What is the use of a water fountain? To provide sufficient hydration to a student in need. In other words, when the thirst is real, a water fountain is there to help.

It’s a shame that the water fountains here on campus work so poorly that using them becomes an inconvenience.

The water fountains are located in great places, but why don’t all of them work?

Picture this: You’re running up to the third floor of the Social Science Building, to the class you’re usually late to. You make it there with some time to spare, but you realize that you’re a busy college student and you haven’t had time to keep in shape and this is why you are so tired.

You spot what seems to be like the fountain of youth – the water fountain. You lean in and pull the handle, or push the button, only to be crestfallen by the poor excuse for a stream that the fountain provides.

This is why water fountains are just a pain in the butt. Hardly any water even comes out and it takes way longer than what it should to take a simple drink.

Not only is it time consuming, it’s borderline disgusting. One of the biggest reasons why I stay away from poor water fountains is the fact that I have to get my lips as close as a few centimeters away from the spout to drink the water.

I don’t enjoy the idea of putting my lips that close to a public-used device that can give me the risk of catching Ebola or Mad Cow Disease or the Black Plague.

Although the risk of me contracting anything like that is extremely low, putting my mouth that close just gives me an intense level of discomfort. This is why it should be fixed.

Water fountains are meant to be a huge convenience for everyone, but when they’re broken, they’re just a tease.

Several of the school’s newer buildings have really great water fountains, but not other parts of campus.

Presenting the problem to the school with the idea that not all students carry water with them and sometimes need a drink of water might help the situation.

Now go back to the first scenario. You pull the handle or push the button and out comes a refreshing stream of water that has enough pressure to create the perfect arch.

You take a huge gulp of refreshing H20 and you go onto your class early and ready to learn. A good water fountain just made your class a little more tolerable.