2008 Woodie Awards
"Leave it exactly how you found it."
By Nicole Fortuna
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: Op-Ed
"Okay, will do." This simple exchange of words has its roots in politeness and courtesy, but does this agreement ever hold true? Not usually. From a very young age, pushing in our chairs, holding doors and saying hello were tips of etiquette that were expected to be maintained. With that said, it seems that etiquette-which is allegedly elementary-has not been maintained. This is clear in the way students and organizations behave at Sykes Student Union.
Sykes houses multiple facilities such as the Fitness Center, computer lab, SSI bookstore and lastly a myriad of meeting rooms for the West Chester University community to utilize. Additionally, operating at a minimum of 14 hours a day indicates that the building is essential to the student body collectively. In turn, Sykes assesses, trains and challenges its employees to provide the best accommodations to the community. With four graduate assistants, 13 student directors, 28 union associates, an assistant director, a director and having the responsibility of assisting hundreds of people a day, Sykes' employees have their work cut out for them. Nonetheless, we don't seem to make it any easier for them.
According to one student director, certain policies that are reviewed and explained by student directors are continuously rejected by organizations. For example, Sykes prohibits the use of candles at any function strictly for safety purposes. Additionally, Sykes also requires that members of organizations reserve rooms in advance for meetings. However, even though these policies are explicit, some organizations still choose to reject them. Some organizations, the student director said, leave remnants of candle wax imbedded into the carpet. Others will bombard union associates with pleas for reserving a room that is needed 20 minutes from that point. Consequently, when certain policies-like the former-are violated, the employees have to prohibit that organization from utilizing Sykes. So, to avoid prohibition, leave incendiary and procrastinating habits aside and abide by the rules.
Sykes houses multiple facilities such as the Fitness Center, computer lab, SSI bookstore and lastly a myriad of meeting rooms for the West Chester University community to utilize. Additionally, operating at a minimum of 14 hours a day indicates that the building is essential to the student body collectively. In turn, Sykes assesses, trains and challenges its employees to provide the best accommodations to the community. With four graduate assistants, 13 student directors, 28 union associates, an assistant director, a director and having the responsibility of assisting hundreds of people a day, Sykes' employees have their work cut out for them. Nonetheless, we don't seem to make it any easier for them.
According to one student director, certain policies that are reviewed and explained by student directors are continuously rejected by organizations. For example, Sykes prohibits the use of candles at any function strictly for safety purposes. Additionally, Sykes also requires that members of organizations reserve rooms in advance for meetings. However, even though these policies are explicit, some organizations still choose to reject them. Some organizations, the student director said, leave remnants of candle wax imbedded into the carpet. Others will bombard union associates with pleas for reserving a room that is needed 20 minutes from that point. Consequently, when certain policies-like the former-are violated, the employees have to prohibit that organization from utilizing Sykes. So, to avoid prohibition, leave incendiary and procrastinating habits aside and abide by the rules.
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mikeybertolino
Mike Bertolino
posted 3/01/08 @ 4:44 PM EST
it's really a shame that people act this way. it's not just here either; a lot of the places i go anymore people are very inconsiderate.
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