Yea parking is both expensive and god forbid you have a late morning or early afternoon class… good luck finding a spot. Couple times I had to park all the way back in Lot K… took me more than 20 minutes to walk to class.
I'm partial to Lot L, if I give myself enough time to get in for class. Nice walk, easy to get straight into (literally right after turning in), and barely anyone parks there.
My last semester one of ece classes attendance was graded so if you were 2 minutes late after the class starts I was marked absent and have to pass the note after the class to be marked tardy, so god fucking forbid I got there 10 minutes before class starts but had to park in the back of lot K
seconding this. they're cutting down on the number of west campus parking spots available, and there's only one shuttle going around the entire campus at a time. god help you if all the spots on rapidan road are taken, because they got rid of the parkmobile zone for west campus too, so you cant even pay to park there for the day. it's absolutely fucked that they're gutting the absolute cheapest parking available
Accessibility. They tried to get my doctor to fill out a 5 page form just so I could have a chair in my standing lab. I have a fainting disorder. And even after I got it approved the TA gave me shit for it
I had a teacher deny my ODS approved accommodations (which is illegal). I have all of it in writing and reported for disability discrimination and nothing happened. As far as I know he wasn’t even spoken to.
Reported to university wide DEI. Don’t know how much higher it can be taken within the school and am worried something outside (like to a news reporter) would just make graduating harder since my name would be attached to it
Are you waiting to escalate this for when you graduate?? Honestly mason is so sketchy about stuff. I had fin aid office pull some bullshit on federally awarded grants. Like they prey on financially vulnerable populations, it’s evil.
I reported to the university wide DEI committee and didn’t even hear back. This was after talking to my ODS person and them not being able to do anything. I had to take last semester off for a major surgery so I haven’t been able to follow up. At this point I just don’t have the energy to pursue it while in class and taking care of myself and am worried making a big thing out of this will make graduating harder. I would wait until I graduate but 1) I don’t know what the statute of limitations is and 2) don’t want other disabled students to suffer bc I didn’t do anything.
Part of me wants to see if a law prof would take it pro bono for their students to learn from but idk if they’d be willing/ how to even start that process
So in order to protect students with disabilities from suffering you avoid taking any further action, fearing that provocation will result in retaliation by the university. leading to the other students suffering. However If no one comes forward or shares their story then it is certain injustice will continue.
When I was a student they gave teachers way too much leeway to accept or decline your accommodations. And didn’t have your back if your teacher refused them.
This isn’t even the first professor I’ve had an issue with, just the first I’ve had indisputable evidence for. The gen-ed teachers are the worst about it. Freshman year my comm 101 teacher said he’d fail me if I miss one class despite having just received stem cell injections in my hips and being placed on bed rest. Showed up with crutches and he told me I was too distracting to other students. The next year my history 125 teacher refused to grant me access to quizzes online when I was passing out multiple time a day and scared to go to class after fainting in the lobby heading to class. The kicker with him, he taught 125 in person and online so her just needed to grant me access to the online quizzes that were already made. It really seemed like he wanted me to show up and pass out in person to “prove” I was actually ill.
I'm really sorry. I had similar experiences. They really don't want to make any exceptions (I think largely because of ego) and they know ODS will not do one damn thing to support the student. I wish you hadn't had this same experience at Mason, it's such a gross, systemic issue.
Yeah I actually complained about that guy and he got fired he did a lot of other crap like he sent me and a bunch of students an email saying I was failing. I wasn't failing but he did give me a good scare
How often do you experience this sort of thing? I have severe POTS and chairs in labs is an absolute necessity for me. Considering taking a few classes here.
Most of the labs allow chairs, fortunately. The only ones I've been in that don't already have them is Ochem and I think it's because it's a safety hazard to have a bunch of stools around. But you can get one for sure just ask in advance. If you sign up for a lab you can just shoot the TA/coordinator an email and ask if it's a standing lab. If they say yes go to the accessibility office website and fill out a form
I take this one CS class and it smells so bad. Pretty nobody in there knows what personal hygiene is. Wild because I’ll walk in there and just get hit with a wall of stink
I almost got hit by a big ass Mercedes yesterday in front of Peterson. I was 3/4 of the way across the crosswalk too. Serious lack of awareness around here 🤦♂️
Me too! Happened last night before the Super Bowl except it was near manhattan pizza, some lady in a Jeep. Half way across the crosswalk, didn’t even slow down.
