Where are students supposed to study?

College can get pretty overwhelming sometimes and without many places to rest, life at Pierce can get pretty uncomfortable.

With nearly 20,000 students roaming on our campus throughout the week, a few tables and chairs outside the Freudian Sip just won’t sit well.

As a commuter college, many students come in by bus, bike or board, meaning that they can’t just hop in their car and drive home during breaks in-between classes.

On any given day, students can be found seeking refuge from the unpredictable San Fernando Valley weather in the Great Hall, Library and South Gym, but these locations become crowded rather quickly.

So where can you go if you’re looking for a little peace and quiet when you need to study or just relax?

The new Library that is still under construction at the North end of the Mall seems like it would be the end for this problem, but with delays in development it looks like students are going to have to wait outside.

Even with the Great Hall being open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., some chairs and tables would give students a quiet place to study.

Tables and chairs have popped up outside the South Gym by the food trucks, but the arrangement only seats about a dozen people. Good thing we have our cafeteria.

Oh wait, we don’t.

There’s plenty of seating in the S. Mark Taper Life Sciences Botanic Garden, along the Mall, and some in the Village, but all are without shade.

Historically, our college has had some of the hottest days in Los Angeles County.On July 22, 2006 Woodland Hills reached a record high with 119 degrees Fahrenheit according to weather.com.

Though it might not seem like a big deal, the problem is more noticeable around finals week when students begin looking for a place to bunker down and study.. Well, at least we have extended Library hours so that we can study nice and cozy, all thanks to the Associated Students Organization.

Until the construction on our campus is complete, some overhead protection from rain and wind would be convenient.

Thumbs up & Thumbs down

Awesome Student Organization

A much appreciated thumbs up to the Associated Students Organization for funding to extend the Library hours during finals.

By Austin Faber

Taking away seats from classes

A disappointing thumbs down to students that take up spaces in classes only to drop them near the end of the semester.

Corrections

Volume 117 – Issue 10

Opinions [Page 2]

-The same page from issue 9 was published again in issue 10. News [Page 3]

-Staff writer Oskar Gustowski’s name was misspelled in the byline for “Students hesitant about using North gym lockers.

Volume 117 – Issue 10/9

Opinions [Page 2] as experience under

-The correction that ran for “Religious dispute results in hate crime” is from Issue 7, not 8.

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