I’m [22F] pissed off at my professor [30sM] because he is denying access to a student space for a stupid reason.

I am a final semester BFA student. The head of my concentration who I had worked with for four years, retired last semester and was replaced with A.

This is my last semester for my degree. I am double enrolled in what is referred to as Independent Research. I am in the process of getting keys to the primary workshop in which my concentration operates. Keys require background check and vetting, and an exam, because access involves access to power tools and welders. Basically if you get them, you are qualified to work.

Key holders traditionally have access to the room, and take one or two slots every week to keep it open for other students to work. As long as there are no classes going on, key holders may also enter the room to work on their own outside of their slots.

I drive an hour and a half to school. I work near full time another place four days a week. One day I slotted for being on campus is Wednesday. There are no classes in that room until 4pm, so I requested access to the room for Wednesday’s. The new department head and professor, A, informed me that he intends to use that time to work on his own art, and doesn’t want anyone in there at all except his grad student who he is basically using as an assistant.

Given that A) this is a student facility and B) this is my last semester, this makes me so incredibly angry. I pay thousands in loans and hundreds in gas to go to this university, I work hard, and this is my last semester. And I’m being denied time that I need because my new department head wants to use the student shop for himself. It seems very wrong.

What do I do - how can I address this in an adult manner? I’m still young even though I plowed through school, and I have trouble regulating my anger in situations like this. I am open to being told that I am being entitled, or too sensitive. I’m not sure what the solution is here, for me.

Tl;dr I’m an art major and my new professor is denying access to a student area to work on his own art

Submitted February 01, 2019 at 12:19AM by sulfurclay_1127 http://bit.ly/2CWScZo