Fix-it

Students on the ninth floor of John Jay Hall have yet another factor making them late to class—a broken elevator reader leaves them guessing whether the wait is worth it. The reader panel designed to indicate the current floor level and direction of the left elevator has been broken since residents moved in.

Many students have expressed frustration at the inconvenience. “Sometimes when I’m going to class, I have to be very punctual, and I’ll be trying to decide whether or not to take the stairs,” Brian Quillen, CC ’11, said. “How am I supposed to make that call if I don’t know when the elevator’s going to be there?” A maintenance request submitted on Sept. 17, 2007 has elicited no response.