1.
Food in Gator Dining isn’t always the best when
it comes to quality.
Why? Having to cook for the hundreds of students every day,
it’s no wonder that they have to put quantity over quality. Mass production of
food needs to be readily available when it runs out on the counter. Gourmet
foods take much longer to make and the dining area would turn into a restaurant
scene where students have to wait for meals. This in turn would be inconvenient
because college students are always on the run.
2.
Parking spots on campus are far away from my
classes and I end up running to my first class.
Why? The
spots that are closest to my classes are reserved for certain tag colors. In
order to get the tag colors, I have to accumulate enough credits. However,
being only a sophomore, it is hard to gather enough credits to get a different
color tag. A plausible solution to this is to either wake up earlier to walk,
or invest in a bike.
3.
People start making noise by packing their bags before
the professor finishes the class lecture. This makes it hard to hear what the
professor is trying to say.
Why? Many
students have to reach a class that is consecutive to their current one. With
only 15 minutes between classes, it is sometimes very difficult to reach one
end of campus to get to another class. Especially if there are thousands of
other students doing the exact same thing, making human traffic worse.
4.
There are only 15 minutes before the next consecutive
class period and I sometimes can’t make it in time to the opposite side of
campus.
Why? Some
professors tend to hold students a little over the time when class is supposed
to end. Also, the campus get crowded (especially during the fall and spring)
making it hard to get from point A to point B in a timely manner. Additionally,
there are many classes that UF students have to take in a semester. If the
schedules had longer breaks, a 5 hour day for classes, would take twice as long.
5.
People tend to repeat questions that the student
before them had already asked.
Why? Unfortunately
some students do not pay attention, or they might have been deep in thought
trying to figure out a solution and not notice that the previous student had
already asked the same question.
6.
There are not enough seats in the lecture halls
and most students are left standing in the back of the classroom.
Why? Many
students go to different lectures that the same professor has. This causes the
other students in the actual class period to not have a seat. Also, at the time
the building was built, they might have underestimated the number of students
that were going to take the same class for their majors.
7.
There are multiple exams in one day for many
students.
Why? Professors
are not able to collaborate because with that many professors on campus, it
would be impossible. UF students are able to have up to 3 exams per day unless
a valid reason is presented for a date change.
8.
There are long lines in the Farrior Hall
advising during the beginning of every new semester.
Why? Many
new incoming students are arriving to UF without any guidance, therefore they
all go to the advising office with that same mindset.
9.
People stop in the middle of the sidewalk
randomly, making the people behind them be mad that they have stopped moving.
Why? Students
have things to do and places to be. It is not always easy to go from one end of
campus to the other in a timely manner. The people that stop in the middle of
the sidewalk, to talk to their friends, cause people behind them to stop
moving. This results in glares and an unfriendly
encountering. It would be more logical for those people to take their
conversations off to the side of the sidewalk. This way they would not block
traffic.
10.
Archer road is always crowded with traffic, especially
during the afternoon.
Why? By the
afternoon everyone tend to be most active. They are most likely to go grocery
shopping or go to work. Archer is a main road that is conveniently located
outside of campus. There are also big name shopping centers located on plazas
scattered alongside the road. Main shopping centers such as Walmart, Target,
Michaels, Best Buy, Publix, CVS and Walgreens are all located beside Archer.
11.
It takes too long to make turns through
intersections on campus.
Why? Students
sometimes need to cross the intersections to get across campus. Since vehicles
need to yield to pedestrians, it may take three times as long for a car waiting
for the opportunity to turn after all the students have crossed. By this time,
the light may already be turning yellow.
12.
In general, there are not enough parking spots
for UF students regardless of the tag color.
Why? Campus
tends to be quite centralized, parking spaces in between all the buildings
would make it nearly impossible to get from class-to-class in only 15 minutes.
UF might want to invest in building more parking garages, but the construction
(time and effort) would be another issue at hand.
13.
Books tend to be overly expensive.
Why? The
writer(s) of the book need a way to obtain money as well. Otherwise the profit
that they make would not be worth the 300+ page textbook that they wrote.
14.
UF wifi can be very slow when it comes to
pre-registering for classes or logging onto computers during class.
Why? When
pre-registering for classes, there are about a hundred more students waiting
for their hold to be lifted and sign into the same class that you are so
eagerly waiting for. Other than convincing the university to get a better
server, we can be stuck logging on at less-trafficked times.
15.
There are still many area/ stores that do not
have free wifi.
Why? The
wifi may be free for us/ the customers, but the wifi is not free for the company
itself.
16.
Sororities cost a lot in regards to paying for
housing and member fees.
Why? The sorority
house is very elaborate and gorgeous to look at. The insides have very nice furniture
and we have our own personal chef. In order to keep the maintenance up, and
fund for the personal chef, it can be quite costly.
17.
It takes too long to get into the airport to
board the plane for your flight.
Why? With
all the history the world has, in regards to accidents on planes, it creates
extra security measures to take place. Passengers have to have their body
checked for illegal substances and suitcases are run through multiple machines.
This extra security causes the process of boarding planes to take a little
longer than anticipated. One would have to arrive at the airport a couple hours
beforehand, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances/ issues that may arise.
18.
Buying online homework access passes/ clickers/
textbooks in addition to paying for the class.
Why? UF may
be working in conjunction with a company that require the students to pay for
the required text books (see Bug #13). The revenue that UF obtains go toward
upgraded technology and (lab) equipment for class.
19.
Students arrive to class only to talk to their
friends about last night.
Why? Maybe
that class period was the only time they got to see each other after their
unforgettable night. However, their conversations tend to distract all other
students around them from listening to the lecture. They are met with uncomfortable
glares and may even get lectured by the professor for talking. It would be
better if they could talk after the class is over. If the conversation can’t be
postponed, it would be more respectful and logical to take the conversation
outside of the lecture hall.
20.
Computer crashing losing work you've spent three
hours doing.
Why? Perhaps
it was due to poor internet connection, or an older computer. If you were to
save the work every few paragraphs, even if the computer dies, you could
retrieve your work from the hard drive. Additionally, you could simply get a
newer version of the computer/ laptop.
I found
writing these 20 bugs quite challenging. At first I thought that the bugs would
come naturally since there are many little things that tend to annoy me.
However, after about 7 bugs, I faced the fact that I don’t make a mental list
of unmet needs. I looked at the world from mostly a college student’s point of
view and the complaints I usually hear my friends discussing.
