With finals coming up more and more college students are going to be flocking to the library like men flock to the TV during the Victoria Secret Fashion Show. Just like every other public place there are unspoken social rules that need to be followed and there are some serious offenders in the library.
I understand that there are times when you post up in the library for a 24 hour cram session before your exam and since most of us aren’t Gandhi and can’t withhold eating for more than three hours without getting hangry I wouldn’t expect you not to bring food to the library. But Chipotle, really? It’s common courtesy not to bring the one food that smells worse than a fraternity house the morning after a late night. And the worst part is that the smell LASTS FOREVER. If I wanted my hair and clothes to perpetually smell like a Mexican restaurant I would apply at Taco Bell, at least then I’d get paid to endure the torturous smell. Chipotle is meant to be eaten in three places and three places only: in a Chipotle restaurant, in the privacy of your own home or outside in the open air. Also, if I ask you to leave the study room that I took the time to reserve, don’t look at me like this is an episode of Breaking Amish and I’m kicking you out of the commune. I don’t feel bad…at all. NEWS FLASH: The library is a quiet place. If you want to talk, go to Starbucks or a bar or pretty much anywhere else. Also don’t do that thing where you whisper in a talking voice because I CAN STILL HEAR YOU and now I’m just hearing that horrible “sss” sound people make when they whisper they’re s’s. It’s like being stuck in a Harry Potter movie that’s being spoken only in Parseltounge.The library’s already a pretty miserable place so don’t make it worse for everyone else.
