People with cell phones are driving me nuts. I have trouble concentrating on my homework at home, so I have been trying my college's library. The first four times, I've had rude people engage in cell phone conversations while I'm studying. I grew up going to librarys, so it is hard for me to understand why these people don't realize that a library is a quiet place. I find it very hard to read a textbook while some moron is having a cell conversation right next to me. I try to find study areas where this is not going on, but one of these people will come along and sit near me anyway. I could tell them off, but they seem to vastly out number me. The other people studying seem to be indifferent to it. My parents have suggested that I tell the librarians, but I doubt it would make a difference. I'm sure they are aware of the problem anyway. Even if the college started an official policy against cell phones being used in class and the library, I doubt it would work. Hell, the ban on smoking on campus, didn't work very well.
In the library, I've also seen people yell to each other. They are too stupid to think of walking up to the person before talking. They would rather just yell across the whole library. I am not overexaggerating this. Literally, they see someone they know, from a distance, and yell to get their attention.
Also, I can't think of a course where cell phones have not gone off during a lecture. How hard is it to turn off a damn cell phone or set it to vibrate? I could understand an occasional accident, but as often as this happens the majority are not accidents.They are just self-centered and think the rules don't apply to them. Every professor has said they have rules against cells ringing during class. I have yet to see a teacher actually take action.
I have to watch for these people while driving around campus as well. They'll be texting as they walk. They won't even look before crossing a road.
Has anyone else's campuses been taken over by inconsiderate people? I'm going to a community college. Do you think that plays a role? I'm not going to bother doing homework in my college's library anymore. It is a waste of time. My city's public library seems much better anyway. The lower floor, without computers, is usually quiet. The librarians and other workers actually seem to care when people are causing disturbances.
In the library, I've also seen people yell to each other. They are too stupid to think of walking up to the person before talking. They would rather just yell across the whole library. I am not overexaggerating this. Literally, they see someone they know, from a distance, and yell to get their attention.
Also, I can't think of a course where cell phones have not gone off during a lecture. How hard is it to turn off a damn cell phone or set it to vibrate? I could understand an occasional accident, but as often as this happens the majority are not accidents.They are just self-centered and think the rules don't apply to them. Every professor has said they have rules against cells ringing during class. I have yet to see a teacher actually take action.
I have to watch for these people while driving around campus as well. They'll be texting as they walk. They won't even look before crossing a road.
Has anyone else's campuses been taken over by inconsiderate people? I'm going to a community college. Do you think that plays a role? I'm not going to bother doing homework in my college's library anymore. It is a waste of time. My city's public library seems much better anyway. The lower floor, without computers, is usually quiet. The librarians and other workers actually seem to care when people are causing disturbances.