It’s 11am and you’ve just walked out of your only lecture for the day – what are you going to do now? Go for a walk? Study? Ha. I don’t know about you, but I’d like to remember the mischief and fun I got up to at University rather than the number of mental breakdowns. With these additions to campus, you’ll never want to leave, but we’re not sure you’ll get any work done either.
Sleeping Pods
Picture this, you’re at the Library and you’ve stayed up until the wee hours of the morning finishing an assignment due at 9am. You’ve handed it in but you barely have the energy to stand up, let alone walk home. You worked hard and therefore, deserve a nap. Since sleeping in the Library is generally frowned upon, these pods will provide a judgement-free space for you to sleep your problems away. Plus, no-one would be able to hear you snoring from inside a pod. These pods hail from Japan, home of sushi, Nintendo and many other wonderful things. They remind me of the crying closets at the University of Utah (which would also be a nice addition to campus).
A Bar
I think we’d all appreciate being able to walk to a bar on campus and grab a cold one after a 3-hour lab. It’d be the perfect place to host quiz nights and watch sports. Either that or we bring town to campus with the hottest musicians playing each weekend. I feel like a lot of people would appreciate having a version of the Outback on campus.
Michelin-starred Restaurant
Okay, think of Gothenburg or Chim Choo Ree but with a wicked student discount. This place would have meals that you couldn’t possibly pronounce made from ingredients you’ve never heard of all for a price that wouldn’t break the dwindling bank. It would be the go-to place for a juicy steak or a tasty pork belly, while sipping on a fine wine or spirit. It would be the perfect place for celebrating a birthday or getting an A+. It’d be the ideal place to take that special someone out for a date. Nothing wrong with adding a little extra class to campus.
Movie Theatre
Anyone who’s seen the PWC lecture theatre has thought to themselves, this would make a great movie theatre. Why go to a lecture when you could catch the latest blockbuster on the big screen? It’d be an ideal place to kill those gaps between classes. With overpriced snacks and movies that don’t have premier access, what’s not to love when you’re dodging the recorded lectures from three weeks ago?
I spend a lot of my time on campus and it would be a lot more inviting if one or more of these things were added. It would give all of us hard-working staff and students an opportunity to relax and enjoy our time between assignments.
