Elis, officials formally discuss Bass
what about the temperature? i know lots of people, at times myself included, who find it too cold to study in Bass. Especially since some of the air vents are located directly above the sofas and chairs where students read for long periods of time.
poor hours - why is it closed most of the weekend?
Hours! We need more hours!
For starters, it should be open as late on weekends as it currently is on weeknights. Second, it should be open 24 hours/day, or at least until 4.
If Yale wanted to avoid a 24 'library culture' problem where some students sleep in the library and never leave, they could close it for one hour (say, from 5AM-6AM) each morning in order to kick everyone out and make them give up their weenie bins and go home.
Also, I think that the extended hours should stretch 3 or 4 weeks farther back from the end of the semester. This would be a windfall for seniors writing senior essays.
To # 4:
Um, students' Labor-lovin' ways are sure to conflict with your entirely reasonable request that the University pay greater homage to its STUDENTS than its oh-so-oppressed WORKERS.
Can't have it both ways, bro.
What students are you going to hire for 24 hours? No one likes working that long. SML's the one that needs longer hours...
"If Yale wanted to avoid a 24 'library culture' problem where some students sleep in the library and never leave, they could close it for one hour (say, from 5AM-6AM) each morning in order to kick everyone out and make them give up their weenie bins and go home."
Not a bad idea, but wouldn't it make more sense to have showers in the library for students who have exams or papers and do not want to leave the library every day to shower? It would not be necessary to have a lot of showers, obviously the library is not supposed to be like a gym, but just 4 or 5 showers would make all the difference during crunch time.
I agree with poster #2...the library really is too cold. I try to come prepared with an extra fleece, but I always end up coming home thoroughly chilled anyway.
The reason the library is so cold is because it's set at a temperature that's ideal to preserve the condition of the books.
Also, I don't like the idea of the library being open for longer hours because then the student workers would be required to work many more hours. They have to do their own work too. Work in your college libraries or in your rooms.
Showers? In a library? Then any Richrad Thomas or Harry could come frm outside and use them. You gottaq be kidding!
Actaully CCL was much better ; its "harshness" was conducive to concentrated studying and the vending machines provided more than adequate nutrition when needed.
Is there any possibility of a second bathroom in the cafe? The current one is always occupied, and then you have to go past the guard to use the bathroom, and then you have to get all your stuff checked on the way out, and it's a pain.