things broken in nui maynooth which have never been fixed

unclejunior

i thought i'd start this thread to make it aware to the people who are suppose to be in charge of the university that some students are pi.ssed off with the incompetence of the maintanance of certain areas of the university.
this morning i used the male toilets in the arts block. the hand dryer in there has been broken since may and has yet to be fixed. this is an effing disgrace since the management here had the whole summer to fix it but never bothered. after using the toilet i went to get a drink from the water fountain in the arts block, afterall commuting is thirsty business but low and behold the water fountain is broken and has sck over it since again may. now i have to go to the atm, get money out and buy a bottle of water.
honestly like, why am i paying over 4 grand a year to be here? wheres the money going?

feel free to ad anything which college maintanance has failed to fix

TonyStark

unclejunior wrote: »

i thought i'd start this thread to make it aware to the people who are suppose to be in charge of the university that some students are pi.ssed off with the incompetence of the maintanance of certain areas of the university.
this morning i used the male toilets in the arts block. the hand dryer in there has been broken since may and has yet to be fixed. this is an effing disgrace since the management here had the whole summer to fix it but never bothered. after using the toilet i went to get a drink from the water fountain in the arts block, afterall commuting is thirsty business but low and behold the water fountain is broken and has sck over it since again may. now i have to go to the atm, get money out and buy a bottle of water.
honestly like, why am i paying over 4 grand a year to be here? wheres the money going?

feel free to ad anything which college maintanance has failed to fix

Did you report these to college maintenance?

Kinski

My spirit.

the_syco

TonyStark wrote: »

Did you report these to college maintenance?

I'm guessing the OP hasn't.

unclejunior

TonyStark wrote: »

Did you report these to college maintenance?

who are they and where can i find them?

the_syco

unclejunior wrote: »

who are they and where can i find them?

I'm so sorry. I didn't realise that you were completely <snip>, and didn't read the http://campusservices.nuim.ie/helpdesk.shtml link...

LeixlipRed

Get a petition going :pac:

mp3guy

Ah. Now I can email to get things fixed. I wonder will they actually be...

K4t

unclejunior wrote: »

after using the toilet i went to get a drink from the water fountain in the arts block, afterall commuting is thirsty business but low and behold the water fountain is broken and has sck over it since again may. now i have to go to the atm, get money out and buy a bottle of water.
honestly like, why am i paying over 4 grand a year to be here? wheres the money going?

feel free to ad anything which college maintanance has failed to fix

I have noticed that too. It really is disgraceful.

They can afford to install fancy new seats in the arts block but are unable to provide basic 'needs' like a hand dryer in the toilet and drinking water.

SWOT

In fairness, it ain't that bad. Although if we're on the subject, showers in the gym can sometimes be very cold or the other extreme..

Ill take the fancy new seats over a single hand dryer and water fountain (why should they provide free water?!)

Norrdeth

SWOT wrote: »

Ill take the fancy new seats over a single hand dryer and water fountain (why should they provide free water?!)

Because it's nice to I suppose, and bottled water is an awful money making racket.

eogriffin

Briefly on the situation in the Arts Block. Has anyone else noticed the phenomenal disparity in the number of hand basins and the number of hand dryers? 13 vs 2 I think...

Tesco Massacre

I haven't noticed anything broken, but there hasn't been any soap in the dispenser in Auxilia for the past 2 weeks.

What a world.

dublindafter

I enjoy having dry hands too!

Things always break in the gym and continue being broken for days on end.

kksaints

The handdryer in the Rhetoric annex male toilet doesnt seem to work but I doubt too many people use it anyway.

Daemos

The lock on the first cubicle in JH - been broken for over a year

Kinski

Iontas has about the only decent gents on campus. Never use the arts block ones, they're a disgrace. They're just one step above those group toilets they had in Full Metal Jacket.

Oh, and people who piss on the toilet seat: there is a whole circle of hell reserved just for you.

LeixlipRed

Everyone can do that by accident. Just clean it the **** up

Kinski

Those seats do lift up. I've never done it, and there's no need for anyone else to. I thought most lads mastered directing a stream of piss into the bowl when they were about 4, but if it's such a major challenge to do that, then just use the urinals. But try not to get it all over the wall.

squishykins

The taps in the Ladies bathroom in the common room didn't work last year, and still don't. I tiny stream comes out of all three and nothing more.

DB21

squishykins wrote: »

The taps in the Ladies bathroom in the common room didn't work last year, and still don't. I tiny stream comes out of all three and nothing more.

