Ode To…

By: Dvorit Faust  |  March 22, 2016
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Power of Words

The Broken Elevator:

Why do you always do this to us? When we need you the most, you aren’t there. You make us wait while the other elevator does all the work, and force us to all pile into the same elevator, making us forget what personal space is.

On Motzei Shabbat, when everyone is coming back with their bags, you are never there to help us bring up our things. Doing laundry becomes almost impossible whenever you are around, and the idea of having to go get a package fills us with a sense of dread.

My dear elevator, you are always so helpful. And it is okay for you to be broken every once in awhile, just not every other day.

Sincerely,

-We have no patience for one elevator.

 

Dunkin Donuts:

We are college students. We spend most of our time in class, doing work, or studying. And to do this we need your coffee. Our mornings would not be the same without your bagels, and our late night donut cravings are filled by you.

With that said, what happened to the student discount? We miss the feeling of being able to walk into the store, saying “student discount” and watching the price go down. We miss being able to come in and buy a fifty-cent donut, or a one-dollar bagel. We, the students of Stern College, give you plenty of business. We come to you at 6 A.M., and at 10:30 P.M, dressed for school, or in our PJs. So why can’t you give us a little thank you by bringing back our discount?

With much love,

Give us our 10% back.

 

The Shuttle App:

You were supposed to make things easier. Booking a shuttle to and from the Heights was supposed to be much simpler since you came around. But all you have done is made things more complicated.

Whether the app has stopped working, doesn’t let us log in, or we never even got a username and password no matter how many times we’ve requested one, you always give us problems. All we ask is that you start working the way that you are supposed to, or break for good so that we can start booking the shuttle the old fashion way: by calling.

Thank you,

-Just get me to the Heights.

 

Homework during Midterms:

Two weeks of exams. That’s all it is. Two weeks of sitting in the library, studying for hours at a time so that we are ready for midterms. So why is it that teachers have to assign homework during that time? They know that we have exams, and yet they decide that since there is no midterm for their class that day, homework can be due.

We are taking six to seven classes, and mostly all of them have a midterm. So why is it that you have to add on to that stress by giving us more work? Just because we don’t have an exam in your class, doesn’t mean we have time to write a ten-page paper!

Teachers, can you please just give us a break, just for two weeks, and let us study for our exams?

Help us out,

-Aren’t we stressed enough?

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