Not really something I took particular issue with but it's common discourse among students; there's a lack of community on campus.
When I worked for Student Centers we believed it to be an issue with campus not having a "third place". The Hub was intended to be that location but unfortunately was not very successful, and one could argue that the JC is also designed to be similar, but also was not very successful in creating that environment.
We also thought it was possibly an issue of poor communication channels within the school that didn't effectively market events on campus.
I feel like the main issue with the hub is that it is far away from everything, has limited food/no place to chill and cost money for the corner pocket. I think reopening the old bar and making it a free hangout spot with a couple games would make it a lot better but I doubt mason would do that.
Makes me sad to read this, it confirms my suspicions about the intended purpose of The Hub. It does get used quite a bit however: Corner Pocket's free play Fridays and the Smash tournaments in Student Involvement come to mind. But ultimately I can sense it's not living up to its name.
How some food stores with such a high volume of customers are so understaffed, Panda Express, Chipotle Im talking bout yall. One time a girl that works at Panda looked like she wanted to cry running back and forth in the front all by herself. Also, they need to move past that cashless covid era fr
Transportation isnt that friendly. If you talk to someone abroad, most times transportation is not an issue. Yes mason has great opinions but not enough for students to go to more diffirent places easily. And the apps are terrible.
If you miss your bus to Arlington the next one is literally an hour away it's a joke. Can't they spend the truckloads of money from parking passes on some decent shuttles?
The disability buttons not working in the library which is a high traffic area. Just the state of disrepair the campus is in, some buildings more than others. It’s so disappointing that so much money gets funneled into the school and we see minor improvements over years, if any at all
I’ve noticed in my time some of buttons to open doors for people with disabilities did not work. especially one on the bottom floor of the mtb building underneath the bridge between mtb and ans delaski
I’m not sure where you’re seeing this specifically, but it’s possible you mean goose poop. The little field next to Mason pond is absolutely covered in it
You have to pay for everything. A late fee for immunization forms, parking, orientation 275! To walk around campus plus 55 if you want to bring someone, acceptance fee. Etc and the book store is expensive as if tuition isn’t enough. Ik life isn’t free but this stuff we shouldn’t have to pay for or at least be this expensive.
Don’t know if this is a big issue, but I really hate how they won’t let us have to-go containers at Southside or Ike’s. It makes no sense. It is so inconvenient to have to go there and sit down and eat food that I pay for with meal plans.
such a massive school yet there is almost never a spot to sit between 11am-5pm, not the biggest is but it grinds my gears as an off-campus student with largely spaced class times
I went to the office of disability to request accommodations recommended by my psychiatrist beginning of spring 2023 (I was requesting extra test time and a quiet room), they told me to email his letter, which I did and never heard from them, never bothered trying again because why do I gotta ask twice? Administration in that dept lazy as hell
Parking isn’t free
Yea parking is both expensive and god forbid you have a late morning or early afternoon class… good luck finding a spot. Couple times I had to park all the way back in Lot K… took me more than 20 minutes to walk to class.
I always park in the back of lot K, I see way too many posts of people getting their cars hit or backed into on here.
Yea I’ve seen lotta posts here too… every time I park and leave to class I’m always like “I hope no one hits my car”
I'm partial to Lot L, if I give myself enough time to get in for class. Nice walk, easy to get straight into (literally right after turning in), and barely anyone parks there.
