Administrators Must Tackle Rodent Problem
Chaedia Mitchell
Issue date: 1/25/09 Section: Opinion
Although some roommates can be quite messy, sloppy, and sometimes contagious, nothing compares to the new roommates invading their way into various suites in the Apartment Style Living Building of Lincoln University.
After arriving back to campus for the spring semester, a number of students, including myself, discovered droppings left behind by our new roommates, the field mouse.
Since Lincoln is surrounded by a lot of woodland and winter has made its way to campus, the field mice have found themselves scurrying indoors for warmth and food. It seems that everywhere students turn, one can see piles upon piles of mice droppings. Not only is this uncomfortable for the residents, it is also unsanitary and something has to be done about the problem.
Students who complained about the rodent problem were later advised to buy their own mousetraps if they wanted the problem taken care of immediately.
This is simply unacceptable.
Lincoln students are paying thousands of dollars to be here. Room and board alone comes to about $6,000. If we are spending so much money for maintenance and stay, why is it that we must remedy the university's pest problem? The least that Residence life can do is purchase the glue traps for us.
But glue traps are only a temporary solution. Lincoln needs to hire a professional to come out and examine the building and rectify the situation. A trained professional could seal holes, lay down more sufficient traps, and give expert advice on what students could do to prevent attracting the mice to the building in the first place.
One day, while making my way to the kitchen sink to wash out my dish from a midnight snack, I came across a terrifying encounter with a field mouse. He was crawling his way up the back of my couch and stopped to stare at me before turning to run away. He scared me half to death. Every since then, I have been too afraid to be alone in the common area of my suite. How many more encounters like this one will a Lincoln student have to go through in order for something to be done about the problem?
No matter how many different students complain about this issue, it seems that nothing is being done. Once again, the voice and opinions of the Lincoln students are being ignored. Mice are dirty, messy, and diseased creatures. Lincoln administrators should not want their students to be subjected to this kind of environment.
What will it take to get Lincoln to do something about the pest problem? Is it too much to ask the school for a little help and support?
After arriving back to campus for the spring semester, a number of students, including myself, discovered droppings left behind by our new roommates, the field mouse.
Since Lincoln is surrounded by a lot of woodland and winter has made its way to campus, the field mice have found themselves scurrying indoors for warmth and food. It seems that everywhere students turn, one can see piles upon piles of mice droppings. Not only is this uncomfortable for the residents, it is also unsanitary and something has to be done about the problem.
Students who complained about the rodent problem were later advised to buy their own mousetraps if they wanted the problem taken care of immediately.
This is simply unacceptable.
Lincoln students are paying thousands of dollars to be here. Room and board alone comes to about $6,000. If we are spending so much money for maintenance and stay, why is it that we must remedy the university's pest problem? The least that Residence life can do is purchase the glue traps for us.
But glue traps are only a temporary solution. Lincoln needs to hire a professional to come out and examine the building and rectify the situation. A trained professional could seal holes, lay down more sufficient traps, and give expert advice on what students could do to prevent attracting the mice to the building in the first place.
One day, while making my way to the kitchen sink to wash out my dish from a midnight snack, I came across a terrifying encounter with a field mouse. He was crawling his way up the back of my couch and stopped to stare at me before turning to run away. He scared me half to death. Every since then, I have been too afraid to be alone in the common area of my suite. How many more encounters like this one will a Lincoln student have to go through in order for something to be done about the problem?
No matter how many different students complain about this issue, it seems that nothing is being done. Once again, the voice and opinions of the Lincoln students are being ignored. Mice are dirty, messy, and diseased creatures. Lincoln administrators should not want their students to be subjected to this kind of environment.
What will it take to get Lincoln to do something about the pest problem? Is it too much to ask the school for a little help and support?
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Brenda (Morton) Wilson
posted 1/25/09 @ 9:39 PM EST
You mean to tell me that your parents' dollars and the contributions of the alumni are not enough to help buy mice traps? Better yet, the monies should be enough to hire a professional contractor to rid the dorm(s) of the unwanted guests. (Continued…)
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