WHY I HATE ERAU TOO

Suckers live on Campus

2005-06-03T17:49:00.000-07:00

We've all heard the commotion about modular housing. The first time I heard about the plan to get these makeshift 'cardboard' boxes, I was flabbergasted and appalled. But I did my research and actually found out that these new boxes were not as bad as they might initially appear. In fact, the inmates over at Prescott seem to like them; many even prefer them to the conventional dorms.

Having said that, picture this - young freshman shows up for orientation with his very proud parents, and is given a tour of the university (obviously, they don't show him the alphabet soup, but that's a different story). Then the moment his mom has especially been looking forward to - seeing the exact location where her adored son will be humping high school chicks. And she sees modular housing on the new soccer field accross the student village. Then she thinks to herself - $1800 for that shithole? She then proceeds over to the Housing department and firmly strikes Tom Hilgers across the face, who, in a bout of fear, manages to crap his pants. Jason, the gay guy hired by housing to show their tolerance of 'those who stick it up their ass', meanwhile hides under his desk and calls his colombian boyfriend and they have hot steamy phone sex.

I digress slightly, but that was fun eh?

Read the recent avion article on modular housing, there is much truth to it:

http://www.avionnewspaper.collegepublisher.com/media/paper798/news/2005/05/31/Opinions/Modular.Housing.Not.Coming.Three.To.A.Room-955370.shtml

These assholes aka management actually plan to squeeze in 3 students in the dorms. Now, this has been done before, but this time the influx of students is so great that i am pretty sure the dissatisfaction will be far mroe vocalized. The author of the article does the math and figures out how much living space each student would get in Adams or Wood (45 sq ft), for a whopping $450/month. It's actually closer to $500 as the semester is a bit longer than 3 months.

Seriously guys, if you had any business sense, you should feel something probing at yopur asshole right about.....now. Why would you want to pay such exorbitant fees and share a tiny room with 2 other people. Imagine the rush early morning when 6 guys need to take a dump before their 8a.m. class starts! That'll be a sight.

I have a solution which seems to work fine - MOVE OFF CAMPUS! Even if you have to share a room with someone, for the same price, I guarantee you'll get more space and there will be fewer of you sharing it!

As for freshmen, looks like you'll are screwed. I would suggest when you get to Daytona, go see housing and get your parents to insist that you do not be packed like cattle with 2 other sweaty boys (oh yeah this must be Jason the gay's idea). If that doesn't work, switch school :-) lol, well i would suggest all you freshmen petition the university to change its policy on forced housing if it can't even supply decent rooms. Go on strikes if necessary. But don't get bullied in accepting more shit from Riddle.

If you're a sophomore and above and you live on campus, your only saving grace is that you don't have a car. Then also, I think you are a lazy son of a bitch. Move fucking off-campus, you'll save some money. Then buy a bike ($100) and voila - you get daily exercise and you save money and you don't encourage riddle to rip you off.

On another note, I'm happy for my RA friends who now will get to handle more students - more headaches and hassles, but FUCK YOU, you still get a free room so shut the fuck up and get back to organizing those activities no one gives a shit about.

-pooponme

Flying at ERAU? DON'T!

2005-03-03T00:24:00.000-08:00

OK, first let me say thanks to AngryJim for linking this blog to his one. And no, I'm not trying to steal his thunder, it's just that there is so much to say about riddle that i just had to come to AngryJim's aid! I think this is a brilliant medium to do so. Kudos to Jim!

Hmmmm.... Where shall i start? How bout flying on campus?

TO ALL AS STUDENTS - you have been forewarned - do NOT fly on campus if you can - it's a big scam to rip you off. Riddle prides itself in offering quality instruction in new well equipped airplanes. Let's dissect that sentence, shall we?

Quality instruction. Hahahahaha. Bullshit.
1. How do you expect to get quality instruction when many of the people teaching you are taking the same classes you are?
2. In no way does wearing a shirt and a tie make riddle CFIs professionals.
3. I speak from experience (I now have my CFI rating too) and with an inside perspective on this matter - most riddle instructors i have been in contact with don't even give a rat's ass about their students.
4. If ever you've had a problem with the flight line, have you managed to get it solved? Impossible. Try complaining about something you're not happy about at the flight line and get turned away.
5. What about the no-show policy? oh so when the instructor wakes up late on sunday because of a hangover, it's ok. Try using that excuse as a student to postpone your sunday morning flight.

