COM/WRI 212 - Blog #2

While reading the Keystone Newspaper, the student-run campus newspaper, I found a news article that peeked not only my interest but also my emotions as well. The emotion I mainly felt was anger. The article came from page 2 of the first issue of the Spring 2015 semester and it is called “Laundry prices increase 50 cents since last year”. The article talked about the cost increase for laundry services on campus due to new technology coming to campus “soon”.

This is probably the most accurate description
of how I felt after reading the article

  The article began with the concerns of students who were unhappy about the changes in some way or another. The students equally wanted answers to the price increase of the laundry facilities around campus. The main reason is to improve KU’s laundry operations by adding Bear Bucks card readers and getting new high efficiency washers and dryers in residence halls. The article ended with a statement saying a new laundry technology initiative will be coming “soon”. 

My reaction when the machine
becomes unbalanced!

The news article was extremely bias because it was geared to making sure the university looks like it is making “changes” instead of just jacking up prices to make changes in the future. Although, I don’t live too far from campus that I could bring my dirty laundry home to wash, it is just more convenient to wash here on campus instead of lugging it home then back to campus. EVERYTIME, I do wash here it is like an endless battle with machines especially with the washers. The washers have a lip in them and no matter hard I make sure it doesn’t happen, my socks will get stuck in those devilish lips. This causes the machine to get unbalanced and not wash my clothing properly. Thus, leaving me with unwashed or soaking wet clothing. I am not the only one who has this problem, many of times I’ve gone to get my laundry and I see the person next to me in distress due to the easily unbalanced washing machines.

I truly believe in the quote “Actions speak louder than words” and the university should have done that. The washers and dryers should have been replaced with the price increase instead of a price increase with the “idea” of new washers and dryers in the future. Students, myself including, would rather see newer machines than the old machines with increased prices.