2008 Woodie Awards
Odd collection time rids student of trash, sleep
Commentary
Laura Bond
Issue date: 10/12/06 Section: Editorial
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Commentary By
Laura Bond
News Editor
When I moved into my dorm room on campus, I expected some unwarranted noise every once in awhile. I live in a complex with hundreds of other students and I knew "quiet hours" would mean nothing to some of them. Occasionally I hear screaming, car alarms and slamming doors. No noise was unexpected, except one that now frequently wakes me up at 2 or 3 a.m.
At first I had no idea what it was, so I stumbled out of bed and peered out my window one night and to my horror, it was a garbage truck picking up the dumpsters that are probably no more than 15 feet from my room. I have been woken up by beeping, roaring and rumbling more times than I want to remember.
I doubt the administration knows about this. They're not taking a stroll in the wee hours of the morning past my dorm, and I'll admit I would be a little freaked out if they were. But they should be aware that this is hindering my (and possibly other nearby residents') education.
Going to class, studying, working and trying to have a social life leaves me extremely sleep deprived. I don't need a garbage truck to worsen the problem. I don't think it's all that much to ask them to come at an earlier (or later) hour, especially if UTC is paying for it to come pick up my and the other residents' trash.
On long car rides when I was a child, my brothers and I used to play this game called "the garbage man." One of us would be "it" and one would shout, "garbage man!" when we thought the others weren't paying attention. The last one to duck out of the way of "the garbage man" was caught by "the garbage man" and thrown into a dumpster. As I throw a pillow over my head some nights, I can't help thinking that I'm too old for this game.
Laura Bond
News Editor
When I moved into my dorm room on campus, I expected some unwarranted noise every once in awhile. I live in a complex with hundreds of other students and I knew "quiet hours" would mean nothing to some of them. Occasionally I hear screaming, car alarms and slamming doors. No noise was unexpected, except one that now frequently wakes me up at 2 or 3 a.m.
At first I had no idea what it was, so I stumbled out of bed and peered out my window one night and to my horror, it was a garbage truck picking up the dumpsters that are probably no more than 15 feet from my room. I have been woken up by beeping, roaring and rumbling more times than I want to remember.
I doubt the administration knows about this. They're not taking a stroll in the wee hours of the morning past my dorm, and I'll admit I would be a little freaked out if they were. But they should be aware that this is hindering my (and possibly other nearby residents') education.
Going to class, studying, working and trying to have a social life leaves me extremely sleep deprived. I don't need a garbage truck to worsen the problem. I don't think it's all that much to ask them to come at an earlier (or later) hour, especially if UTC is paying for it to come pick up my and the other residents' trash.
On long car rides when I was a child, my brothers and I used to play this game called "the garbage man." One of us would be "it" and one would shout, "garbage man!" when we thought the others weren't paying attention. The last one to duck out of the way of "the garbage man" was caught by "the garbage man" and thrown into a dumpster. As I throw a pillow over my head some nights, I can't help thinking that I'm too old for this game.
