What time did you wake for class this morning? In just enough time to roll out of bed, slap some Crest in your mouth, wipe the golden glory out your eyes, grab your books and briskly WALK to class right?
Many students wake up 1-2 hours earlier than the rest of us to make a LONG COMMUTE to campus. Whether by MARTA or car, commutes from areas such as Conyers can take a whopping 45 minutes! And this is WITHOUT traffic! Even the most minor fender bender on 85 will add a 30-45 minute delay.
By their third class, these students find themselves drooling on their notebooks, trying to catch some Z’s, only awakened by the strident orchestra of dry erase board markers. If they’re not catching Z’s in class then they’re making pillows out of text books and cots out of the cold floors of GCB. Students who prefer more comfort upgrade and head to University Center where they place two chairs together and create a bed comfortable enough to impress the Marriot.
With all that being said, you have to ask yourself: Are floor cots and book pillows the best GSU has to offer its students? We pay hundreds in fees and thousands in tuition but we can’t get a decent place to rest? Food and a place to lay your head are like the basic needs of mankind (next to Pandora’s Box and Xbox360)!
So it is in my opinion that we provide a place of rest for these students, a place of “refueling” if you will. I shall call it “The Panther Pit Stop!” Complete with hammocks and bunk-beds, the PPS will provide students the opportunity to drop by and take a nap for about an hour.
Students can provide their Panther cards and the hour can be charged for the same cost as printing one sheet at the student library. A five cent nap! Sounds like a deal to me! So why charge? With hundreds of students napping on the same beds we have to keep things sanitary so sheets will be provided and washing them will cost.
“What about snoring or someone’s loud head phones?” Not to worry! Ear plugs will be available! Doors to the PPS will close promptly after the first 10 minutes of every hour ensuring that students can’t heap up noise while shuffling in and out of the room. Free lockers will also be provided for guest of the PPS to keep your belongings safe.
The Panther Pit Stop will not be exclusive to students who make long commutes, but to ALL of us. Truth is we could all use a nap by our fourth course. Let’s join together for a cause we can all benefit from! Tell your professors as well! If they’re fed up with lecturing to the tops of student’s heads then they will surely appreciate this proposal! Say no to book pillows and floor cots! Say yes to the Panther Pit Stop!
