Honeymoon Period Over? Towson’s Latest Water Cooler Fiasco and Why it Could be Detrimental to Equili

August: Love at first sight. Never had this much excitement been accessible in a school building. A world of possibilities opened.

September: Settling in, the heat stays. Could this be the real deal? The friends are supportive as well. It’s time to commit.

October: Rough patches here and there, but things are generally strong. Gratefulness still shines over the relationship.

November: The letdowns increase. Day after day, expectations aren’t met. But giving up isn’t an option. What happened to commitment? Love will endure in the end right?

December: Wrong. Love does not endure and the relationship is only kept up for the sake of notability. The flame is gone. Once again, the futility of earthly relationships once again unfolds.

January: A new trough has been reached in the relationship. Each day keeps people asking the same question: Why do I let this happen? Why am I still trying with this relationship? Why am I still trying?

The water cooler situation at Towson High School has gone downhill fast, some would even claim it’s crashing and burning. Water won’t put out this fire, this unloving hostile fire.

Like most relationships, the blame doesn’t fall on just one person this time around. Problems have arisen from students, faculty, and even the watercooler technology, itself. It will take a process of recovery to get things back on track for this relationship.

To properly start the recovery process it’s important to determine exactly what is wrong, so therefor I’ve taken the initiative to set up a list of three reasons for the sore relationship:

1. Water cooler replacement inconsistency

There was a point during the month of October where some water coolers would not get proper cooler replacement for days on end, leaving the coolers dry and the students parched. The county officials had a major slip up, but things didn’t end there; recently, so many coolers have been getting delivered to the school that it’s simply a big ol’ inconvenience. When will the big men on Charles Street be able to find a happy balance?

2. Cooler cup mishandling

I can’t even begin to tell how many times Towson High students have not handled the cone cups with the respect and etiquette they deserve. First off, many of these students pour the water into said cups on a tilt, spilling water all over the floor and making the surrounding area quite slippery. Secondly, these same students will severely abuse the cups post-drink with ripping, tearing, and throwing of the cups - just to name a few delinquencies. Worst of all, too many students do not take advantage of the recycling bins stationed alongside the coolers and leave the cone cups scattered around the hallways on a regular basis.

3. Water cooler relocation

This specifically has to do with the relocation of the water cooler near the cafeteria. For the first few months of the school year, the dispenser sat comfortably at the side of the hallway by the conjunction of the tech hallway and the locker rooms. However, as of late the cooler has “disappeared” according to many individuals’ observations. While it hasn’t necessarily vanished, it may have well done so with how dismayed the student body has become. In reality, it has been placed in the small, counterintuitive nook by the football locker room and coach’s office. Now, when students want a quick drink coming to or from lunch, they are left bewildered and parched. It will take some heavy planning efforts to enlighten students about where the cooler is, in fact, located.

That’s what we are here for. We do the hard work so administration doesn’t have to. We enjoy reporting the good stuff as much as any credible news source, but when the bad news hits, somebody’s got to report it. We take the duty because if we don’t admit the cooler situation dire, no one else will.

For now, all we can do is pray the situation will clear up. Times may be hard now but keep your heads up. The last thing we want to happen is for general morale to drop off. If you see a peer who needs some uplifting, just be a friend. God bless.