About 99% of Cheyney University's student population can relate to the struggles my roommate and I are going through right now, and school hasn't even started yet. What are these struggles? Is it having to carry mini-fridges up stairs because the elevator is out? No. Is it parties going on and not being able to sleep because of the noise? No. The problem is that the air conditioning is broken, and it's 90 degrees outside. Now for some people this might not be a problem. For say, demons from the pits of hell, living in a room on the fourth floor where the only means of ventilation are two small windows that don't open all the way and central air wouldn't be a problem. But we are human, and we are melting like the Wicked Witch of the West up here!

I have been told that there is a part being waited on for the air conditioning to get fixed. But to be honest the reputation maintenance has with most of the people I know here has me thinking this meme is real:

I'm trying to be optimistic here, and I'm hoping that whatever needs to be fixed will be done soon. However, unless it's been a major crisis I've learned the students have to wait for things to be fixed even if affects our quality of life.

I do have to say that in one night I have gained so much more respect for my roommate, who managed to soldier out the night on her bed, while I - being cold blooded as I am - gave up being a puddle of sweat and slept on the cool linoleum in the kitchen. I'm already planning on bringing at least one very big fan back to school with me after labor day weekend. In the mean time, there are a few alternatives I've considered:

Unfortunately, it feels like anything frozen would last 0.5 seconds in this room right now. Heck, I'm barely lasting in this room right now. My only request to maintenance is this: