Mailboxes – some students avoid them and some enjoy them. Inside, there could be anything from a letter containing money to a daunting letter from the Financial Aid Office. Students now have yet another reason to check their mailboxes more frequently.
The Registrar’s Office has begun a contest called Mailbox Madness for the month of November. This contest gives students the chance to win cash, just for checking their mailbox. Two winners will be announced.
By Rachel Prichard,
Staff Writer
Mailboxes – some students avoid them and some enjoy them. Inside, there could be anything from a letter containing money to a daunting letter from the Financial Aid Office. Students now have yet another reason to check their mailboxes more frequently.
The Registrar’s Office has begun a contest called Mailbox Madness for the month of November. This contest gives students the chance to win cash, just for checking their mailbox. Two winners will be announced.
The concept was thought up by Gloria Beavers, administrative assistant for the Registrar’s Office. The students name is randomly picked by a computer in the office. A certificate is then sent to the student’s mailbox. If the student brings that certificate to the Post Office, they then receive $10.00 in cash.
The Registrar’s Office wanted to find a way to encourage students to check their mail more frequently. The Post Office takes any mail that has not been picked up by students once a month. It then goes to the Registrar’s Office, where they proceed to contact the students to pick up their mail.
�It’s very time consuming for us to go through and contact all the students,� said Constance Beckel, the assistant registrar.
That is why students see so many signs about picking up mail before the end of the month. Students have not been picking up their mail and that is why Mailbox Madness was created.
�This contest is more or less to help students not miss what comes in the mail for them. There are a lot of important things they get and we want to make sure they are aware of everything they get,� said Beavers.
How have the students reacted after hearing about Mailbox Madness? Some argue that their mailboxes are not that easy to access.
A sophomore, Arman Mancini thinks the combination-lock mailboxes in Farrell Hall are too hard to open.
When asked how often she actually checks her mailbox, a sophomore Riane Patterson said, �I usually check it before they throw it away. It’s a hassle; it’s too hard to open.�
�I�d rather they send the important notices from Financial Aid to my parents,� said sophomore, Tarek Askari.
A sophomore, Kelsey Patsch checks her mail on a regular basis.
�I check it just as much if not more than the average Seton Hill student. I�m the one who opens all my roommates� mailboxes,� said Patsch.
Every residence hall gives residents personal mailboxes. Maura Hall and Canevin/Lowe Halls combination mailboxes are located in the Post Office. Havey , Brownlee, Farrell, and De Chantel Halls have mailboxes in their buildings.
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