08-23-2009 at 02:50 PM
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Club Thode - Glass It In?
How about an enclosure around the cafe in Thode Library?
Last year a cafe was brought into Thode Library. Many were upset by this (along with the removal of books and study space in the rest of the renovation), but many like the idea of having a place to drop $10 for lunch so close to the library.
The debate of the existence of the cafe is over (not that there really ever was one), now here's a new idea: A glass enclosure around it (like they did in Tim Hortons to house the smokers before the full Smoking Ban came into effect). It's not uncommon for the smells of burning sandwiches and the sounds of coffee grinders and milk frothers to be heard anywhere on the two floors (of three + a basement) that are exposed to the cafe.
Here's the question: Should an enclosure be built to separate the cafe and its byproducts (loud conversations, smells, noise from refrigeration and cooking equipment) from the rest of the library?
An enclosure would not cost much (considering that the MSU recently approved the spending of $400 000 on some renovations in the campus bar) and would greatly improve the experiences of both those using the cafe facility and most definitely those using the library proper (that is, the library part of the library). It should have been done in the first place, but it's not too late to do it now.
What do you think?
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08-23-2009 at 06:01 PM
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I absolutely agree with this. I have been avoiding Thode ever since the renovations since the whole "open concept" floor plan on the first floor is doing a hell of a job in making it too noisy for me to study there.
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08-23-2009 at 06:20 PM
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I 100% agree with this. If I wanted to hear the sounds and smells that come with a coffee shop, I'd go back to my first job at Tim Hortons. I go to a library to study. The last thing I want around me is the smell of coffee (which often gives me headaches).
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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08-23-2009 at 06:53 PM
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OK I think something odd is going on with the poll - votes for top and bottom options seem to appear at the same time. I've sent a support request in.
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08-23-2009 at 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ghjkghkghkgh
OK I think something odd is going on with the poll - votes for top and bottom options seem to appear at the same time. I've sent a support request in.
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Maybe it's just a coincidence?
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08-23-2009 at 06:59 PM
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Maybe it's just a coincidence?
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It could be, but that three times the votes seem to have come all at once caused me to wonder. Probably nothing but I wanted to be sure. |
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08-23-2009 at 07:03 PM
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I totally agree. But its pretty nice cafe and I love that fireplace and its awesome having it there. Thode is pretty ugly though... looks really, really outdated. The cafe makes it look nice but yeh they should have it isolated. People like to chat a lot to and sound travels on the first floor so it gets pretty annoying.
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08-23-2009 at 07:09 PM
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Maybe it's just a coincidence?
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Looks to be the case. |
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08-23-2009 at 07:13 PM
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The cafe makes it look nice but yeh they should have it isolated. People like to chat a lot to and sound travels on the first floor so it gets pretty annoying.
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I couldn't agree more. I don't like cafes in places like Thode, but I don't object to them outright if they help (by brining in money).
You've pointed out the way I feel in general about the whole first floor. It looks nice, seems like it would have been a good idea on paper, but the practicalities were really, really missed. Sound baffles seem to have been scattered here and there but clearly the effort was not good enough. Even some "Please respect your fellow students and whisper, if you must talk" signs would have been great. Smell baffles have yet to be invented I believe  .
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08-23-2009 at 07:25 PM
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Thode is pretty ugly though... looks really, really outdated.
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I don't really mind though, as I'm going to be spending my time there looking at my books. I'd actually like them to keep it ugly, to keep the people that care about that kind of thing out! hahaha
(not to mean you!!! - that doesnt come out as I'd like it to sound)
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Reason: Trying to be funny, not mean :S
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08-23-2009 at 07:38 PM
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I don't really mind though, as I'm going to be spending my time there looking at my books. I'd actually like them to keep it ugly, to keep the people that care about that kind of thing out! hahaha
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08-23-2009 at 07:40 PM
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Sorry! I actually usually study at home XD
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Sorry! I actually usually study at home XD
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Bah, the conversation would be terrible anyway  |
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08-23-2009 at 09:04 PM
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08-23-2009 at 09:40 PM
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