1、Note: This file was created 2008-07-04 at 11:26 CST2006.10.08.q3The man disagrees with the new change . keeping the computer lab open at night to meet students needs. He seems to have two reasons. The first reason he thought it was unnecessary . is because he thinks that students should study during
2、 the day . and they should have some kind of personal, night life. It sounds like he doesnt like evening classes . and even felt a bit offended they didnt ask him first. The second is that he thinks the professors will make more money by having to teach extra night classes. And . that *that* money c
3、ould have been used to buy more computers . instead. It sounds like he thinks simply adding more computers would solve the problem. Those are the two reasons he gave for disagreeing. 2006.10.15.q3The man likes the way the orientation plan for new students changed . going from two days of hiking to o
4、ne day with a choice of hiking or playing games. He said that new students are too busy as it is, and taking a whole weekend to hike takes too much time away from the important things. He said that they are there to be students, and it is important for them to meetthe teachers, pay their tuition, pr
5、epare for classes, and so on. He added that the students may feel they are wasting too much time hiking sothey might choose to skip that long orientation. So, he said that changing it to one day with a choice of hiking or playing games it a great idea. 2006.10.21.q3The man doesnt like the university
6、s plan to turn the art gallery into an office building. There are two main reasons for the plan given in the notice . and he simply responds to both of them. 1 He said the universitys first reason was misleading. Since art students want to make sure their work is just right . or perfect . before it
7、goes on display, that can take a long time. So it only seems like they werent taking advantage of the gallery. His response to the second is that the university is to blame. He said that with better communication, more people would probably attend. He also added that the school newspaper is often to
8、o late or incorrect in its reporting about the art gallery. For those reasons, he doesnt like the plan. 2006.10.22.q3Quite clearly, the woman doesnt like the idea of a website replacing the university health center. She said that at their school, the winter weather can be bad, and so many students c
9、an get sick. And the website wont be able to help them like the health center can. The man said that another university found *their* website very successful. She then shot down the success of the other schools website, attributing it to themild winter they had. So, she said that it is important to
10、discover the real reason why fewer students go to see the doctor. She said that the real answer was not to close the health center, but rather to hire more doctors . The number of doctors should increase as the student population grows. 2006.10.28.q3She doesnt like the plan of the university to make
11、 off-campus apartments. She has two reasons which discredit the two reasons given by the university. The first is that people living off campus may have to drive. If they drive, the university will need more parking spaces, which uses up the valuable space the university wants to save by building ap
12、artments off campus. The second is that people living off campus should participate in university activities. The notice says that the students, by living off campus, could participate in activities in the surrounding community, not at the university. She says that they are students . and so they sh
13、ould be focused on university activities. Note: This file was created 2008-07-04 at 11:26 CSTThose are the two reasons she gives to explain her reason for not liking the university plan. 2006.10.29.q3She thinks its a great idea . to build a new Art Building. She says, that its *about time*. She said
14、 that the old building is too dark . and that a new building with big windows will be much better. She believes that windows are important because the natural light from the sun shows the colors in the artwork much better than electric lights. She also liked the idea because the school already has a
15、 good reputation in the Art Department. The old building, she said, didnt match that good reputation; but that a new building will even help that reputation by attracting more art students to the university. Those are the reasons she likes the idea. 2006.11.03.q3The man disagrees with the plan to mo
16、ve the elections . for the student union .from May to September. He acknowledges the universitys reasons, but he thinks that the students are just as busy in September as in May. Even though theyre taking exams in May, they are also finding new apartments or starting new classes in September. He thi
17、nks that first year students . in September . are not knowledgeable or interested in voting at the school. Theyre usually interested in other things and dont even know who to vote for. He asked the woman to think back to when she started school. He thinks it is wrong that they . the university . are
18、 changing the election date for those reasons. 2006.11.17.q3The woman is happy about the changes because of the end result . the computer lab will have more competent workers . and it will be open longer hours. 3 She likes the idea that only qualified people will be hired to work in the lab. In the
19、past, she had some bad experiences there. One was when she was having trouble with the printer, but the employees didnt even know how to help. The other idea . that they wont hire technicians . was a bit confusing. But . I think it was related to the fact that technicians only worked from nine to fi
20、ve, whereas the other people would work any hours. She seemed to like that idea because it could mean the lab would be open many more hours . perhaps even from nine in the morning to nine at night. 2006.11.18.q3There were two ideas for improving the health center. The man didnt like either one. The
21、first was to hire more doctors because the ones working there were too busy. He didnt like that idea because it is already quite crowded at the center . with such small rooms. Hiring more doctors would make it even more crowded. The second suggestion was to stay open during the weekend. He didnt lik
22、e that idea because he thinks that many students are not on campus during the weekend, so they wouldnt be able to take advantage of the weekend hours. So you can see . the man didnt like either idea. 2006.11.19.q3He thinks its a stupid idea - the planned renovation - theyre doing at the library. He
