So listen, I have been on this campus now for two and a half years, and it just keeps getting worse and worse.

I am referring to the so-called-employees who work throughout the campus. I do not know who these people think they are, but they better realize soon they are employees at Eastern. That’s right … Eastern, the school with two A’s after Division 1.

Let us first start with the children who work at our beloved Student Recreation Center. My Panther Card has a rip in that pointless black line on the back. Therefore, whenever my card is swiped there, it is “DENIED.” There have been several occasions where the student behind the desk did not let me in.

Are you kidding me?

Listen, people. I am not a terrorist or some sort of freak. I just want the freedom to be able to shed a few pounds when necessary. And because my Panther Card has some structural damage, I cannot gain access to something I pay for through my tuition. So to all of you who work at the Rec, get off your high horse and let me in, so I can stop looking like one.

Next, we enter into the library. For starters, the gym/library/basement gave me the creeps. I have actually had nightmares that took place in there.

On top of that, the employees there are anal as well. One of my teachers gave us an assignment to read what was on reserve. So I went in there one night to pick it up and read it. Being the busy college student that I am, I forgot my ID at home. When I asked the librarian for the item on reserve, she said I could not take it out without my Panther Card. So I told her I had simply forgotten it and asked if it was alright if I just made some copies of the item on reserve … right in front of her face. She said, and I quote, “No, but if you have a friend in the building, you can use their’s to get it out.”

Does that make any sense, people? I had a hard enough time trying to find a pass back for Stus. Now I have to find one for the library. Let me get this straight. I cannot take it out because I do not have a Panther Card, and I might not be a student at the university. However, if I find a “buddy” in the building, he can take it out and give it to me right in front of her.

What is the point of that? Let me tell you, there is no point! The people at the library freak out about the dumbest things because they think they have power or control over the students. Hey guys, I am going to need you to calm down, realize what you are doing and make life easy for the rest of the normal people at this school. Thanks.

In conclusion, we are in college to learn and better prepare ourselves for “The Real World” (Tuesdays at 9 p.m.). We should be worrying about getting good grades and surviving financially, not whether we can get into the Rec Center or if the librarian will let us take out a book at the library. So to all of those big headed, power-tripped employees on campus, do all of us a favor and slow it down.