While the addition of two new ATMs, shuttle bus services, and laptop check outs in the library appear to be the massive improvements there is still a lot of room for improvements on campus. Keeping with that in mind, the issue of access and convenience plays a dynamic part in maintaining the idealism of what college life should be.
For instance, 23 year old alumna Milton Cole stated that, “there is not enough computers provided for students during “crunch time” or finals.
The situation is even worse for freshmen who only have a limited amount of time during the day to use their computer facility within University College.” Cole said that there is a huge problem with parking. “Who says bigger is better when it comes to a university that’s constantly growing but can’t provide adequate parking for staff, faculty, and or students?”
Although many students like Cole may share similar perspectives on what could be done to better the standards at Prairie View A&M University, other students like 19-year-old sophomore Rondrea Taylor, are absolutely elated and equally satisfied about the rapid changes and improvements being made on the hill.
She stated, ” From what I learned in regards to the history of Prairie View compared to what the university is today, I think this campus has been blessed and come a long way from what it was.”
Overall, it’s been documented through various surveys and stories that the changes that were made to better accommodate students needed to be made.
Consequently, the argument of what we still need and what we have now can subjectively be bounced around from student to staff member depending on who you’re talking to and how long they have been here.
For a lot of the older students, graduate students, and alumni of PV who can remember, one of the major problems “back in the day” was standing in that small room, second floor of Evans Hall waiting side by side just to see who your financial counselor was. Where as today you can simply log on and accept your award letter and review other requested documents needed from the university.
It seems almost comical to hear the newest students to the Panther family complain about how their biggest problems are trouble starting up their wireless web from their rooms.
In any event it’s easy to see that there are still a lot of assets needed that could benefit and satisfy the needs of hundreds of students. Yet, knowing that the campus has done nothing more than blossom since the day it was established reminds students that they should never stop making home on the hill comfortable and modern as possible.