The future of Cal Poly and its students have a road block to success. Students at the “crown jewel” of the CSU system should not be subjected to “Third World” learning environments. Routinely, every day in Building 21, room 204, there is a great deal of noise from construction; not to mention a 100 degree classroom with no windows or restrooms. Planning the construction site ahead of time would have been a great help to the students in this building, providing a real Cal Poly education.
The price of tuition alone every year is roughly $4,689, not including room and board for on-campus students, which raises it to $8,793 per year. Stopping this classroom disturbance will allow the cost of tuition and the student’s investment at Cal Poly to be greatly appreciated; students then can have the ability to receive a true Cal Poly future.
The fact that building 21 has no restrooms just adds another layer to the problem. During class on Sept. 20, 2007, a student was forced to waste 20 minutes of their Cal Poly education, because they had to walk to the computer science building to use the restroom. Not only was it 20 minutes of their education-it was 20 minutes of their time to comprehend English-the subject needed to improve each student’s ability to read and write. This disrupts students’ capabilities to communicate with the world outside Cal Poly, and ultimately disrupts the reputation of each student at our college.
The accomplishments of this school are notorious throughout the nation. Planning ahead is what students are required to do on a daily basis. Therefore, our school’s construction plans should be better throughout to allow our school to be successful inside and out.
Jeremy Ramos
Mechanical engineering freshman