I haven't actually watched the new show or anything (no untagged spoilers in this thread, please), but this is the general vibe that I get from reading comments from people who have.
As someone who has attended a few colleges and universities- there are stairs flipping everywhere. Even outside.
Like they couldn't level the campus grounds , no ?
Stairs.
Stairs into buildings.
Stairs inside the buildings.
Stairs in the parking garages.
Stairs outside on the grounds by any buildings.
Stairs stairs and more stairs.
I swear it was intended to wear out the students to keep them from having too much energy on their hands. Or maybe intended to keep students in shape.
Idk.
I can only assume the show creators visited universities (especially older campuses) and tried to be authentic.