I have a serious issue with the washrooms on campus, especially at Vanier College. I was under the impression that this is a university, not a high school. Writing on stalls, leaving nasty messes in the stalls – I mean really ladies? There is no reason for you to be so disgusting. The females that are being nasty and immature with this behaviour should GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL until they are able to comprehend the fact this is a university attended by adults. And, where are the staff that should be cleaning and monitoring the washrooms? We shouldn’t have to wear a biohazard suit just to use the washroom. The staff need to be more diligent about keeping the bathroom stalls clean. I’ve seen dust that has been there since the Stone Age, which doesn’t make me feel confident that the washrooms are being cleaned regularly. We are not being proactive about keeping germs at bay as we should be. The amount we have to pay to attend York should, at the very least, give us the opportunity to use clean washrooms.
By: Alley Shaw
You know what pisses me off? Believe it or not, the female TTC bus drivers of Route 196. They seem to kick everyone off for one reason or another – no photo identification, fare shortage by 25 cents. I have never seen such bitter women in my life. Are they trying to show us they are powerful? They’re driving a bus! If they are going through menopause, they better not take it out on students who are only trying to stay in school. I am definitely not trying to discriminate against females (as I am one myself), but, boy, the female drivers seem to have something up their…metropasses.
By Anisa Vangjeli
I found myself disturbed by the tabling for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas in Vari Hall this past week. How is it, I asked myself, that Warner Brothers have slotted themselves between students volunteering their time for Amnesty International and others raising money for cerebral palsy research? I approached the table and asked what exactly they were doing, and the answer I received was that they were communications students, doing a PR activity. Undoubtedly, experience in the field is a crucial element of any undergraduate education; however, as students and faculty, what do we conceive of when we conceptualize spaces at York, such as Vari Hall? What do we understand their purpose to be? On the York website, tabling is said to be listed for “Student Community & Leadership Development.” If we don’t consider the promotion of a film which is fundamentally disconnected from any student group or cause as “leadership development,” then we need to change tabling requirements. Movie nights are student community events, and are often centred on either awareness-raising or fundraising goals. Movie promotion is an investment strategy of a large company not affiliated in any way to our university. When the entirety of a professional experience for undergrads consists in spamming an irrelevant product all over campus, I think we need to reconsider the value of allowing that to occur. At the very least, Harold and Kumar belong in the hallways of York Lanes, alongside those trying to sell me tickets to Yuk Yuk’s and to seduce me into taking another credit card for a free mug.
By Chris Vanden Berg
