Keep Malley Open Late
Santa Clara University Administration
Recently, the Santa Clara University student body received an email from the administration describing changes to the gym and pool hours. The new hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 6:30 a.m. — 10:30 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 12:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. — 10:30 p.m.
The current gym hours are:
Monday - Thursday — 6:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday — 6:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday — 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday — 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Notice the difference: every day the gym will close earlier and Friday - Sunday, it will open later. We ask that Malley hours stay constant. Check out our letter to the administration below to see our proposal.
Thank you Janice DeMonsi for fielding emails from students, we know that this isn't your fight.
Petition by
To:
Santa Clara University Administration
From:
[Your Name]
Dear SCU Administration -
The on campus gym is an integral part of life for many on and off campus students, and by restricting its hours, many students will lose the opportunity to effectively use the gym.
We only ask that the gym hours stay the same. Many students have built their schedules around using the gym at certain hours or prefer to go at night when it is less crowded, and shortening the open hours will result in the gym being more crowded during peak times (an existing problem) and will disrupt people's workout schedules.
We understand that the financial relationship between the school and Malley isn't as straightforward as one might expect however we think that as an integral part of student life, it deserves more attention from the administration. It is not our place to tell the administration how to fund the gym, however it absolutely is our place to ask the administration to give proper attention to the interests of the student body.
In short, we ask that you give Malley the funding it needs to keep serving the student body properly.
Sincerely,
Your students