It\u2019s a little too late to call me a Scrooge, but I\u2019m in grumpy mode now that school is back in full force until the middle of June.<\/p>\n
Sinclair Community College reopened after a winter layoff on Jan. 4, and I couldn\u2019t be more heartbroken. My break wasn\u2019t exactly exciting, but it was a great relaxation period that I didn\u2019t want to end.<\/p>\n
But, now that I\u2019ve returned to campus, I feel I should share a few things that bother me at Sinclair.<\/p>\n
Parking<\/strong><\/p>\n Everyone\u2019s favorite inconvenience always seems to turn to the big slab of concrete south of campus. I might as well get it out of the way early.<\/p>\n Whether or not I get in the parking garage may determine my mood for the day. It sounds dumb, but students know it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n Tartan Marketplace<\/strong><\/p>\n I won\u2019t dare point any fingers at the taste of the cafeteria\u2019s delicious food because there is nothing better than Suzie\u2019s wraps.<\/p>\n But, I\u2019m sure a lot of students will agree that the price can be a bit outrageous.<\/p>\n For the last four quarters, I\u2019ve made my way to Sinclair\u2019s campus five days a week. Planning to pack my lunch is much easier said than done, so I\u2019ve spent quite a few dollars at the Tartan Marketplace over this period.<\/p>\n Sure, there are cheaper options like a cheeseburger ($1.29) or a polish sausage ($2.35) available to the masses. But, it can be difficult being a student when lunch rolls around and you are not in the mood for a greasy slice of pizza.<\/p>\n Bookstore<\/strong><\/p>\n If you successfully purchased textbooks during the first week of school, I want to wish you congratulations. I thought parking had perfected this, but the Sinclair Bookstore has successfully figured out the best way to push students over the edge.<\/p>\n During the first week of classes, I feel like a sardine as I search for my $100 algebra text in Sinclair\u2019s outdated Bookstore and then wait in line for an hour to pay.<\/p>\n Unless my instructors require homework in the first two weeks, I like to wait and grab my books when the room clears.<\/p>\n Some may not agree with my complaints and others may have different problems with the campus.<\/p>\n One way or another, we all have to vent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a little too late to call me a Scrooge, but I\u2019m in grumpy mode now that school is back in full force until the middle of June. Sinclair Community College reopened after a winter layoff on Jan. 4, and I couldn\u2019t be more heartbroken. My break wasn\u2019t exactly exciting, but it was a great […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[579,1272],"class_list":["post-3684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tartan-news","tag-back-to-school","tag-joseph-stueve"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5s3vR-Xq","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3684"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3751,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3684\/revisions\/3751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}