Why does the Wi-fi in the Von der Hayden pavillion suck so much?  It ruined my attempts to sky rent-a-car agencies in South Africa for my World Cup trip! [3590B]

I’m going to guess it’s a gag reflex brought on by all the students conducting academic research in the von der Heyden.

Why do the motion-sensor sinks in the restrooms around here work so poorly? [3586C]

[written in answer space:  It's all part of the water conservation initiative and the idea is that a majority of people will get frustrated enough to resort to antibacterial no-rinse-required spray.]

Interesting theory, Secret Scribbler.  But it’s more likely imprecise technology [...]

Why is the elevator for the Polisci department so sketchy?  [3589B]

[written in other hand:  It's actually a TARDIS.]

Sometimes it feels like a TARDIS (Doctor Who’s Time Machine, for all you non-nerds), Secret Scribbler.  It’s taken me on all sorts of crazy rides when I’ve only pushed 2.  Fortunately, when the original portion of [...]