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      the
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      many
      issues
      of
      the
      X-PRESS,
      I
      have
      read
      glowing
     
     
      descriptions
      of
      the
      new
      technologies
      and
      services
     
     
      being
      installed
      in
      the
      Robertson
      Library.
      Last
      week,
     
     
      Thad
      occasion
      to
      enter
      the
      library
      in
      search
      of
      a
      book
     
     
      on
      a
      Second
      World
      Warcampaign.
      A
      reasonably
     
     
      simple
      request,
      I
      thought.
      This
      is
      a
      topic
      that
      has
     
     
      been
      written
      about
      ad
      nauseum,
      and
      libraries
      are
     
     
      sabitually
      well
      stocked
      in
      the
      department.
      Accord-
     
     
      ingly,
      I
      passed
      through
      the
      turnstiles
      and
      began
     
     
      ooking
      for
      the
      books.
      I
      passed
      a
      room
      full
      of
      photo-
     
     
      opiers,
      a
      corridor
      full
      of
      computers,
      a
      closed
      door
     
     
      marked
      ‘‘PEI
      Files’’,
      and
      aroom
      indicating
      that
      it
     
     
      ontained
      government
      files.
      I
      examined
      the
      latter,
     
     
      ust
      to
      be
      on
      the
      safe
      side,
      and
      determined
      that
      it
      did
     
     
      10t
      contain
      the
      materials
      I
      was
      looking
      for.
      |
      that
     
     
      noved
      up
      the
      staircase.
      Upstairs,
      I
      found
      a
      plethora
     
    

    
     
      »f
      carrels
      ina
      room
      marked
      ‘‘Super-Quiet
      Study
     
     
      Area’’,
      small
      individual
      rooms
      filled
      with
      students
      in
     
     
      sonference,
      and
      more
      photocopiers.
      The
      last
      thing
      to
     
     
      e
      seen
      was
      a
      double
      doorway
      leading
      to
      a
      darkened
     
     
      oom.
      As
      far
      in
      as
      I
      could
      see
      through
      the
      gloom,
     
     
      here
      was
      nothing
      but
      banks
      of
      empty
      shelves.
      When
     
     
      /
      finally
      returned
      to
      the
      information
      desk
      and
      in-
     
     
      juired,
      I
      was
      told
      that
      this
      darkened,
      apparently
     
     
      jmpty
      room
      contained
      the
      books
      I
      was
      searching
      for.
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Once
      there,
      I
      considered
      the
      problem
      of
      how!
      was
      to
     
     
      read
      the
      spines
      of
      the
      books.
      I
      wondered
      whether
      the
     
     
      small
      dials
      on
      the
      ends
      of
      the
      shelves
      might
      be
      light
     
     
      timers,
      but
      as
      they
      were
      completely
      devoid
      of
      any
     
     
      identifying
      marks,
      I
      decided
      against
      pursing
      the
     
     
      course
      of
      action
      which
      seemed
      equally
      likely
      to
      turn
     
     
      on
      the
      sprinkler
      system
      or
      summon
      flying
      saucers
      as
     
     
      it
      did
      to
      turn
      on
      the
      lights,
      Now,
      if
      the
      Robertson
     
     
      Library
      had
      indeed
      implemented
      an
      energy-saving
     
     
      system
      for
      their
      lighting,
      then
      they
      have
      my
      whole-
     
     
      hearted
      applause,
      but
      is
      it
      too
      much
      to
      ask
      that
      they
     
     
      post
      information
      to
      that
      effect?
      My
      request
      seems
      all
     
     
      the
      more
      reasonable
      when
      one
      considers
      that
      each
     
     
      shelf
      bank
      already
      bears
      a
      sign
      telling
      patrons
      not
      to
     
     
      hang
      coast
      from
      the
      ends
      of
      the
      shelves.
      (I
      must
      add
     
     
      heartfelt-
      and
      amused-thanks
      to
      the
      conscientious
     
     
      individual
      who
      pointed
      out
      that
      hanging
      goats
      in
      the
     
     
      same
      place
      would
      be
      equally
      inadvisable.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      would
      be
      very
      much
      appreciative
      if
      I
      were
      to
      receive
     
     
      a
      definitive
      explanation
      in
      response
      to
      my
      confusion.
     
     
      If
      these
      are
      indeed
      energy
      -
      saving
      light
      timers,
      why
     
     
      are
      they
      not
      marked?
      And,
      for
      that
      matter,
      why
      is
      the
     
     
      room
      housing
      the
      collection
      not
      marked
      as
      such?
     
     
      These
      would
      seem
      to
      be
      simple
      courtesies
      to
      provide
     
     
      in
      an
      extensively
      used
      public
      service.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Danielle
      Christensen
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      a
      letter
      that
      I
      believe
      reflects
      the
      views
      of
     
     
      many
      students,
      and
      should
      be
      taken
      under
      considera-
     
     
      tion
      by
      the
      powers
      that
      be
      here
      at
      U.P.E.I..
      1
      am
     
     
      concerned
      about
      the
      security
      officers
      at
      Robertson
     
     
      Library.
      They
      treat
      everyone
      like
      a
      bunch
      of
      children.
     
     
      lam
      an
      adult,
      and
      if
      1
      want
      to
      stop
      and
      quietly
      whis-
     
     
      per
      to
      a
      friend
      at
      another
      table,
      I
      don’t
      need
      some
      guy
     
     
      kicking
      me
      out
      like
      I’ve
      just
      committed
      a
      crime.
     
     
      Bottom
      line:
      these
      security
      guys
      have
      attitudes.
      We
     
     
      pay
      a
      fair
      chunk
      of
      these
      guy’s
      pay
      cheques,
      and
      in
     
     
      return
      we
      get
      bossed
      around
      like
      twelve-year-olds.
     
     
      And
      why
      are
      people
      booted
      out
      for
      standing
      around
     
     
      outside
      the
      actual
      study
      area?
      Are
      they
      disturbing
     
     
      anyone?
      No,
      The
      least
      security
      could
      do
      is
      be
      consist-
     
     
      ent.
      They
      show
      up
      once
      every
      blue
      moon,
      and
      enforce
     
     
      their
      dictatorship.
      Why
      do
      we
      need
      these
      people
     
     
      anyway?
      All
      they
      do
      is
      stand
      around.
      We're
      all
      ma-
     
     
      ture
      students.
      The
      place
      isn’t
      going
      to
      burn
      down
      if
     
     
      they
      aren't
      there.
      |
      hope
      someone
      with
      some
      power
     
     
      reads
      this,
      and
      gets
      rid
      of
      these
      domineering
      assholes
     
     
      (excuse
      my
      Latin),
     
    

    
     
      Sick
      of
      the
      power-trip
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PEI
      X-P
      RESS
      —
      November
      14,
      199]
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