As
you can see, "Stuff that sucks" beat the holy hell out of "Stuff
that's good," 15-4. Let's see how the dorm stacks up now that the
initial shock of all that yellow paint has worn off to some
degree. Plus, for added scientificity, things will be weighted
according to how much they suck or don't suck.
Sadly, the outside of the building has not changed. From the
south side windows of Max Palevsky Central, you can see the east
wing of the building with some other stuff in the background.
Neo-Gothic stuff. Like towers with turrets. It's kinda surreal.
It also looks completely fake, like someone built a space station
in a medieval castle or something.
Above: A real picture of a
real building that actually exists
And
its still freakin' orange.
They
did build a convenience store in the new dining hall. Which is
convenient because its really close. And because it's a
convenience store. Convenient. -15 for the colors, style, and
stupid little windows. However, +8 for convenient proximity to
the convenience store. Also, while the courtyard is not yet
finished (-3), they seem to be building fountains (+1).
Last time, the carpeting was criticized since it is basically
concrete. This is true (-2). However, it is upholstered concrete.
And if there's dirt on the floor, it doesn't turn into mud when
you come back from the shower and your feet are still wet. Not so
in the old building (+4). However, the crippling lack of storage
space remains. Still two shelves and one small closet with two
doors (-8). High ceilings remain in the good column since they
allow for the Hendrix poster above the window, as well as
relatively uninhibited Nerf basketball (+4).
Also, since last time, a doorknob was installed on our
bathroom door. We now have a completely functional, in-suite
bathroom (+12). However, the doorknob was not installed until the
last week of winter quarter (-3).
The hallways are still that odd color. The doors still close
automatically. The hallways are somewhat cold, deserted places.
Not homey like the old building. -2 for the hallways, -8 for the
atmosphere. However, plans for the ultimate fighting octagon are
still in the works (+2). The stairs are also oddly colored (-2).
The welds are still sloppy (-1), but the stairs have not
collapsed (+1). Yes, it's only worth 1. Stairs aren't supposed to
collapse.
Above: Mysterious creature
lurking in ugly stairs
They also seem to have fixed the
elevator (+2).
The laundry facilities are still nice and have good capacity
(+8). They have also added a card reader (no points for this,
since it should've been there, but no deduction). However, there
has been some laundry theft, perhaps due to the cold, sterile
hallway environment (-1, they didn't take my stuff).
The lounge still suffers from lack of space and furniture, as
well as ugly yellow windows (-8). However, I'm told we will be
getting blinds soon (+2).
The vending machines are now well-stocked (+3) and we still have
the new mailboxes (+1).
The Results:
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