Rave proves inconsequential
Hayley Martin
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: Culture
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Theresa Liedtka, dean of the library, said last semester's rave has not affected the planning for the library's preparation of finals week.
"We're doing our usual thing," Liedtka said. "We have a routine we've pretty much got down. The rave just threw us off last semester."
Liedtka said the Student Success Center will have a table set up again this year at the back of the first floor offering food and drinks.
Cheryl Van Mater, the building and evening supervisor of the library, said the Student Success Center will also offer goodie bags, hold a raffle and have healthy treats.
"The library works in conjunction with the success center when it comes to offering coffee at night," Van Mater said.
Van Mater said the Student Success Center's table will be left up all night, after the people running it leave at 10 p.m., and students are allowed to pop their own popcorn and make coffee.
"The emphasis is to get people to the library to study," she said.
Liedtka said at 10 p.m., students entering the library will need to present a student ID to get in, and a security guard will be patrolling during the night.
Van Mater said, "Our concern is that we provide a safe place for [students] to be."
The number of students coming to the library to study has increased every year, Van Mater said.
She also said head counts are done from midnight to 6 a.m.
The early hours of the evening until 11 p.m. tend to be "festive," and then students get settled down and break into isolated groups, Van Mater said.
However, between the hours of 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., the number of students in the library decreases.
Patti Phillips, a junior from Goodlettsville, Tenn., said: "I go to the library the most during finals. It's nice to be surrounded by people that are working just as hard as I am."
Phillips said the library does get crowded sometimes.
"I can't study on the first floor because it's too busy and it distracts me," she said.
Ian Mills, a sophomore from Brentwood, Tenn., said: "There is a sense of urgency. Everybody is doing the same thing, and if you don't get it done, then you're done."
