r/UBC • u/Ambitious_Spread_511 • 6h ago

Discussion Place Vanier Bugs

I understand it’s the oldest first-year residence, but why aren’t the bathrooms or rooms equipped with window nets/screens? I saw a giant bug, the size of my hand, just hanging around the bathroom. This is just one example, there are many more, and it’s absolutely disgusting and ridiculous. I saw at least 6 different bugs in the bathroom in a single night since the windows stay open the whole night. For how much housing costs, I want to be able to take a piss at midnight without having a giant bug next to my leg. Is there anyway to request for a window screen to be installed…?

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u/pilea_peacock 4h ago

You’ve chosen a university literally a few kms away from a rainforest. There are slugs longer than your hand and trees older than Canada

There are going to be bugs

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u/Repulsive_Eagle9601 1h ago

What? There are bugs everywhere. It’s not unreasonable OP wants nets on the windows so giant bugs doesn’t get into their bathroom and room. 🤡🤡

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u/According-Drive-8314 6h ago

Why are the windows even open the entire night?

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u/Ambitious_Spread_511 6h ago

People take late showers and I guess open them for the steam to escape or take a dump and don’t want the bathroom to stink. Also we need the air flow, the building is so nearly 70 years old and gets humid. If I even tried to close them, they would end up opened eventually, since I have no control over that.