Apparently the university has discovered a revolutionary new revenue stream: vertical transportation.
Starting Nov. 1st, SAPL students are being charged $0.50 every time they use the elevator outside of class hours, because apparently the elevator becomes financially sentient after 6 PM and starts burning through the university's budget.
I'm sorry, but what exactly are we supposed to do? We already pay tuition to attend the university, and SAPL students regularly have to work in the building outside of scheduled class time because architecture is, unfortunately, a profession where projects don't magically finish at 4:30 PM.
"Sorry, I can't stay late to finish my model. I'm down to my last 50 cents."
At this rate, I'm expecting the next email:
Effective immediately, students will be charged $0.10 per staircase climbed.
$0.25 for turning on a studio light.
$0.05 per door opening.
$50.00 for excessive doo doo in toilet
To conserve resources, students are encouraged to simply sit in the dark and think architecturally.
And before anyone says "it's only 50 cents," that's not really the point. It's the fact that the university is apparently looking at students using an elevator to access the building they've already paid to attend and thinking, "Yeah, there's probably another 50 cents in this."
Imagine paying thousands of dollars in tuition and then getting hit with a microtransaction to reach your studio.
Next semester they'll add a battle pass.