Stairs -- the bane of many college students daily campus commute. As a student at the University of Kentucky, one soon finds out about the many treacherous staircases that inhabit this campus. The idea of walking up several flights of steps can put a damper on any lazy college student's day. These staircases have been ranked in ascending order according to difficulty, accessibility, and sheer willpower needed to climb them.
5. Kastle Hall stairs. Better known as the psychology building, these stairs are almost as old as time itself. They are worn down, missing tiles, and creak with every step. Trying to successfully climb these steps to get to the second floor can be a struggle, considering the narrowness of the staircase and the amount of students trying to squeeze past you on their way out.
4. Blanding Tower stairs. In the event that the power goes out, which it does various times throughout the year, students would be forced to climb, at max, 22 flights of stairs in order to reach their rooms. Like climbing a small mountain, 22 flights is no small feat. And it is something the J.C. might not even be able to prepare you for. May God have mercy on your soul.
3. Whitehall stairs. Probably the most traveled of all the steps in this list, these stairs can definitely be a workout. These steps are probably the biggest, but also have the largest number of students using them at one time. Fighting through traffic is one thing, but add in the fact the Whitehall is always kept at a toasty 110 degrees, so that by the time you reach the third floor you will have become nothing but a puddle of sweat.
2. Student Center stairs. There are two different sets of stairs that reside in the student center: the long concrete stairs that line the outside of the building and the spiraling staircase of death on the inside. The outside steps were apparently made for giants, in that you have to take three huge steps just to get to the next one. Even thinking about going up them is exhausting. The inside steps, although not bad in size, can be rather tricky due to the spiraling nature of the staircase and the slick texture of the steps, which cause many unsuspecting students to fall down them.
1. Funkhouser stairs. The worst of the worst without question would have to be the steep steps that line the entrance to the Funkhouser Building. These steps are made of slick concrete, short in width and are super steep. There is also only one rail for this staircase. In the winter time, these steps quickly become a death trap, of sorts, when covered in ice and snow. Whoever designed these was either a terrible architect, or had a very sadistic sense of humor.
