NSU students are opinionated about all kinds of things, from universal social issues to NSU-specific concerns. Sometimes, however, we Sharks just need to rant about the smaller things in life to let off some steam. In this column, The Current asks: water your thoughts?
This is quite the first world problem, but as a student I find one certain thing to be very annoying. Why isn’t the Times New Roman font the default font for word processors? The fact that I have to manually change the font of what I am writing to the typical font can be quite the nuisance. Scrolling through the long list of fonts just to find Times New Roman is a task that could be easily avoided if it was just the default on all systems. Every college paper is usually formatted in APA or MLA format; both require Times New Roman as the font. So why does Microsoft Word give me the default Calibri? Why does Google Docs start out in Arial?
As someone who spends most of my time typing out papers, taking notes or writing stories, I take the time to format things to the proper requirements. Never once was I asked to turn something in using Arial. Times New Roman has never let me down. In a world filled with chaos, Times New Roman seems to be the only thing that has remained a constant. The chaos should never reach the sacred space that is a word document. Oh, and just in case you’re wondering, yes, I did have to search for the Times New Roman font in the font bar when I finished typing this article for submission.
