I am a junior at SUNY New Paltz. My major is history, and when I graduate, I want to go into policymaking as a career. I pay for college out of pocket, and the biggest challenge in paying has been around the costs of food and textbooks. I also see a need for increased funding from the state for SUNY counseling offices and infrastructure on campus. Counseling offices typically close early and don’t account for student flexibility. Renovations on campus have made accessibility to certain buildings more difficult, and there have also been instances where appliances such as card readers or the elevators have stopped working in dormitories, blocking access to things such as the kitchen or laundry rooms.