2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial: Lighting issues at UTM
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: Viewpoints
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Some students at UTM despise walking across campus at night, because the entire campus is dark.
We know that SGA has begun legislation about campus lighting, but why should people have to talk about it? We didn't realize it was that hard to change a few light bulbs and add a few lights.
Also, trying to find a red safety phone around campus is like trying to play a game of Where's Waldo.
SGA and the campus could probably remedy both situations by putting lights next to the safety phones.
Another idea would be painting the safety phones another color besides a dark red. White or yellow would make the phones stand out more than the darkest color the university can find.
The Pacer also thinks that the sidewalks could use a little drainage system to keep students from wading through a foot of water when walking to class.
We know that when major construction or improvements are made on campus, they have to be approved. However, can the university not install lights by themselves?
Safety is and should be the main concern for the campus, and we're glad that SGA is taking the initiative to make UTM's environment safer. But how much red tape does our campus have to go through to change the lighting and red phones?
The most important thing The Pacer hopes for is that the campus lighting evaluation won't take years to complete. It only takes 15 minutes to walk across campus at any point, so this shouldn't be a hard task to complete.
We hope that this issue doesn't turn into a bad joke that begins, "How many people does it take to change a light bulb?"
We know that SGA has begun legislation about campus lighting, but why should people have to talk about it? We didn't realize it was that hard to change a few light bulbs and add a few lights.
Also, trying to find a red safety phone around campus is like trying to play a game of Where's Waldo.
SGA and the campus could probably remedy both situations by putting lights next to the safety phones.
Another idea would be painting the safety phones another color besides a dark red. White or yellow would make the phones stand out more than the darkest color the university can find.
The Pacer also thinks that the sidewalks could use a little drainage system to keep students from wading through a foot of water when walking to class.
We know that when major construction or improvements are made on campus, they have to be approved. However, can the university not install lights by themselves?
Safety is and should be the main concern for the campus, and we're glad that SGA is taking the initiative to make UTM's environment safer. But how much red tape does our campus have to go through to change the lighting and red phones?
The most important thing The Pacer hopes for is that the campus lighting evaluation won't take years to complete. It only takes 15 minutes to walk across campus at any point, so this shouldn't be a hard task to complete.
We hope that this issue doesn't turn into a bad joke that begins, "How many people does it take to change a light bulb?"
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