Students come to the library all the time, to work on
projects, do some leisure reading, or use the computers. But there are various
availabilities that the students don't realize this library has! Our wonderful
library has headphones you can rent out! You get them at the front desk,
scanning your card for them just like a reserve book. And like a reserve book,
you can have them out for two hours! So if you don't have your own headphones,
no problem! The library is here to meet your needs.
Something else the library offers is DVDs! If you're looking for an interesting movie to watch over the weekend because your hard work has left you with little homework to do, just check out the library! Star Wars, Pride & Prejudice, The Matrix, and more! Leisurely DVDs as well as scholarly DVDs are available for your viewing. You check them out with your card and can keep them for three days. Now if you don't have anything to do on the wintery weekends, you can check out a movie from the library and settle on your couch with a hot drink to enjoy some well-earned relaxation!
Something else the library offers is DVDs! If you're looking for an interesting movie to watch over the weekend because your hard work has left you with little homework to do, just check out the library! Star Wars, Pride & Prejudice, The Matrix, and more! Leisurely DVDs as well as scholarly DVDs are available for your viewing. You check them out with your card and can keep them for three days. Now if you don't have anything to do on the wintery weekends, you can check out a movie from the library and settle on your couch with a hot drink to enjoy some well-earned relaxation!
One more amenity the library provides is study rooms! You can check out the key
to a private study room in the 'quiet zone' (an actual room with a door you can
close), by going to the front desk and scanning out a key. You can use these
study rooms for two hours at a time. Just remember to lock the door when you
leave and bring the key back to the front desk.
Another luxury, aside from the countless books, several computers and tables available, would be the cushioned loveseat and chairs upstairs in the middle walkway connecting the two aisles of books. If you get tired of having to sit in the normal hard-backed chairs, you can go lounge on the cushioned couches and enjoy your reading in a more relaxed manner.
I hope this little overview has helped you to understand more of what your library can have to offer! Just please remember, whenever you are in the library, it is always a good idea to keep your bag/purse/laptop with you at all times! And as much as a snack might sound good while you're studying for hours, please don't bring food into the library. Food brings bugs, and we don't want you to have to worry about bugs when you're trying to study!
Another luxury, aside from the countless books, several computers and tables available, would be the cushioned loveseat and chairs upstairs in the middle walkway connecting the two aisles of books. If you get tired of having to sit in the normal hard-backed chairs, you can go lounge on the cushioned couches and enjoy your reading in a more relaxed manner.
I hope this little overview has helped you to understand more of what your library can have to offer! Just please remember, whenever you are in the library, it is always a good idea to keep your bag/purse/laptop with you at all times! And as much as a snack might sound good while you're studying for hours, please don't bring food into the library. Food brings bugs, and we don't want you to have to worry about bugs when you're trying to study!
~Rachel Krodel
Students around the country should all know about Amazon Prime for Students. Yes we have a bookstore and sometimes it can be a wonderful place to get the books we need, but sometimes they run out and it could be several days before they will get in the book that you need quickly. When that happens where do you go for books?
Amazon has Amazon Prime for Students. The first 6 months is free, and then the next 3 years there is a wonderful discount. To find out more you can click this link. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200500380
Want to sign up?
You can click here: Amazon Student Prime
Or here:Amazon Student Prime 2
This week will be a little hectic for the library since everyone is finishing up with books that they checked out. For final papers, the library has an immense selection of books for students to use as resources. I am working on a final paper for my New Testament class, and I have selected a number of helpful books to guide my argument. I have chosen eight commentaries that I thought would be helpful. The BIB REF section on the lower floor of the library includes many commentaries and books on Hebrew and Greek translations. I may use some of these books as well, however books from the BIB REF section may not be checked out.
