During Wednesday’s Rose Café, Chris VanDruff came in to discuss the maintenance of West Campus. It was interesting to learn about how he decides how to spend the budget and also how maintenance requests are prioritized.  It was also fascinating to learn that there are only four electricians for West Campus, North Campus, Collegetown, and the athletic buildings. It is amazing that these four electricians are able to get to all of these places to respond to maintenance requests. Before the Rose Cafés, I did not know that the newer buildings on West Campus were built in a rush, so many corners were cut in order to complete the buildings early. It was interesting to learn about some of the issues in the main houses such as the lights and fan switches. I also never really thought about how much work and thought goes into maintaining West Campus until this Rose Café. This Rose Café opened my eyes to more parts of West Campus that I don’t see on an every day basis when I am not on West. I will make sure that when I see the electricians or any one who works to maintain West Campus, I will say thank you and make sure they know how much I appreciate them.