It's Friday night. You have finished your homework, or you are putting it off for the weekend and want to do something on campus. But what is there to do? Where can a student go?

You could go to the Solid Rock Cafe, but that's only open until 11 p.m., and you have to buy something to stay there. The library is too quiet--people are trying to study. That building never stays open past 10 p.m. anyway. Plus, sitting there would remind you that you have homework to do. The A-Frame can hold many people, but most of the time someone is in the building for class or a meeting, or the door is locked. If you do what most students do, you go off campus, complaining about how the campus has no place for students to hang out. Relaxing on a couch watching TV might bring some much needed stress relief.

Multnomah Bible College needs a student recreation center where students can forget about homework or the test tomorrow and just let loose for an hour or two before getting back to work. All the students need is a room, or rooms, with foosball, pool, or Ping-Pong tables, couches, newspapers, magazines and a TV.

A new student center should be centrally located. The college could build a student center on the grassy area between the Student Commons and the bookstore, behind Bradley Hall in the landscaped area, or as a second story on an existing building such as the Student Commons. A manufactured home would make a good student center. A comfortable, well-built home costs less than $60,000 and would be a perfect addition to other Multnomah buildings. Many of the homes are spacious, and all are built to order and easy to move.

With the loss of the couches and space in the Student Commons and the big-screen TV that used to be there, something needs to be done to provide Multnomah students with a place to let down their hair and just play.