So... crazy idea for the dorms?

Konnichiwa!

Ok, so Calvin's dorms have small computer labs and in each one of those computer labs there is one printer for the dorm. Now, I don't want to be rude or insulting to Calvin's system... but it sucks! I am down here quite a lot now a days, with my laptop broken and all, and I see people printing things all the time... or not printing. Half of the time the paper is completely gone and so people can't print unless they have a friend who has their own printer paper in their room. Paper can be acquired from the dorm deskie but the desk is closed after 12 on most days. Another issue with printing is the lack of printer toner (ink essentially). This one toner cartridge is i think the second we have had this semester... but with the amount of paper and printing we go through, it should be well on to its third, especially by now. The toner cartridge lacks the ink to print out one single sheet of the standard double-spaced essay/assignment/paper. The toner needs to be shaken after almost every 1 or 2 print queues.

Now for my crazy suggestion... Seeing as we ran out of paper at the desk at one point last week or the week before and seeing as the Dorm Tech is either unavailable or just ignoring us for some reason. I believe the cabinet that is in every computer lab should be stocked with back up toner(one cartridge at a time) and a couple stacks of printer paper. That's reasonable right? Well here is the REALLY crazy part... how about we give a copy of the key to that cabinet to perhaps the desk? or even crazier perhaps create a new volunteer/dorm position of dorm student technician? That way when things start failing and students are getting frustrated by technical issues(over not being able to print out their term papers and other important documents) there will be a tech in the dorm at almost all times to help out with these issues.

In summary... I am tired of having to shake the toner 20 times a day... it's unnecessary and can be avoided/prevented. I'm tired of going up stairs every day or two to supply friends with paper when it's not their fault at all. It's just kinda annoying. That is all.

Ja mata ne!