Bug List

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.