAGES are using cardio equipment, and as enrollment numbers continue to rise, space has be-come a major concern to students, prompting many to purchase memberships at off-campus fitness centers. . According to a survey taken in spring of 2015, 23 percent of students have an off-campus gym membership. Lindsey Taft is one of these students. Taft rates her satisfaction level with the Elmen facilities a two out of five. Because of the lack of space, Taft said, "I go to a new gym now that has everything I need, and I never have the problem of waiting to use a piece of equipment. I know many other students seek out gyms that require traveling in a car rather than walking to the Elmen to work out. It shows that the Elmen is neither their, nor my, first choice [for exercising] even if it is closer and a part of our tuition:' Sister Rosetta Tharpe belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame PAGE4 ult shows that the Elmen ' is neither their, nor my, first choice [for exercising] even if it is closer and a part of our tuition:' The increasing dissatisfaction with Elmen Center facilities is not only a concern of the students, but also a concern of the Elmen staff. Mark Hecht, the director of recreation- - Lindsey Taft a! services, has said that to deal with congestion in the workout facilities, the new facility will have to be larger See SUP, page 3 AU basketball undefeated in pre-NSIC play PAGE12 \@auqlernlrror · aug;~an~ ' - - - ----------------- ---~--- ' I I 'I \ . ; ~ |