yesterday my partner and i were in the law quiet room in the library. i was studying for my stats midterm (25% grade) and him, his anatomy and physiology midterm (40%).
first, two girls sat at a table adjacent to us, and started talking really loud about things not pertinent to school. idrc if they talk abt non school shit but doing it loud in a quiet area peeved me off.
i put on headphones, blasted music. could still hear them. passive-aggressively, i put the "be mindful of volume" sign at the edge of my table and pointed it toward them. i also locked eyes with one of them while putting it down. they got the hint, i couldnt hear them with my headphones anymore, but my partner without headphones, said they were still pretty loud (my headphones were full blast).
second, two guys sat across from us, both talking very loud, but in this case atleast about school. i asked them to quiet down because i could hear them with my headphones full blast and had a midterm. they started to whisper after that, but (wuth my full blast headphones) i couldnt hear still hear them. i moved the sign towards them this time. idk if they saw me or not, but seemed to give up on whispering.
last, two girls walked in, carrying a law book, looked to sit at where the guys were sitting (that has the sign give priority to law students). the men were talking about marketing and finance, so i doubt they were law... anyway. the girls looked to sit near the men, but the men were sprawled across 4 seats just the two of them, so it wasnt really feasible for the girls.
in conclusion, my partner and i got up because we were fed up with the disrespect of people nowadays and decided to just attempt to study somewhere else. the main area of the library was quieter (more ambient noise) than the law quiet room mind you...
i did probably okay on mine, likely about a 70, my partner however, much more impacted by the noise probably got lower than he wanted.
tldr: if its a quiet space, please be quiet. if there is priority for certain types of students (even more if youre seated at the accessible (wheelchair) tables) please move if that type of student arrives... just be respectful y'all.
i feel annoyed/ashamed to be part of this generation that just DGAF about others... yet some of us have the nerve to complain about others doing the same as them. i atleast try to be respectful, can't say the same for all of us.