Week 1 - Returning Back To College

During the first week at college, I have to say that I noticed a number of issues that I have to criticise. My assumptions before coming back to school were that most of the things will be better than we left them last year. I feel a bit odd to start off the year by complaining, but as everyone else noticed, there wasn't much change in the school system and its premises. 

Firstly when we first had our first lecture in Art Studio 1, we were all annoyed by the fact that there is no air-conditions or any fans in the room which of course during this time of the year we are experiencing high temperatures that are not acceptable. To make it worse the only windows available for the studio were blocked by gypsum panels (which were used for the past exhibition) which make the room very hot and also obstruct the only natural light or ventilation the room has. Another thing to mention is that, the same classroom (Art Studio 1) has most of the chairs broken or not functioning well, which might be dangerous to the students who use them. 

However that is not the only room that doesn't have any air-conditions or fans, but there are several rooms around the institute with the same problem. Some classrooms does have air-conditions but do not function well.  What I was expecting is that the institute could at least afford to buy some fans rather than installing new air-conditions, which I know that they are expensive.

Another thing that I noticed is that a set of speakers were not functioning in another classroom, where a lecturer needed to use it due to showing us few clips as part of his presentation, but couldn't do so because there is no wires or anything to make it work. I really think that such simple things are very important to students, who need to study in a comfortable ambient. 

There are more issues in this institute that needs to be addressed better. I would suggest better planning, more organization and maybe more funds should be invested in the institute’s premises for the comfort of whoever make use of it.