During the week, many students have busy schedules that do not allow time for dillydallying. Unfortunately, the quick print station in the Penfield Library is a loitering hot spot.

It is no secret to any student at college that dealing with stressful situations is inevitable during the academic semester. With that being said, it is important to try to limit the number of stressful situations. However, only having three printers and computers at the so-called “quick print” station in the library will not only fail to reduce stress, it will actually cause plenty more.

On any given day during the week, hundreds of students come through the library to print something on their way to class. Odds are, they did not get to the quick print station to spend an extended amount of time waiting in line to print their work. In fact, they are likely in a rush to get to class and do not have much time to wait in line at all. Also, it is 2017, and students are arguably more likely to find a four-leaf clover than a professor who prefers written assignments instead of typed. Taking that into consideration, it then becomes confusing as to why someone thought it would be appropriate to pass off three printers and computers as a quick print station.

On top of a small amount of options, there are, of course, the seemingly constant occasions where, due to the amount of people using the printers, they run out of paper and ink. If waiting in line and hoping you will make it to class on time was not stressful enough, imagine finally making it to a computer, about to print your assignment, and the printer runs out of ink or paper. That sets back students waiting in line at least another five minutes.

There are things that can be done to fix this problem. First, add more computers and printers to the quick print station to allow for more students to print at the same time, thus making the quick print station actually live up to its name. Another solution could be to add more printers in both residence halls and other academic buildings.

Now, as some may not be aware, printers and computers do not exactly grow on trees; they both cost a pretty penny. However, it is tough to argue that providing students with more places to print their assignments is a bad way to spend money. It now comes down to the school deciding to make this beneficial investment.

Photo: Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian