sarah lawrence is a pain in my ass

this is a copy of the e-mail i just sent to my don. (i then forwarded it my father, and am now publishing it here. when i'm grouchy, i want lots of people to know it.)

Dear Persis -
first of all, yoga and pilates P.E. classes are all scheduled during my academic classes. i would really like to take them, but i'm not about to forfeit my education. this seems like poor planning, no?

second of all, mailroom packages are only handed out if one has printed the e-mail saying "you have received a package." this 1. wastes more paper than the old system, and 2. would be fine if i owned a printer, but i don't, which brings me to my third Big Problem:

third of all, the library won't print. i've already had two reading summaries due, which i had to e-mail to my professors (contrary to their wishes), because the printers in the library won't print. they won't print because SLC has switched to a system whereby one must swipe one's ID to get pages printed. this ensures that, once you exceed 250 pages for the semester, you'll have to pay to print. the system, dubious in its conception, doesn't even work. so, i'm out of two assignments (by the third day of classes, mind you), and two package receipts - and am thus being denied access to MY property, in package form, as well.

fourth of all, the daily shuttle to cross county mall has been discontinued. apparently it only existed while SLC was using some of cross county mall's parking space. now that we have our own parking lot, we have no more shuttle. this means that, on a day like today, a student already dissatisfied with her food "options" on campus who desires raisins to put in her oatmeal must either trudge to cross county in the rain or pay the approximately $4 for a cab ride each way (on a student's budget, this is something of a luxury, especially when the goal is buying some dried fruit). or she can wait until after 5:30 and go to bronxville, where there are considerably less choices and considerably higher prices.

this is especially upsetting to the student who is already considering buying a printer because of problems two and three. the message sent by SLC today seems to be, "if you don't have a printer and/or a car, good luck."

it's been one of those days.

i swear to god, if health services doesn't see me this afternoon or they can't tell me what the fuck is wrong with me, i may have to throttle someone.