23、didnt think their decisions were based on the feedback from students. He didnt like the wooden floor idea because it would be too noisy . compared to a carpet . and the library should be quiet. He thought decorating the area by the front door with pictures was a waste of money. No one would pay atte
24、ntion to the pictures anyway. About updating the equipment, he thought it was OK; but to him, it seemed like it was only one out of many things that were suggested by the students. He wanted more things done. Note: This file was created 2008-07-04 at 11:26 CSTSo, generally, he disagreed with the pla
25、n . except the part about the new equipment. 2006.11.21.q3The man strongly disagrees with the new parking policy. Briefly, the policy says that students that live on campus will not be allowed tohave private cars on campus because the parking lots are too full. To disagree so strongly, perhaps he ac
26、tually lives on campus. That seems to affect his opinion. He believes that people that live on campus may have a real need to own andkeep a car on campus. He uses his own situation to show why. First he says he sometimes needs to go shopping . and to the movies, whichare off campus. Then, he explain
27、s that he has a part time job, which is also off campus. He feels that he cannot do that without a car. He also added that if someone cant find a parking spot, it is their own fault . they should arrive earlier. 2006.12.03.q3She doesnt like the new policy at all. She agrees that the university has a
28、 very good *academic* reputation, but that the *sports* reputation should be just as good. She thinks that many visitors like the university because of both the academics and athletics. As for the trash part of the policy, she thinks that if the university puts out more trash bins, littering on camp
29、us wont be that big of a problem anymore. Anyway, she strongly dislikes the new policy . the policy restricting students from playing soccer on the field, near the front entrance. 2006.12.08.q3Quite clearly, the woman doesnt like the dormitory renovation plan. The first objection is that it will tak
30、e two years, and the construction work will be quite noisy. She thinks the noise . during that time . will actually drive more students away from the on-campus dormitories . which is opposite one purpose of the renovation. 5 The second objection is that the rent will probably have to go up. She expl
31、ains that the cost of the renovation will most likely be paid by the students living there . after its all done. She said that it will be a very expensive renovation, costing a lot in workers salaries and materials . and other things. So, even though she doesnt express an opinion about the *need* fo
32、r renovations, she does object to the plan for practical reasons. 2006.12.10.q3The man likes the new plan to put the library books on the university computer network. He said that he heard about one plan to rebuild the library, and that plan sounded too expensive. That plan involved not only buying
33、new books, but also adding shelves, and later, making the building bigger. Instead, with the new plan, many books and journals will be put on the university computer network. This way, he reasoned, students will be able to access the material from their own computer . or from one of the universitys
34、many computers. He said that as long as someone is a student, and on campus, they can access the library material any time, and even from their own dorm rooms. He said that will be very convenient and much less expensive. 2006.12.15.q3The woman was very excited about the plan to expanding the univer
35、sity radio station. She said that it would be a significant improvement, more than just adding different styles of music. For example, she said that by extending its range into the nearby town, more people would be able to hear it. Then, since more people from the surrounding communities would be li
36、stening, they might be able to raise money through advertising. Then, like a nearby university did with its radio station, this university could use that money to offer scholarships to the students. She thought that whole plan was a very good idea. Note: This file was created 2008-07-04 at 11:26 CST
37、2006.12.16.q3The man thinks the universitys plan will not be effective . and will be unfair to the freshmen. They agree that there is a parking problem, but he said it is not caused by thefreshmen. He said that less than one hundred freshmen applied for parking permits, but the parking problem is a
38、lot bigger than that. He made no comments about the universitys motive to encourage freshmen students to live on campus . probably because he thought it wasnt a problem .nor the cause of the parking problem. He did offer a possible solution to the parking problem. He said there is a large empty area
39、 in front of the playing field, on campus. If that area can be used for parking, he said it might solve the problem . not only for now, but for the longterm. 2007.03.03.q3He doesnt like the changes that are planned. First, he said that allowing undergraduates to take graduate courses will make the c
40、lasses too crowded. Small class sizes for graduate students, he said, are very important to the university. The new policy will ruin that. Second, he said that the undergraduates taking graduate level course are pretty smart and would probably do quite well. They might then view the advanced graduat
41、e students in a different light. Third, he said that students should take their graduate courses at another university . one different from where they get their undergraduate degree. He based that on his own experience where he believes he benefited by changing schools. So, he thinks such changes wi
42、ll threaten the college experience. 2007.06.16.q3The woman doesnt like the renovation plan. The renovation plan says that they want to replace the larger tables with smaller tables in the Student Center, and to add more seats to the study rooms. First, she thinks the money is better spent elsewhere.
43、 She suggested that it could be used fund a scholarship or to help buy more books for the library. 7 Next, she says that if students want to improve their social life, they can go to the many bars or restaurants around town: They dont need smaller tables at the Student Center. Finally, to address th
44、e complaint that students cant study at the Student Center, she points out that it wont be solved with smaller tables. Visitors will still talk and laugh . and distract anyone trying to study. She suggested that the library would be a better place to study. Those are the reasons she doesnt like the renovation plan.