New well equipped planes
OK, on this one, i can't argue, the fleet is damn good compared to most i've seen over the states. But is it that good to warrant a $160/hr price tag? I would think not. That is just plain daylight robbery. Obviously, if money is of no factor to you, then by all means, go ahead. Show up at 5.30am (
with a flashlight, else you don't get the plane's papers) if you so wish to. I on the other hand would STRONGLY suggest to fly off campus. Not only is it far cheaper (and I mean 1/3 to 1/2 the cost at least, usually even cheaper than that), but i have seen and know quite a handful of off-campus instructors whom i consider to be on par with, if not way better than their riddle counterparts. And now in Daytona, there are some mighty fine C172s (2004 models with Garmin GPS, A/P, leather interior) you could rent for slightly over $100 (i checked out this ad in school - C172SP, great airplane, better than riddle's, and only $109 DUAL!) Now that's hard to beat. In fact, let me post that chap's information - contact him at uttam5d1@erau.edu

Moreover, flying off campus gives you the opportunity to schedule flights as YOU like, not as your instructor likes. It is your chance to pay money AND get treated as a CUSTOMER, not pay money and be treated like a shitty commodity.

Sure, some of you will disagree with my comments, but i think i've been here long enough to have an accurate overall picture of the situation. And yes, Riddle does boast some very good instructors (many of whom I know and respect), but most of them just don't cut it in my eyes

-pooponme

WHY I HATE ERAU TOO

2005-02-24T01:08:00.000-08:00

As a student here at Embry-Riddle, I constantly feel like I am being cheated by my alma mater.

In fact, it all started a few years ago when I transferred to the university in the summer 2003. Naturally, I was forced against my will to stay in the dorm rooms, where the quality of life leaves to be desired. My resident advisor in Adams hall, well, was more like a resident asshole. Nonetheless, I had to play along and could do nothing but sit tight.

Then came the fall semester where I still stayed on campus, for I was still below 21. This time, the RA was a total obese bitch. She didn’t give a rat’s ass about her residents. Once spring came about, I wanted out. There was no holding me back in the asylum they call housing. So I fill up all the paperwork to be released and surprise, surprise – I hadn’t signed a fall & spring housing contract!!! Legally, I was not bound to housing and could just walk out incognito.

Naturally, that’s when the head of Housing, aka Mr Tom Hilgers, decided that I couldn’t leave as the freaking housing department had supposedly been so concerned with my adjusting and fitting in at ERAU that they had even forgotten to ensure I signed the damn contract.

That was more bullshit than I could handle. I put my foot down, made a racket and finally was “allowed” to leave the dorms in the middle of the spring semester. Where’s the catch you ask? I had to pay a “Contract Realease Fee” when there was no freaking contract!

It’s been over a year and I still haven’t got my contract release fee refunded yet (they had charged my student account, and I had to pay the fee in order to register for classes). I will keep writing in to the housing department until the SOB (Hilgers) gives me my money back. I waste enough money at this school for supposed ‘quality’ education, when I look around me and see few people coming close to that standard.

On the bright side, I now live off campus. And fortunately, I do not contribute to the housing department’s fund unlike ALL dorm residents. I am glad to know my housing charges are not being wasted on RAs so they can go karting, watch movies, hold expensive yearly banquets or receive literal doggy-bags (cardboard bags shaped like dogs filled with candy and soda). That’s truly where much of your housing money is going – straight into the RA welfare fund. Not only do these blokes get a fortnightly stipend and free housing, they also benefit from your, I repeat YOUR, generosity. Fuck!

All this is 100% true as I have a good friend who is an RA and has shown me his fucking doggy bag and even invited me for movies, pizza and to the banquet – all on housing’s budget (i.e. YOUR money).

Do I sound like I’m pissed at the housing department? You betcha. Those SOBs are just assholes full of shit (surprised?) ready to take a dump on every gullible resident. I think it’s time all this was let out in the open. By the way, Jason Chokel’s gay.