Comments on: “Why Law School Sucks” – Wednesday Edition

By: ekiben

ekiben — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:55:15 +0000

I go to coffeeshops ‘coz I like my caffeine fix to be a constant during finals. School can get pretty bitter, though, so the change of scene is also welcome. Maybe some people revel in the stress. Not my thing, but others’ mileages may vary.

By: crazy_delicious

crazy_delicious — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:04:21 +0000

all i got to say is that some people who work at the freakin’ library are louder than chris, so no dirty looks allowed while those guys are still on the payroll.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:26:44 +0000

Additionally, I don’t believe that (1) the Wood Hall area constitutes a “typical library,” or that (2) law students during finals time represent reasonable, rational people (I would consider them to be hypersensitive). Instead, I think that, during this time of year, a number of law students put themselves above others and aren’t willing to accommodate the other way around. I have talked at a normal volume, with other people at a normal volume at this part of the library, and in many instances, no one was annoyed or offended.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:15:23 +0000

You’re still disregarding the practical reality that the flux of traffic that travels between Wood Hall and the outside, the conversations going on at the front desk, the use of the reference librarian, and the general maintenance/upkeep of the area that requires daily travel in the walkway adjacent to the common area creates a loud and consistent atmosphere of noise in this part of the library.

Although there is a rule, I find that there is a hypocrisy that exists when people point one person out, rather than railing against every single distraction. I’m just noting a point of inconsistency here, and that the functional use of the rule is minimal. I guess I’m trying to argue a policy change here.

By: Rachel O'Neal

Rachel O'Neal — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:09:10 +0000

I would just note that some people like to enjoy a reasonably quiet space (not silent, but not loud) to study that has an open atmosphere and is less populated, which is what the common area has to offer being that there are only four tables in here whereas the stacks is an enclosed area with table after table after table.

No one has suggested that people in the common area refrain from conversation, but only that they make an effort to keep the volume of their conversations down, as you would in any library.

Understandably, some people may have to make a more conscious effort than others to speak in an “inside-voice” appropriate for a library setting.