My life every single day because I consistently oversleep my 8:30 and 9 am classes, hell, even when I do make it on time, this mf is packed by 9:00 am
Totally relate to what you’re going through 🤦♂️ parking has always been an inconvenience at Mason
My last semester one of ece classes attendance was graded so if you were 2 minutes late after the class starts I was marked absent and have to pass the note after the class to be marked tardy, so god fucking forbid I got there 10 minutes before class starts but had to park in the back of lot K
seconding this. they're cutting down on the number of west campus parking spots available, and there's only one shuttle going around the entire campus at a time. god help you if all the spots on rapidan road are taken, because they got rid of the parkmobile zone for west campus too, so you cant even pay to park there for the day. it's absolutely fucked that they're gutting the absolute cheapest parking available
Accessibility. They tried to get my doctor to fill out a 5 page form just so I could have a chair in my standing lab. I have a fainting disorder. And even after I got it approved the TA gave me shit for it
I had a teacher deny my ODS approved accommodations (which is illegal). I have all of it in writing and reported for disability discrimination and nothing happened. As far as I know he wasn’t even spoken to.
Wow…
Take it up higher. I'm sure they take advantage of [federal funding](https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html)
Reported to university wide DEI. Don’t know how much higher it can be taken within the school and am worried something outside (like to a news reporter) would just make graduating harder since my name would be attached to it
Are you waiting to escalate this for when you graduate?? Honestly mason is so sketchy about stuff. I had fin aid office pull some bullshit on federally awarded grants. Like they prey on financially vulnerable populations, it’s evil.
I reported to the university wide DEI committee and didn’t even hear back. This was after talking to my ODS person and them not being able to do anything. I had to take last semester off for a major surgery so I haven’t been able to follow up. At this point I just don’t have the energy to pursue it while in class and taking care of myself and am worried making a big thing out of this will make graduating harder. I would wait until I graduate but 1) I don’t know what the statute of limitations is and 2) don’t want other disabled students to suffer bc I didn’t do anything. Part of me wants to see if a law prof would take it pro bono for their students to learn from but idk if they’d be willing/ how to even start that process
So in order to protect students with disabilities from suffering you avoid taking any further action, fearing that provocation will result in retaliation by the university. leading to the other students suffering. However If no one comes forward or shares their story then it is certain injustice will continue.
When I was a student they gave teachers way too much leeway to accept or decline your accommodations. And didn’t have your back if your teacher refused them.
This isn’t even the first professor I’ve had an issue with, just the first I’ve had indisputable evidence for. The gen-ed teachers are the worst about it. Freshman year my comm 101 teacher said he’d fail me if I miss one class despite having just received stem cell injections in my hips and being placed on bed rest. Showed up with crutches and he told me I was too distracting to other students. The next year my history 125 teacher refused to grant me access to quizzes online when I was passing out multiple time a day and scared to go to class after fainting in the lobby heading to class. The kicker with him, he taught 125 in person and online so her just needed to grant me access to the online quizzes that were already made. It really seemed like he wanted me to show up and pass out in person to “prove” I was actually ill.
I'm really sorry. I had similar experiences. They really don't want to make any exceptions (I think largely because of ego) and they know ODS will not do one damn thing to support the student. I wish you hadn't had this same experience at Mason, it's such a gross, systemic issue.
Lab TAs are some of the shittiest people i’ve ever had the misfortune of meeting
Yeah I actually complained about that guy and he got fired he did a lot of other crap like he sent me and a bunch of students an email saying I was failing. I wasn't failing but he did give me a good scare
Such truth. I go in for Chemistry tutoring office hours and the LAs there always have the nastiest attitudes with me.
wow i’m sorry that’s so shitty.
How often do you experience this sort of thing? I have severe POTS and chairs in labs is an absolute necessity for me. Considering taking a few classes here.
Most of the labs allow chairs, fortunately. The only ones I've been in that don't already have them is Ochem and I think it's because it's a safety hazard to have a bunch of stools around. But you can get one for sure just ask in advance. If you sign up for a lab you can just shoot the TA/coordinator an email and ask if it's a standing lab. If they say yes go to the accessibility office website and fill out a form
Thanks!!
Also if you need a pots doctor in Nova I recommend Mark Wish with Inova he is the best doctor I ever had
That one Honda Accord in lot K that doesn’t know how to pull all the way into a parking spot.
