In which Our Hero presents a most disturbing revelation
Hi everyone.
The Mary Cook Lounge is now officially "Threatened by the Student Union". ;)
The posters have gone up in the Mary Cooke Lounge advertising proposed redevelopment. Specifically, they want to create two small bookable rooms called Mary Cook A & B next to the windows, with the space on the interior side of the building as a student seating area - essentially destroying the Lounge.
One must query why the posters were only just put up when the "date of last modification" on the proposal is October 5th. Could it be that the people behind this proposal wanted to advertise it at the last possible moment, while people are distracted by exams or studying in swot vac, and hold their meetings out of the public view to avoid the vocal opposition that has greeted such moves in the past? They are calling for public *written* submissions only. Presumably they wish to avoid the very large crowd of objectors who turned up last time they had a meeting to discuss taking away the best remaining unbookable student space in the building (cozy, comfortable, and plenty of natural light). Cynicism aside, I suppose it's *possible* that this is just a different bunch of people who don't realise what strong feelings there are about the Mary Cook Lounge.... but the coincidences do seem strong.
Help defend our space... email your objections to jason.elderhurst@union.unimelb.edu.au before submissions close on the 4th November.
Oh, and if anyone can tell me how to post this to the infinite_images community, that would be quite handy.
The Mary Cook Lounge is now officially "Threatened by the Student Union". ;)
The posters have gone up in the Mary Cooke Lounge advertising proposed redevelopment. Specifically, they want to create two small bookable rooms called Mary Cook A & B next to the windows, with the space on the interior side of the building as a student seating area - essentially destroying the Lounge.
One must query why the posters were only just put up when the "date of last modification" on the proposal is October 5th. Could it be that the people behind this proposal wanted to advertise it at the last possible moment, while people are distracted by exams or studying in swot vac, and hold their meetings out of the public view to avoid the vocal opposition that has greeted such moves in the past? They are calling for public *written* submissions only. Presumably they wish to avoid the very large crowd of objectors who turned up last time they had a meeting to discuss taking away the best remaining unbookable student space in the building (cozy, comfortable, and plenty of natural light). Cynicism aside, I suppose it's *possible* that this is just a different bunch of people who don't realise what strong feelings there are about the Mary Cook Lounge.... but the coincidences do seem strong.
Help defend our space... email your objections to jason.elderhurst@union.unimelb.edu.au before submissions close on the 4th November.
Oh, and if anyone can tell me how to post this to the infinite_images community, that would be quite handy.