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Oct. 25, 2010 volume 21. issue 4 chaffeybreeze.com
Peace wanted in library
Reference librarian William Araiza and Dean of Instructional Support Laura Hope work toward a better learning environment. Virginia Lucero
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wo problems continue to plague the library. Unacceptable student behavior and poor maintenance and upkeep of the facility are affecting the learning environment and staff morale, according to William Araiza, reference librarian. During the first week of the semester a group of young men, all students except for one, were causing a disturbance. The group had already been told to correct their behavior, and that is when some members of the group became verbally abusive to some staff members. When the situation seemed to be
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leading to a physical confrontation toward staff members, campus police were called. When the original two officers could not contain the situation, two more officers were called in. “This is a learning environment,” Araiza said, “not a place to hang-out.” Laura Hope, dean of Instructional Support, and the library staff are working together on finding solutions to prevent future problems in the library. “The library is a precious resource for students, and we really want to take care of it,” Hope said. The immediate action that Hope initiated was to hire a part-time security guard from an outside agency. The service
began on Sept. 13. “We want to protect the learning environment,” said Hope. “The majority of students respect the facility.” Another preventative action to be implemented in mid-November will be that students will be required to check out the study rooms in the same way that other resources are checked out. Locks will be installed on the doors, and when students check out a room, a key will be issued. There will be a minimum of two students required and no more than eight students, depending on the room’s firecode capacity. There will not be any time limit on its use, and it will be checked out on a first-
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come, first-served basis. “This is to have more control over who is going in and out of the study rooms,” Araiza said. “The rooms have been littered with trash and left-over food in the trash cans, which attracts ants.” Araiza said he has seen the library go from a clean, well-maintained facility to being dirty and unkempt. Facility maintenance attendants, who wanted to remain anonymous, have expressed their disappointment in the current condition of the campus and buildings. See Page 4 of this edition of The Breeze for a related story on the ongoing problem with facility maintenance.
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