Students at the well known “crown jewel” of the CSU system should not be subjected to the unbearable Third World learning conditions. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. my classmates and I are stuck in a room that’s like a sauna because it has no air conditioning or windows. There is also a group of construction workers drilling, hammering and shoveling right in our hallway as well as no bathrooms in the entire Engineering West building 21. In order to stay cool we must drink lots of water, but then we have to hold our full bladder for two hours.
It cost around $15,000 per year to attend Cal Poly; when signing up for this course, I doubt it said English 102 “will be taught under extreme conditions.” We expect to be relaxed in the classroom and not to be distracted every 30 seconds because of some screeching, racketing or banging noise next door. How does this school expect their students to learn if even the teacher has a problem staying in the classroom? We hope these circumstances will change immediately. We are under the impression that this school will support the students’ needs; fixing this problem will allow us to reach our full potential.