As a student of the College of Management for two years I am displeased to see the poor quality of the ventilation system in the PF5 room during our First Long Exam in Macroeconomics on March 28.
From the testimonies that I have gathered, most of the students from three different sections who took the exam in the same room experienced difficulty in answering each question due to too much heat brought by the weather. The heat was then worsen by three non-operating electric fans caused by the non-functional sockets where the fans should be plugged in. As what Ms. Gin Antoniette Sanoria, a second year accountancy student has said, “There are enough numbers of electric fans in the classroom that could support 30 to 40 students. However, the existence of non-functional electric sockets made it impossible for the electric fans to operate. This is the reason why the exam in Macroeconomics became more difficult because students cannot properly concentrate on answering the questions.” …show more content…
Cloyd Tejano, an assigned class representative, has filed a letter of complaint to the Dean’s office stating the need for the replacement of the sockets at the earliest possible time. Also, on February 2, Mr. Alex Poras, a Philosophy 1 instructor who teaches at the same room at 8:30-10:00 in the morning and 1:00-2:30 in the afternoon, has personally asked the Dean to take an immediate response regarding the issue because it can further disrupt the concentration of the students. However, with all the necessary actions done by the concerned parties, any response from the Dean was not