By Steven Dlugosz

Spring Break at Buffalo State College provided different activities for different people. For the people that were stuck working on campus, emotions ranged from being happy to being unaffected and bored.

“I now I have more time to deal with everything,” professor of political science department Ted Byrley said.

“It gives me time to catch up,” Financial Aid worker Micheal Woodruff said.

“It’s so boring,” said Fitness Center worker Gabriel Dunn said.

“It’s the same old grind,” said UPSA Security worker at Butler Library Matt Miles said.

Staff work during Spring Break

Richie Biddlecom, who works for BSC Maintenance, was busy covering the Student Union upstairs kitchen with plastic and spraying the ceiling, as well as taking off the hood vents to prevent paint from entering the vents.

Biddlecom, who has worked for the college maintenance staff for 25 years, said he and his staff would also spend a few days priming and painting the walls of the kitchen.

“It’s easier working during Spring Break when no one is here, although teachers and students are usually quite accommodating during the normal school schedule,” Biddlecom said.

Hal Bauer, who is in his second year in the Instructional Resources Department, saw Spring Break as a great opportunity to go into classrooms and repair audio-visual equipment.

“It gives us an opportunity to get through a lot of classrooms that are usually taken up with classes…We usually only get about six hours during the regular school week to go into classrooms. During Spring Break, we get at least eight hours a day to repair equipment,” Bauer said.

Both the BSC Maintenance and Instructional Resources Department work seven days a week all year long.

Micheal Woodruff, who works in the Financial Aid office in Moot Hall, said that working during Spring Break was quite different from the normal school schedule.

“Students are gone during Spring Break, so there aren’t a lot of interruptions,” Woodruff said.

Faculty working on campus during the break

Some BSC faculty members remained on campus during the break, including Ted Byrley, who is a professor in the political science department. Dr. Byrley used Spring Break to meet with his graduate students and answer any questions they had about their final projects.

Students working on campus during the break

Senior and health and wellness major Mark Infantino, who works at the BSC Ice Rink sharpening skates, doesn’t see much difference in working during the break compared to the normal school schedule.

“It’s not as busy now, but we usually only get about six or seven people a day here anyway…Now, we get about three or so, so it’s not much different,” Infantino said.

Matt Miles, who is a senior and UPSA Security worker at the Butler Library, also didn’t see much difference.

“It’s a little quieter with not as many people here, but it’s not much different,” Miles said.

However, junior art education major Gabriel Dunn saw a huge difference working during Spring Break.

Dunn, who works at the front desk of the Fitness Center checking student ID cards, said: “Nobody’s really here, so it’s a big change from the normal school week.”

It’s back to business as usual for all working parties now and maintenance worker Biddlecom thinks all work will run smoothly.

“It’ll be everyone working together again. Everyone will try their best to accommodate each other. That’s what is great about this place,” Biddlecom said.

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Some places at Buffalo State College, which are usually bustling with people, were instead mostly empty during the week of Spring Break:

The Campbell Student Union




Bookstore



Cafeteria



Outside Foyer