It's Raining! It's Pouring! It's Leaking??

On Friday, Nov. 30th Long Beach received 35.1mm of rain, according to weather.com. As a kid, this usually meant it was the perfect time to go jumping from one mud puddle to another. However, as you grow up, slipping and falling in front of your peers becomes less and less cool.

It’s hard to notice the several unintentional leaks within the USU because of the giant intentional hole in the center courtyard. According to Vince Marin, lead building manager, there is currently no plan to fix the re-occurring leaks inside the USU.

Another issue to consider during rainy days is: slippery stairs. The staircase located in the center of the USU (where there is no roof) is made of tile, slippery when wet tile. I take these stairs with caution, but have had a couple close calls of my own. The tile staircase is never shut down; management just simply puts caution cones at the top of the stairs. It’s good to know we are sacrificing our safety by allowing rain to pour onto the tile floors of the Union so that we can have two giant trees growing out of the center of our building.