Carpet in Cafeteria

Carpet in Cafeteria

By Rose Bondoe (Whetstone Staff Writer)

Students returned to Wesley College from summer vacation to a new carpeting in the dining hall.

“The purpose of the carpet is to absorb the noise in the dining hall because the dining hall echoes a lot when students are in there,” said Food Service Director John Sullivan. “This will soften the noise.”

Some students said they did not notice excessive noise in the dining hall, but Sullivan said he has gotten positive reactions from students.

Senior Tiana Crosby said she was not impressed.

“I’m pretty sure the dining hall is just as loud as it was last semester,” she said.

Nursing student Elvie Domond was very much on the same page as Crosby

“It’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen because students don’t care, they drop food on it, spill juice and everything else on it,” she said. “This could lead to moles and ants infestation in the dining hall.”

Other students said they like the carpet.

“It’s just a fact that it gets messy really fast, but it’s nothing a vacuum cannot handle,” said Christina Montaque, a student worker in the dining hall.

Sophomore Dieunise Desir, said the new carpet wasn’t necessary.

“It was just a waste of money,” she said. “The money that was spent to put the carpet in the dining hall, should have gone to a fitness center, because the fitness center is very small and has limited equipment.”

Desir, an Exercise Science major and track athlete, said a lot of athletes transfer to other schools because Wesley doesn’t have updated equipment.

“No, it was a waste of money, it came out of our tuition,” said sophomore Monisola Olowere. “It looks like it wouldn’t be that easy to clean. Even if the carpet is to absorb the noise rate, it was still not needed. It wasn’t the best option to solve the problem.”