Alas! It is the beginning of February and more than a month has gone by in the new semester. Most students have fixed their schedules to fit their classes. Various teachers have rearranged lab hours. Newcomers and returnees alike are now acquainted with the upgrades Skyline has made. Everything sounds like it is all going according to plan; the dreams of building a perfect community college are almost fulfilled. This dream, however, has a flaw that is keeping Skyline from shining over its horizon, a blemish in need of proper disposal.
There are a number of Skyline students, visitors, and staff that may be neglecting the fact that there are units on the campus, such as ashtrays and waste bins, where garbage can properly be disposed of. It is not only an issue of keeping our campus clean but it is also disrespectful to the maintenance crew of Skyline.
Of course, there are times when we all are in a rush to get to class and the napkin insulating our coffee flies off and becomes impossible to recover. But to simply toss trash on the ground is insensitive and irresponsible. The newly built bathrooms in building six have also been allegedly vandalized. Skyline College offers great art courses if someone wants to get tips on where it would be a good place to express one’s voice.
The floor is not a waste bin and the bathroom is a very unsanitary place to use as a canvas. Aside from the obvious, this only makes it harder for the maintenance staff, who have a hard enough job picking up after us. It’s not hard work to walk over to a waste bin and toss away a wrapper or go over to an ashtray and dip your cigarette/cigar butt into the sand and leave it there.
Students should treat their campus as a second home, where it should be clean, and keep it presentable for others. It’s not a matter of campus pride but a matter of self-respect – keep Skyline filth free. Students should prove that we, as a whole, treat the grounds with proper care. A clean school can help platform demands for more funding, more course selections, and more productivity when they are cramming for their math and science exams.