The Noise at KU Law

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I arrive at KU Law School really early, like around 7:20 AM, give or take a few minutes. For some reason, I am crazy (possibly dumb) enough to take classes that begin at 8:30 AM on most days of the week. But I make use of that time by reading newspapers, demolishing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal (on Fridays) crossword puzzles, and surfing the Internet when the library opens. It's quite nice as it's probably the only time when the law school is quiet.
Or so it has been until about two weeks ago. Let the griping begin...as there is always something here to annoy me at the law school. It used to be the lousy HVAC system that broke down and caused Green Hall to heat up to a preposterous temperature. It used to be the Internet service that went out every so often. The debacle called the Informal Commons renovation that still has a few bugs like the microwave oven that randomly sparks and sends out noxious smoke. And so it goes. Now it's the weird noises that start at exactly 7:30 AM.
Recently, I've noticed at 7:30 each morning for the past two weeks, there has been this really strange noise. It's a peculiar grinding/clanking sound. I'm not sure what it is, but it is really annoying and really loud.
It's most likely the pipes leading to the semi-functioning water fountains located by the first-floor elevator. Which reminds me of some other stuff that doesn't work at the law school and could be fixed. The water from the water fountains is of very questionable quality and color. It sometimes looks and tastes chalky (which happens at Wescoe often). Or it looks fine, but tastes rusty or metallic (don't drink the water at Lindley or Learned if you don't like metallic tasting water). I'm hoping there aren't any other reasons to question the water quality on campus...
I suspect that it most likely the water fountain for several logical reasons. One, they rarely work properly and two, the water fountains on the third floor make that same noise on certain occasions. Sometimes, I want to kick the water fountains just to stop the noise. Hey, if that doesn't work, it at least provides a conduit for letting out aggression.

That's all for now.