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February 08, 2005
Students happy with new laundry service
Last November, on-campus students opted for a fixed rate/free-play laundry option in the dorms, choosing to pay $30 per semester rather than a smaller fee per use.
Laundry service provider Mac-Gray installed new washers and dryers over January, and now dorm residents no longer need pocketfuls of quarters for clothes-washing.
Reaction to the decision has been positive. “I think it’s great,” said Manor resident Matthew Edwards. “It’s a big, big improvement. The old washers would retain bleach and ruin my laundry. I’m really glad it was changed.”
Other residents initially against the idea came around after putting the new services to use.
“At first I didn’t like the idea because I’m so close to home,” said Manor resident Martin Staehnke, “but I’ll use it now because it is here and a lot more convenient.”
The university last fall signed a 10-year contract with Mac-Gray, so like it or not, the new laundry service is here to stay.
Posted by msveum at February 8, 2005 04:06 PM