That's happening in the men's now as well.

rcaz

dublindafter wrote: »

I enjoy having dry hands too!

Pfft. That's why God gave you jeans.

Sophie_

Report it to Campus Services, they aren't mind readers you know!

DB21 wrote: »

squishykins wrote: »

The taps in the Ladies bathroom in the common room didn't work last year, and still don't. I tiny stream comes out of all three and nothing more.

That's happening in the men's now as well.

Sophie_

I bet you didnt report it to Campus Services, they aren't mind readers you know! Besides I bet they could be fixing stuff like this every week, some people just don't care!

Daemos wrote: »

The lock on the first cubicle in JH - been broken for over a year

CaoimH_in

Sophie_ wrote: »

Report it to Campus Services, they aren't mind readers you know!

Sophie_ wrote: »

I bet you didnt report it to Campus Services, they aren't mind readers you know!

Not mind readers, indeed.

unclejunior

the water fountains in maynooth are a fcuking disgrace. the little trickle that comes out of them.it wouldnt surprise me if they were deliberately left like that so students will buy drinks from the shops instead.

its obvious from reading the other posts here that the management in maynooth dont give a sh1t about the quality of the university. its shocking that the uni gets almost 4 grand per year per student and the place is in the state it is. absolutely shocking

Seren_

To be fair though unclejunior, there are worse places. I assume you've never been to Sligo IT :pac:

Sophie_

The fountains used to work but the water tasted really awful from them, I don't understand why they don't just remove those ones and install some of those fountains that are connected to the mains, all water systems I think they're called.
The trouble here of course is how long would they last before they are abused!

There should be water for drinking ffs it's a basic right you expect anywhere!

Unfortunately the management like every other public University or School run by the state don't have the money, the University dont get the 4K from the government/EU, that's why they want to bring fees back and charge us a huge registration fee. They don't even have enough money to put the heating on. It's a fcuking disgrace alright!

unclejunior wrote: »

the water fountains in maynooth are a fcuking disgrace. the little trickle that comes out of them.it wouldnt surprise me if they were deliberately left like that so students will buy drinks from the shops instead.

its obvious from reading the other posts here that the management in maynooth dont give a sh1t about the quality of the university. its shocking that the uni gets almost 4 grand per year per student and the place is in the state it is. absolutely shocking

unclejunior

Sophie_ wrote: »

The trouble here of course is how long would they last before they are abused!

how do you mean? the reason the one in the arts block isnt working is because it started spitting out sediment with the water.

macgrub

unclejunior wrote: »

i thought i'd start this thread to make it aware to the people who are suppose to be in charge of the university that some students are pi.ssed off with the incompetence of the maintanance of certain areas of the university.
this morning i used the male toilets in the arts block. the hand dryer in there has been broken since may and has yet to be fixed. this is an effing disgrace since the management here had the whole summer to fix it but never bothered. after using the toilet i went to get a drink from the water fountain in the arts block, afterall commuting is thirsty business but low and behold the water fountain is broken and has sck over it since again may. now i have to go to the atm, get money out and buy a bottle of water.
honestly like, why am i paying over 4 grand a year to be here? wheres the money going?

feel free to ad anything which college maintanance has failed to fix

Someone in NUIM maintenance must be a boardsie. :rolleyes:
Earlier today, I saw two shiny new hand dryers in the Gents toilet in the Arts building.
Woohoo

Sophie_

I never said anything about the current one in the Arts Block being abused, what I said was, it used to work but the water was rotten, now I know why, my point is you put anything new in these places and within weeks they get wrecked and were back to square one with no drinking water in the Arts Building!

unclejunior wrote: »

how do you mean? the reason the one in the arts block isnt working is because it started spitting out sediment with the water.

Crom_Abú

I think it's fair to say the Arts Block in general is a disgrace. The theatres have little to no ventilation. I'm still to see one toilet with a. A Lock, b. A toilet seat and c. Toilet paper. The reading room is a social hub during exams also with no ventilation.

Always remember to bring towels!

shamtastic

The front door of Callen Hall is crying out for a drop of oil. It squeaks very loud on a windy day!

Turtyturd

Press the hot tap once in JH freezing cold water, press it a second time burnt fingers...how the hell does the water get so hot in the time between in cutting off and me pressing the tap a second time?...and can someone sort it out. :pac:

macgrub

I know I am straying off the topic here but what's the deal with that white canopy thing outside the new phoenix restaurant?
Is it supposed to be a shelter of some sort? Because all of the ground was getting wet underneath it today. So, I guess that's out.

