By Adelaja Obajimi, Editor in Chief
As we begin the new semester, one troubling issue on my mind is the lack of certain campus amenities, specifically “hang out spots” for students. There’s no doubt Prince George’s Community College has made a name for itself as one of the best community colleges in Maryland. Unfortunately, it’s also made a name for itself as “13th grade Largo University.” It’s a nickname meant to poke fun at the unbelievably high number of immature high school graduates that flood the hallways and disturb foot traffic every semester, especially during the first two weeks of class. On any day of the week, you can walk by the cafeteria or the printing office around 12:30 p.m. and watch the campus police officers force rowdy people to leave the building.
The Hollow tree, located in the Largo Student Center right next to the Office of College Life Services was provided to address just such a problem. So why would anyone pick a somewhat narrow hallway without chairs to hangout instead of the Hollow Tree, with its comfortable seating, television, massive space and vending machines? The answer is pretty simple. Rather than sit in a secluded room away from the “action,” people want to be where it’s all happening. Here’s a suggestion that might work. Maybe PGCC could expand Bladen Hall and create a new hang out spot in the hallway across from the printing office. With a good wireless internet connection in a coffee house setting like Starbucks, maybe people would stop hanging out in the hallways leering as girls pass by.
All colleges add value to the community they represent by enriching the minds of the scholars that pass through it. Enrichment comes not just through academic excellence, but also through other social opportunities and interactions provided on campus. Looking around at some of the amenities we lack here in PGCC, one wonders if it’s all part of some deliberate structural arrangement of the school, or maybe PGCC is just lacking behind other academic institutions in some areas. A school as prestigious as ours should have an open gym, faster, more reliable campus-wide Wi-Fi access, some type of boarding would be nice, and not one, but a couple of themed hang-out spots that help scholars relax, interact and develop minds and ideas. PG really needs to pick up the pace...I’m just saying.
As we begin the new semester, one troubling issue on my mind is the lack of certain campus amenities, specifically “hang out spots” for students. There’s no doubt Prince George’s Community College has made a name for itself as one of the best community colleges in Maryland. Unfortunately, it’s also made a name for itself as “13th grade Largo University.” It’s a nickname meant to poke fun at the unbelievably high number of immature high school graduates that flood the hallways and disturb foot traffic every semester, especially during the first two weeks of class. On any day of the week, you can walk by the cafeteria or the printing office around 12:30 p.m. and watch the campus police officers force rowdy people to leave the building.
The Hollow tree, located in the Largo Student Center right next to the Office of College Life Services was provided to address just such a problem. So why would anyone pick a somewhat narrow hallway without chairs to hangout instead of the Hollow Tree, with its comfortable seating, television, massive space and vending machines? The answer is pretty simple. Rather than sit in a secluded room away from the “action,” people want to be where it’s all happening. Here’s a suggestion that might work. Maybe PGCC could expand Bladen Hall and create a new hang out spot in the hallway across from the printing office. With a good wireless internet connection in a coffee house setting like Starbucks, maybe people would stop hanging out in the hallways leering as girls pass by.
All colleges add value to the community they represent by enriching the minds of the scholars that pass through it. Enrichment comes not just through academic excellence, but also through other social opportunities and interactions provided on campus. Looking around at some of the amenities we lack here in PGCC, one wonders if it’s all part of some deliberate structural arrangement of the school, or maybe PGCC is just lacking behind other academic institutions in some areas. A school as prestigious as ours should have an open gym, faster, more reliable campus-wide Wi-Fi access, some type of boarding would be nice, and not one, but a couple of themed hang-out spots that help scholars relax, interact and develop minds and ideas. PG really needs to pick up the pace...I’m just saying.
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