Students encouraged to remind others of bubble policies

by Samantha DeSouza
edited by Tyler Comeau

Bubble employees are being told to encourage all students to remind each other of the facilities policies.

Doug Carty, director of Campus Recreation and Pre-Orientation Wilderness Programs, wants all facility users to be honest and hold each other to follow the policies so the bubble can remain clean and functional to the community.

(Photo: Samantha DeSouza)

“People who violate policies do get labeled specifically in our software program, so the next time they check in it says specifically that person is violating the policies so it gives my employees a little extra leverage to say hey you have violated the policy before and I really need you to make sure you take care of business,” said Carty.

The main policies are that everyone must check in when entering, everyone must have a second pair of shoes to change into, and only water and gum are allowed in the building.

Bubble staff are encouraging students to remind teammates and other students of what they should be doing to keep the facilities clean and operational. Failure to change shoes causes damage to the courts along with accelerated wear and tear to machines. Liquids other than water, such as sports drinks, create stains on the flooring. Bubble employees are reminding sports teams, students, and community members of these issues.

“What helps change policy is when the students themselves speak to each other. If you take a team, for instance, and one person is not changing their shoes and the rest of the team is like ‘hey you got to make sure you take care of business and change your shoes’ that is where success happens,” said Carty.

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With visiting the bubble multiple times a day each day of the week, I had a background understanding of the topic. To get a better understanding of the policies for the Bubble I emailed Doug Carty asking if I could interview him. On Monday the 25th I sat down with Mr. Carty and asked him a set of questions I had prepared.  I had recorded the interview as an audio recording so I would have the exact words he said to make sure I had the right facts and did not misunderstand anything. After the interview I went into the Bubble and took a photo of what was currently happening, the photo was taken during the middle of the day.