{"id":174397,"date":"2024-12-11T15:41:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=174397"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:38","slug":"this-is-what-students-and-staff-no-longer-want-to-see-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/12\/11\/this-is-what-students-and-staff-no-longer-want-to-see-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what students and staff no longer want to see in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smokers on campus grounds, security cameras, construction sites, and the infamous escalator in the Mandeville Building. Last week, EM<\/em> asked students and staff what they\u2019d like to get rid of next year. Responses poured in.<\/p>\n

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The biggest pain point is the shortage of study spaces. Student Anthony shared his frustration: \u201cI need to write my thesis and regularly meet with my group. But every time, it\u2019s a thirty to forty minute pilgrimage to find a spot. We go from building to building and use the Studyrooms app, but often rooms are already occupied.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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Even when a room is empty, he often can\u2019t use it. \u201cSometimes people leave their bags to stop others from taking the room. Of course, I could just sit there anyway, but it\u2019s incredibly awkward and sometimes leads to arguments with the person \u2018colonising\u2019 the space.\u201d While it\u2019s possible to reserve rooms in Polak and the G-Building, these are often fully booked. \u201cEven three days in advance!\u201d, he said. Anthony advocates for a better reservation system.<\/p>\n

Students also want the opening hours of the library and the Polak Building to be extended. \u201cCould the library stay open until midnight again, like it used to? That would fit better with 11.59 pm deadlines\u201d, said an IBEB student.<\/p>\n

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The university\u2019s \u2018poor\u2019 timetable planning is another source of frustration. \u201cThe university says it cares about our wellbeing, but it ignores the real stress factors\u201d, a student said. One example is scheduling resits during the summer holidays. \u201cThis means we don\u2019t know until the last minute whether we can actually go on holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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