We all know the struggle of having to be at the library at super late hours. It sucks, but it's a part of how life works at this point in time. I am currently among these ranks of sleep deprived robots that spend way too much time in Southern's beautiful Club Cook. I look around and am suddenly struck with inspiration for what to write about this week. Without further ado, I present to you: the 7 kinds of students you see in the library at/past midnight.
1. The Socializer
This person is surprisingly seen quite a bit in here. They come to the library with their pals late just to talk, I guess? On his table sits a Starbucks cup and... nothing else. He and his buddies are in deep conversation about some unknown topic that I'm too far away to hear. They're just... sitting. Not entirely sure what they're doing here. Go home. Go to bed.
***Update: Socializer and his buddy shared a high-five, finished up their Starbucks, and left. Maybe they found somewhere else to chat. Maybe they decided to sleep. The world may never know.
2. The Casual Studier
This person looks like they got here, got all of their materials out to get some schoolwork done, and... got on their phone. She is at a table by herself with a binder open to a blank sheet of paper, a textbook open to a new chapter, and her phone glued to her hand. She's probably scrolling through social media to avoid doing her homework. Honestly, we've all been there.
3. The Sorority Study Sesh
Take the girl from the previous scenario, add two to six more girls to her table. They all have their things out ready to be super studious, and all are completely fixated on their phones. Bonus points if they're passing phones around showing each other pictures of cute letter t-shirts or dogs.
4. The "I have a test tomorrow!"
This one is sitting across the table from me. She decided at 11:30 that she wasn't quite ready for her philosophy test tomorrow morning. She's not that great at cramming so I'm not sure what the point of tonight is. Anyway, here we are. She's kind of just highlighting her notes, desperately hoping she commits all of it to memory within the next eight hours. When will she sleep? Will she sleep at all? We don't know yet.
5. The Deeply Focused
Although he is at a table with other people, do not be fooled. He has earbuds in, his laptop out (and not on Facebook), an open textbook, and what appears to be notes out on his table. He seems to be comparing the laptop to notes to a textbook, highlighting various things, writing more things down. He may or may not also have a test tomorrow as well, but he has much more concentration than scenario number four is currently displaying. Proud of you, Mr. Deeply Focused. I wish you an A +.
6. The Frantic Coffee Drinker
This poor soul looks like he's on his fifth or sixth cup of coffee... like for the night. He has a slight twitch from the sleep deprivation and all the caffeine, and has probably been in here for several hours already. He's either studying for a huge test or working on some crazy paper. Either way, we need to pray for him. That twitch he's got going might end up becoming permanent if he doesn't go to bed soon.
7. The Fifth Floor Inhabitant
Those that dwell on the fifth floor are seen and not heard. They are busy. Getting sh*t done.
Pray for all of us. We'll be here until closing time.
P.S.: Catch Part Two during finals week.
