Review: Lecture Room 106-204
Trapped in a lecture theatre from hell, this Costco Girl™ breaks down the Five Big Dooms of the most unfortunate classroom on UoA campus.
Located up two and a half short flights of stairs in the Symonds Street Biology building, I give Lecture Room 106-204 Five Big DOOMS.
DOOM ONE:
My first two lectures of the year—both of which were TWO HOURS LONG—were held in this pathetic excuse of a lecture theatre. Besides science students, it seems mostly arts and humanities classes have been banished here, including one with 125 students, even though the room only seats around 111.*
DOOM TWO:
The HEAT. The room’s unopenable windows and lack of air conditioning. The stench of BO. By the end of the first hour, nobody could focus on anything but the whirring of the lone Kmart fan, pointed directly at the lecturer.
DOOM THREE:
Now, you might ask, "But isn't the location more convenient for arts students, since the 106 building is just across the road from B201?" WRONG! Do you know how often Biology Labs trigger fire alarms mid-lecture?
DOOM FOUR:
Despite being in a multi-story building, 106-204 seems to have no accessible route for those who need one. No elevators, no ramps—just endless stairs. If you can’t take the stairs, you simply can’t get to class.
DOOM FIVE:
When the lecture ends, the real battle begins: the stampede down the narrow staircase. Luckily for me, I desperately drank two litres of water in fear of getting heat stroke and had to use the bathroom immediately, missing the commotion.
*Note: Since the time of writing, this class has been moved to a larger lecture theatre with sufficient seating.
