Editor,
Johnson Center may be in the process of installing lights for night sports on Johnson Field. It also may pride itself on its recently acquired stretched hours - remember all the wonderful banners boasting that it would remain open until almost midnight? But it seems that summer is a different story.
I understand that hours of operation for many of the facilities at UNM are shortened during the summer months, as many students are not in class. Still, there are quite a few of us who are still here. We take summer classes, use the facilities and even live here during the summer. And why shouldn't we? Our student fees are skyrocketing, and that is said to be due to amenities such as Johnson Center.
So why is it that all of a sudden the outdoor shop is not accepting bikes? An employee told me the shop isn't accepting any more bikes until school starts. Well, then why are you here, getting paid with student fees, advertising that you're a bike shop and sitting around with the door open as if inviting students to come in and use the resources we pay for? Bikes are the sole transportation mode of many students, and just because we're in the intersession doesn't mean we don't need to get around campus and even the city. We have jobs, you know.
On the Recreational Services Web site is a posting for the Summer 2007 hours of Johnson Center that states, "Student Weight Room, Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m." As I walked to the front entrance of Johnson Center Tuesday at 7 p.m., a darkened hallway and locked doors greeted me. On a small sheet of paper taped to the door, a closing time of 7 p.m. was posted. The inconsistency and lack of service will continue as the fall semester kicks off -- as I begin my fourth year here, that is obvious now. Yes, the Johnson Center hours will go back to normal and the bike shop will reopen, but ridiculous discrepancies and inefficiencies seem to be a
UNM motto.
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Kristen Woodruff
UNM student