How so Joe

macgrub wrote: »

I know I am straying off the topic here but what's the deal with that white canopy thing outside the new phoenix restaurant?
Is it supposed to be a shelter of some sort? Because all of the ground was getting wet underneath it today. So, I guess that's out.

It's a bandstand, as far as I know!

mickstupp

I think it's one of those things that has no practical purpose whatsoever, other than to keep some idiot designer busy and out of other people's way for a while.

/grumpywithmigraine

sudzy

That bleedin fan in the arts block reading room! It's insanely loud, and so distracting!

macgrub

sudzy wrote: »

That bleedin fan in the arts block reading room! It's insanely loud, and so distracting!

Around exam time, that fan is useful to block out the whispering and chatting some people feel they must do.

Fbjm

I don't think it's been already said, but walking around the phoenix there is an ungodly stench; the drains around the side of it are giving off this smell and no one has even looked into it yet. Has anyone else noticed this?

mp3guy

Fbjm wrote: »

I don't think it's been already said, but walking around the phoenix there is an ungodly stench; the drains around the side of it are giving off this smell and no one has even looked into it yet. Has anyone else noticed this?

It appears to be periodic, like the Leixlip village bridge stink.

baalthor

The lock on a lecturer's door in the Arts Block has been broken for years.
But he likes it that way cos students can drop in for casual chats.

mp3guy

To follow up on this topic. I emailed about a maintenance issue about 3 weeks ago and it has been fixed. So yeah, if you email them about something they will fix it.

neemish

shamtastic wrote: »

The front door of Callen Hall is crying out for a drop of oil. It squeaks very loud on a windy day!

If you ask about it, you'll probably told that it's left that way for "security reasons"

macgrub

Like others, I am sorry to stray off the topic, however, whatever happened to the consolidation of the Printing cards that would be applicable to all printers (union, library, arts block) this year? Was this a false promise by our beloved SU Leader?

mp3guy

macgrub wrote: »

Like others, I am sorry to stray off the topic, however, whatever happened to the consolidation of the Printing cards that would be applicable to all printers (union, library, arts block) this year? Was this a false promise by our beloved SU Leader?

I would like to know the answer to this as well... Especially considering the "broken promises" video the SU posted on Facebook earlier.

Would be terribly hypocritical.

banquo

I'll speak to this, I presented the progress on it at the first Union Council this year.

Short answer: it's nearly ready, will happen in February. Students who don't currently have the 1K MiFare card (technical name for the card, will be called the 'Campus Card' most likely') will be able to go to student records office in February (start of March at the latest, in case of unexpected artifacts) and get their new student card for free.

You'll be able to top it up definitely from coin / note machines around campus and online banking, and hopefully from local atms (the same way you do with phone credit) - atms require the co-operation of the banks, which is slightly more tricky, what with there being a few different banks.

You'll be able to use it for printing anywhere on campus, but also anywhere on campus where you can exchange cash i.e. Londis, Chill, etc.

Long answer: long answer which outlines the whole process is extremely long. Best explained in detail in person, so drop up to me this week if you see me at one of the march stalls. If not there I'll be in my office. But there'll be a full report when it's fully implemented.

Any further Qs on it, you can get me at president@nuimsu.com - I'm not comfortable discussing projects that involve other staff on the internets. Or you can drop in in person, I'll be in Arts Block or JH for a lot of the week promoting the stop fees campaign.

*Rob

unclejunior

honestly i dont know why i bother. the three sinks in the male toilets of the common room behind the arts block. none of the taps work. 3? i could understand 1 but not 3. thats ridiculous.

mp3guy

unclejunior wrote: »

honestly i dont know why i bother. the three sinks in the male toilets of the common room behind the arts block. none of the taps work. 3? i could understand 1 but not 3. thats ridiculous.

Email maintenance about it.

Alt_Grrr

banquo wrote: »

Short answer: it's nearly ready, will happen in February. Students who don't currently have the 1K MiFare card

You'll be able to top it up definitely from coin / note machines around campus and online banking, and hopefully from local atms (the same way you do with phone credit) - atms require the co-operation of the banks, which is slightly more tricky, what with there being a few different banks.

You'll be able to use it for printing anywhere on campus, but also anywhere on campus where you can exchange cash i.e. Londis, Chill, etc.

Ah the MiFare Classic, good to see the university decided to invest an a technology that is already thoroughly broken.
So free money you say?

unclejunior

mp3guy wrote: »

Email maintenance about it.

what has the university no system in place to deal with maintanance issues or do they depend on students to 'tell' them about it?