The paper concerns I Corinthians 8-11 and the idea of food that is sacrificed to idols. I cannot say anymore in regards to this paper because I have not started it. However, the idea of food sacrificed to idols has appeared in other places in the New Testament (Romans 14-15 and Revelation 2 for example). For other classes, the final may come down to one more class presentation. The computer labs on the lower and upper level of the library supply the sufficient technology for students to use on their presentations. If any of the students need any help with operating one of the systems or finding resources, there will normally be a student worker in the computer lab on the lower floor. Perhaps some of the finals next week are exams (possibly cumulative). The librarians and sometimes student workers work hard trying to keep the library a quiet and productive environment for people to do their work. The student can even isolate himself from everyone by going to one of the small cubicles in the library to try to concentrate on studying for his exam.
The library will also provide students with coffee and hot chocolate so that they may take a short break. Truly the library is prepared to help students get through finals week. The remaining question is this: are the students prepared to finish this semester strong? The final grades on Self-Service represent a semester's worth of hard work, or maybe not so hard work...
-Daniel Wright aka Superfly
Many people have wondered where the Library book drop is located. Thanks to the efforts of several of our Student Workers you now have the ability to go on a Book Drop Hunt.
~Allison Beyer, Hannah Blackmer, Zak Fixler, and Ben Overbey
Throughout the last year, I have been working on a Dystopian Novella,
Majority Vote. I have always felt passionately about Dystopian
Literature as a whole. And it was this
passion that inspired me to write my own story.
I researched our current economy and based my future society on our
government. Dystopian literature always
depicts a futuristic society which was originally intended to be a Utopia
(perfect society) but failed. All
authors base their government structures on the world around them. My world is a Perfect Democracy. Every citizen must vote daily and every law
is based entirely on these votes.
If
you would like to hear more, then feel free to come to my Honors Presentation
on November 29th in Room 131 of the BLC.
For
a taste of what you will be learning about at the presentation, I have included
the first paragraph of Majority Vote:
“An outsider would
have assumed it was a house; built for a loving couple with dreams of raising
at least three children and a dog named Benedict. The Department of
Financial Management was an office complex masquerading as a home. The
faux Tudor frame added to the pretense of simplicity and traditional values.
Flawed dark wood crisscrossed a plain white frame − every government
building wished it could be a home. The stigma of a giant government
lording over the people only existed in history books. Government
officials did not live in massive castle-like houses; for the people were the
government.”
~Rosalyn Forbes
November is here! All of the
debates and political conversations will finally begin to come together and it
will be time to decide who you think would be more fitting to lead this
country. With all of the different aspects
to contemplate it can be overwhelming. Who is the lesser of two evils? Who will
be able to handle this great responsibility? Where should I place my trust?
What will really happen if you are put into office/stay
in office?
The Agora Conference this past
weekend was centered on Politics and how as Christians we should function
within this. During the sessions that I attended a broad framework was provided
in how we as Christians should look at different events that take place within
our government. It is important to remember that no matter who is in office, it
is an accurate reflection of the United States of America as a whole; whether
we agree or disagree with the President's actions, it is the people who gave
him this position. We must pray for the individuals in our government and trust
in God's ability to use them in whatever way He pleases.
No matter if you did or did not
attend the Agora Conference, there are many issues that we should be praying
about and trying to gain a further understanding of within our government.
Every vote does count and so not only should we take advantage of the right
that we have a citizens but we should also be informed in our decision making.
Besides watching the debates on television, reading articles online, and
discussing political issues amongst friends books can be a great resource to
help challenge your thinking and give you a better understanding of the
information you already have.
Unfortunately, the books I am about to suggest I have not yet had the
chance to read myself, but as I look into the issues further I felt as though
these books could be helpful - and the
best part is we have them here within our own library! (:
Christianity and
Politics by William Wilberforce
BR
115 .P7 W474 2004
Voting as a
Christian: The Economic and Foreign Policy Issues by Wayne Grudem
BS
680 .P45 G782 2012
Voting as a
Christian: The Social Issues by Wayne Grudem
BS
680 .P45 G783 2012
The Bible in
Politics: How to Read the Bible Politically by Richard Bauckham
BS
680 .P45 B38 2011
~Leia Brunette
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