Whatever Happened to Mail Privilege?

From the Bruin: Residents of Gayley Heights have complained of problems with receiving their mail. Gayley Heights – which opened in fall 2022 – is a 17-story high-rise that houses 1,167 residents in a variety of apartment configurations. However, several students have reported issues receiving their mail because the building does not have a central mailroom.

Ani Gokul, a fourth-year computer science student, said he ordered a textbook on Amazon prior to his first day of classes that was delivered on time. He added that when the textbook arrived, he was unable to find it among the piles of mail in the Gayley Heights lobby and had to order another copy of the textbook to an on-campus Amazon locker after classes had already begun. “It’s a very difficult class I’m taking, … and that had cost me extra money to order another version of the textbook to come to the Amazon locker,” Gokul said.

Asher Charno, a second-year architectural studies student, said the lack of a mailroom at Gayley Heights has also forced him to order his packages to Amazon lockers and letters to the UCLA Housing Mail Center in Delta Terrace. He added that he feels uncertain that mail delivered to Gayley Heights will not be stolen. “There’s nowhere to store it (my mail at Gayley Heights), so everything just goes into a pile,” he said. “Anyone can take anything.” ...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2023/10/24/gayley-heights-residents-report-delays-disorganization-when-receiving-mail.