College Kids are Dumb I

NP: GNR -- Mr. Brownstone

Why can't healthy college kids use the stairs? I consider myself to be a healthy colege kid and I, most of the time, use the stairs if Im going up one flight. If its two or more flights, its the elevator for me. I think this should be the socially-enforced standard.

Im riding the elevator from the Ground Floor in the Wonderful and Glorious J. Wayne Reitz Union. Im going to the 3rd Floor...which means Im going up a total of 3 floors. So, I get in the elevator with one girl. I push 3, she pushes 1. She looks healthy (in a fit way, not in a fat way), so she should be able to walk the stairs. I say nothing.

We stop at 1. She gets off, and a young man gets on. He is engrossed with his Ipod...and he pushes the 2 button. The elevator goes off....and gets off at 2. So, in what should have been a direct shot, it took an extra 45 seconds to get from G to 3. Granted, 45 seconds isn't a lot....but really, why can't healthy people use stairs?