If you’ve ever spent time in Homer Babbidge Library, you’ve probably been bothered by one of the following types of people. Warning: this list will give you flashbacks that may make you very angry… try and remain calm.
1. The Loud Typer
This person takes out all their anger on the keys of their poor laptop. Regardless of the commonly followed noise-level restrictions per library floor here at UConn, these people ALWAYS end up on the fourth floor. You’ll be sitting there quietly, taking notes, minidng your own business, and then BAM! BAM! BAM!, the kid in the cubicle next to you starts typing the loudest paper known to man. Little do they know they won’t get any more points for how loud they typed that paper.
2. The Crazy Cougher
Get this person some water for crying out loud! Once again, they always choose the fourth floor when they’re suffering from the flu/chicken pox/the plague and it’s impossible to get any work done in the mean time. After a while there seems to be a pattern to it and you learn to get your work done in between coughs. Have Christmas come early this year and slide them some Robitussin for the sake of everyone’s grades.
3. Netflix and Nothing Else?
It’s unclear why this person comes to the library when all they do is occupy valuable space in order to watch Netflix. Meanwhile, the rest of us struggle to find a seat while they lounge around to watch another episode of Breaking Bad. As difficult as it is to resist the urge to whisper, “Why are you here?” in their ear, leave them be as they are probably just working on their degree in Netflixing.
4. Chip Lover
There should be a ban on crunchy snacks when on the fourth floor. However, that might not go over so well with Susan as I’ve heard she’s quite the fan of honey mustard pretzel bits (kidding). Regardless of why people always choose to chow down on an assortment of chips, rocks, and bolts, we’ll never know. These people are especially bothersome when you’re trying to memorize molecular structures, but hey, there’s no better place to chow than on the silent floor of the university library.
5. Endless Whisperers
These lovely people never seem to understand that certain sections are NO TALKING! So just because you talk at a lower level does not mean that it’s okay. It’s especially gut wrenching when people have full blown conversations at a loud whisper. A quick comment here and there is fine, but the whole library doesn’t need to know how you broke up with your boyfriend and how he’s now dating that girl in your stats class.
6. Bros
As juicy as it is to listen to their ridiculous conversations and soak in the smell of eight different colognes, there’s little chance you’ll be able to concentrate here. Better luck next time.
7. Table Hoggers
It’s a sad day when the already few amount of tables available are occupied by one person. It’s even worse when that one person has their stuff all over the table making it awkward to ask to sit there. And when you do, they give you the stank eye so hard you’re a little shaky the entire time you’re there. Like the rest of these pesky library goers, just zone them out and try and get your work done.
Happy studying Huskies!