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title: "Universities Should Care"
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  As Students should be more than a mere statistic to the Universities at which they study. I critique Brown University, my undergraduate institution, in this regard. The degradation of students to treatment as if they are a mere statistic is potentially a major reason for the decline in postsecondary education in the modern United States. 
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Planning: List of grievances

COMPUTER SCIENCE
  - TA System section.
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RES LIFE
  - Obviously: repeated requests for discussion and process for moving out in Fall '23.
  - Unable to control heat
  - Lack of bathrooms.
  - Lack of kitchens
    
DINING
  - Let's run through some calculations to see the actual cost of every meal averaged across a semester.
  - No real late night options.
  - Poor optimization of queues / high demand items like grilled cheese.
  - Inconsistent pricing for the same items across locations.

SECURITY
  - No substantive changes since December 13th. 
  
EFFECTS ON THE CULTURE
