I wanted to write in to commend Alfred and Lilah for drawing attention to the state of Larrabee, specifically the 3rd floor bathroom, in last week’s edition of the Voice. I am a senior and am in my third year living in Larrabee, not particularly by choice.
Freshmen year I was in a triple and remember incessant fire alarms due to the boiler room in the tunnel, not to mention the constant power outages – heaven forbid I dried my hair with the light on while my neighbor tried to watch TV.
I even recall on his first tour of KB and Larrabee, President Higdon coming into my triple and apologizing to us! (To be fair, at that point we still were refusing to bunk our beds since none of us wanted to be on top.)
Sophomore year I was assigned to Lambdin off the single’s waiting list. Then, when I came back from abroad last spring, I wound up back in Larrabee, this time on the 3rd floor. The same problems highlighted in “This Weak at Connecticut College” were happening then, albeit not to the same extent: the ceiling dripped, the floor was always soaked, and I always felt dirtier after being in there.
Now as the senator of Larrabee, I was shocked at Sunday’s House Council meeting to learn that this problem had not only gotten significantly worse, but will not be fixed until Fall Break at the earliest, and most likely not until winter break.
Why weren’t these issues addressed during the summer? It’s not as if Physical Plant was unaware of the problem, given that they were regularly in Larrabee last year with ladders and wet floor signs. I know our budget is tight, now more than ever, but there really are some things that take precedence, this being one of them.
I want to second the request made my Alfred and Lilah for the administration to please take note of this – we are not beyond repair!
Sincerely,
Sarah Howe
Larrabee Senator
