The first rose event of the year was incredibly engaging and interesting! Professor Blalock was very willing to hear all of our concerns about the Gothics – even though he probably wasn’t expecting to hear this much about bathrooms. I feel as though this semester will be quite interesting – for we seem to be a very vocal group and Professor Blalock openly listens to whatever we have to say and then gives us a very fair response. It was really interesting to learn about the previous plans Cornell had made to renovate the Gothics before the stock market crash. But as a resident of Founders, it made me a little sad thinking about how my building could’ve potentially been way better. I think a future set up to speak to maintenance will be quite comical, for I’m sure they will be just as thrown off guard when a bunch of college students are complaining about bathrooms. I was glad to hear other students feeling the same way as I did as well; I did not feel as though I was alone. I can’t wait to see how the rest of the year plays out.