Club Fondren

Growing up I rarely went to the public librarys, I never needed to. I always used to do my homework in my bedroom and always got my work done efficiently. Just recently, as a college student, have I had to go to our on campus library to get work done. I knew freshman year it would be nearly impossible to get quiet, alone time, but my sophmore year? I live off campus in an apartment and even have my own bedroom, so what's the problem? The problem is Club Fondren, the nickname given to our library (Fondren Library) on campus. It's so hard because most students share in my frustration of not being able to get work done anywhere, even if they do have their own space off campus. So to find relief students go to Fondren, but if they are actually looking to get work done they are in for a surprise. The problem lies in the fact that so many people need to use the library as a study tool, but when all these people are together in one place it turns into a mini social scene. This social scene creates loud talking and cell phone usage, the elements that make studying impossible and all the things people going to the library are trying to get away from. It's a total catch 22, people need to study and concentrate so they go to the library, but then when they get there it turns into a social event and they end up getting nothing done. So I guess the only semi-solution is to figure out where they get more done, at home, or at Clube Fondren because at this very moment I can't even decide!!