Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: Opinion
Expand printing on campus
So there I was, the only person in the ADSB computing lab, a little out-of-the-way lab that I sought out during an off-peak hour with an audacious plan to print my résumé on résumé paper.
Simply "out of the question," said a little man in the glass cubicle - OK, there was one other person in the room - "rules are rules."
"Printing Services," he said.
Since I was pretty sure he had never gone to Printing Services for anything, I didn't ask him how much that little errand would set me back.
It did set me to wondering why I pay that technology fee, though, and why those creative minds in IT don't have the foresight to designate a few spots on campus as customized-printing friendly. I bet we'd even let you load the paper if you insist.
I believe the university wants us to be successful; surely this is a not-uncommon scenario where intentions can be translated into action.
John Riley
UA staff
So there I was, the only person in the ADSB computing lab, a little out-of-the-way lab that I sought out during an off-peak hour with an audacious plan to print my résumé on résumé paper.
Simply "out of the question," said a little man in the glass cubicle - OK, there was one other person in the room - "rules are rules."
"Printing Services," he said.
Since I was pretty sure he had never gone to Printing Services for anything, I didn't ask him how much that little errand would set me back.
It did set me to wondering why I pay that technology fee, though, and why those creative minds in IT don't have the foresight to designate a few spots on campus as customized-printing friendly. I bet we'd even let you load the paper if you insist.
I believe the university wants us to be successful; surely this is a not-uncommon scenario where intentions can be translated into action.
John Riley
UA staff
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posted 4/21/09 @ 2:33 AM CST
I have to agree with this. I understand that reams of paper are expensive. I also know that toner cartridges are ludicrously expensive. In these tough times, I know that expenditures for printing services go through the roof, but students sometimes have *legitimate* needs to print things in color, on special paper, or have large print jobs. (Continued…)
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