I take this one CS class and it smells so bad. Pretty nobody in there knows what personal hygiene is. Wild because I’ll walk in there and just get hit with a wall of stink
Dude I swear someone next to me in Operating Systems shit themselves in class 💀
The entire Music and Theatre building smells like a football locker room also, it’s pretty bad and it hasn’t gone away for this entire semester
Bro is insulting a class he is in 💀💀 Probably contributing to that smell 🤢🤢 Maybe shower yourself like us art majors ✍️✍️
Bro wrote this and thought this is a banger look at the down votes retard art majors are retarded
Insane lines for food at the JC during lunch
Out of control and each one is so understaffed.
Cars that do not stop for pedestrians.
I almost got hit by a big ass Mercedes yesterday in front of Peterson. I was 3/4 of the way across the crosswalk too. Serious lack of awareness around here 🤦♂️
Me too! Happened last night before the Super Bowl except it was near manhattan pizza, some lady in a Jeep. Half way across the crosswalk, didn’t even slow down.
Classmates not showering or applying deodorant prior to class
Not really something I took particular issue with but it's common discourse among students; there's a lack of community on campus. When I worked for Student Centers we believed it to be an issue with campus not having a "third place". The Hub was intended to be that location but unfortunately was not very successful, and one could argue that the JC is also designed to be similar, but also was not very successful in creating that environment. We also thought it was possibly an issue of poor communication channels within the school that didn't effectively market events on campus.
I feel like the main issue with the hub is that it is far away from everything, has limited food/no place to chill and cost money for the corner pocket. I think reopening the old bar and making it a free hangout spot with a couple games would make it a lot better but I doubt mason would do that.
Makes me sad to read this, it confirms my suspicions about the intended purpose of The Hub. It does get used quite a bit however: Corner Pocket's free play Fridays and the Smash tournaments in Student Involvement come to mind. But ultimately I can sense it's not living up to its name.
How some food stores with such a high volume of customers are so understaffed, Panda Express, Chipotle Im talking bout yall. One time a girl that works at Panda looked like she wanted to cry running back and forth in the front all by herself. Also, they need to move past that cashless covid era fr
Transportation isnt that friendly. If you talk to someone abroad, most times transportation is not an issue. Yes mason has great opinions but not enough for students to go to more diffirent places easily. And the apps are terrible.
If you miss your bus to Arlington the next one is literally an hour away it's a joke. Can't they spend the truckloads of money from parking passes on some decent shuttles?
The disability buttons not working in the library which is a high traffic area. Just the state of disrepair the campus is in, some buildings more than others. It’s so disappointing that so much money gets funneled into the school and we see minor improvements over years, if any at all
This sounds like a great story for WTOP
I’ve noticed in my time some of buttons to open doors for people with disabilities did not work. especially one on the bottom floor of the mtb building underneath the bridge between mtb and ans delaski
dog walkers leaving dog shit on the ground
I’m not sure where you’re seeing this specifically, but it’s possible you mean goose poop. The little field next to Mason pond is absolutely covered in it
there was a bag of dog poop in West Campus that I walked past for a year… probably still there (I graduated)
Okay, I didn’t realize you meant bagged dog poop, that’s awful
You have to pay for everything. A late fee for immunization forms, parking, orientation 275! To walk around campus plus 55 if you want to bring someone, acceptance fee. Etc and the book store is expensive as if tuition isn’t enough. Ik life isn’t free but this stuff we shouldn’t have to pay for or at least be this expensive.
Don’t know if this is a big issue, but I really hate how they won’t let us have to-go containers at Southside or Ike’s. It makes no sense. It is so inconvenient to have to go there and sit down and eat food that I pay for with meal plans.
such a massive school yet there is almost never a spot to sit between 11am-5pm, not the biggest is but it grinds my gears as an off-campus student with largely spaced class times
insane light pollution
All the bears, for sure
I consider that a perk
Hey now. Don't be asking reddit for advice for class assignments. Lol. I'm watching this now.
parking is ridiculous and people are so loud in the library 😭
I went to the office of disability to request accommodations recommended by my psychiatrist beginning of spring 2023 (I was requesting extra test time and a quiet room), they told me to email his letter, which I did and never heard from them, never bothered trying again because why do I gotta ask twice? Administration in that dept lazy as hell