Petitions 101

[General Ludd]

I've been wanting to write a petition for my school, asking for full time students to be given 24/7 access to the facilities. I don't think that there's a chance in hell it'll work, but I like stiring up **** around here anyways.

Only thing is, I don't have any idea how to write or formulate a petition. I looked around for 'tutorials' else where, but they where not very helpful. So, anyways, I figured Apolyton would be a good place advice - both for **** stirring and rhetoric.

[Harry Tuttle]

Write a letter stating your goal. Have people sign a sheet that includes the stated goal at the top so as to connect the signature to the intent. Staple. Present.

[duke o' york]

What do you mean by facilities?

[General Ludd]

The studios. Namely, the drawing, painting, and sculpture studios, the dark room, and the printmaking and ceramic studios. I'm not going to ask for access to the workshops with heavy machinery, as it makes sense to require a technician to be present in that case.

[Ecthy]

Stop your militant vegetarianism.

[BlackCat]

Sounds like a good idea

Though, I seriously doubt that you have a snowballs chance in hell to get it through unless you, besides the petition, can present a plan where volounteers have watch duty(?). Admins just hate free acces to areas where there are someting to steal/destroy.

[:) Smiley]

What are the current access hours?

[General Ludd]

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, with extended hours on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays to 9:00 PM and Saturdays 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Though, I seriously doubt that you have a snowballs chance in hell to get it through unless you, besides the petition, can present a plan where volounteers have watch duty(?). Admins just hate free acces to areas where there are someting to steal/destroy.

Yeah, I was thinking of this too. Although honestley, the studios aren't monitored except when there is a class present anyways. If anyone was going to steal anything, it'd be best to do it in broad daylight. I think the school would be more concerned about liability and insurance incase someone hurts themselves somehow.

[Japher]

I was in orchestra throughout college and they only gave keys to practice rooms to music majors. If you weren't a music major the only time you could use their facilities was between 8am and 5pm Monday thru Friday. It sucked, because that is when I had class. I talked them in to giving me what I want.

I agree they shouldn't just keep it open to anyone, but if you have an honest reason to be there they shouldn't be with holding you from the facilities. Maybe they could make you a key.

[Apocalypse]

Yeah....that's kinda how my psych department works too. All you need to do is talk to the secretary about needing a room for late studying/working and she'll just give you a key.

[General Ludd]

I decided what I'm going to propose is a system where students can schedule a time that they want to use the school and will then be responsible for monitoring the facilities during those hours.

[Combat Ingrid]

Don't you have card keys? We have had it for many years here and it works great most of the time. You can set for each student which doors they are allowed to enter and at which times of the day

[:) Smiley]

Just go straight for the sit-ins.

[Zkribbler]

BTW: Just for the record...although there is no set way, I'd draft a petition something like;

Whereas this...;
Whereas that...;
Whereas Zkribbler is a really cool dude; and
Whereas one plus one equals three,
We the undersigned hereby [demand/request/whatever] that [you] hop backwards on one foot and cluck like a chicken.