Late Night at the Boat

Here at U of R, The Law School Library closes its doors at midnight. So if you want to burn the late night oil, your best bet is to head on over to Boatwright Memorial Library, the undergrad library. The Boat is open 24/7 (except during a snowstorm, as I found out last winter).

An undergrad library open 24 hours is a new experience for me, as Swem (William and Mary's library) closed early as well. I will tell you, William and Mary has enough strange characters as is. Here in Richmond, you don't see it all the time during the day, but spend a night in the Boat, and the characters will come out.

-There's the girl listening to music so loudly that you wonder if she knows everyone within a 30 foot radius is "movin my hips like yeah" too.
-The guy who can't look at his book for more than 4 seconds without looking up and around the room for a solid 15 seconds.
-The girls who don't seem to have any clue they are in a quiet study area.
-The guys who don't seem to have any clue they are in a quiet study area.
-The guy who showed up for a study DATE only to be disappointed because it is clear the girl showed up for a STUDY date.
-Mr. Braswell.
-The girl who appears to have come to the library at 2 in the morning to do nothing but Facebook and YouTube.
-The constant cougher
-The constant sniffler
-The constant sigher (I really hope this guy's life situation is not so bad as to warrant all those sighs)
-The guy who has to have gone to the bathroom at least 4 times in the last 45 minutes.
-The study group who seems entirely too energized but doesn't have a single cup of coffee or energy drink at their table.

If you are in the library late at night, and you don't see or hear some of these people, ask yourself this: ARE YOU some of these people? Don't feel bad if you are, it just means you fit in. Because we've all got something in common, here on Late Night at the Boat.