Since then, it’s been hard to return.
But there are a few loyal students who chose to hunker down underground to do their p-sets and reading. A strange choice, methinks. And so my research was born: who are those regulars that actively go to Bass and are aware that it’s their thing?
This is a brief directory of The Bass-Dwellers and their reasons for always Bassing. You’ll prob see em on @BassLibrary’s instagram soon enough… (#Protip: search #studyshots)
Danielle Ellison, DC ’15
Favorite study spot in Bass: The main floor. The more main the better. Table if I’m doing Econ, couches if it’s PolySci. Anywhere that is the opposite of private and hidden.
Reasons why you love Bass: We spend so much of our time working/studying (or at least we should be…what are we paying 5 figures a year for?!), so studying in any way other than a social way is something I cannot understand. Studying for an exam is painful enough without having to do it in solitary confinement. Oh, and there is a cafe without having to leave the building! Basically, Bass can meet all my weekday needs in one place.
Will you ever study in another library: Nope. No, never.
Additional comments/questions/concerns: I am really happy that Yale has this library that is very social but is also a place that is quiet and focused enough that you can get work done. That isn’t an easy balance to achieve, and it is nice that there is enough of a culture at Yale for such a lifestyle that there is a huge library for it.
P.S. I am writing this from the main table of Bass.
Michael Henry Ressler, PC ’14
Favorite study spot in Bass: Obviously, the long table on the top floor. Prime people watching and you can shower the rest of the room with your presence. I pretty much use my studying to make everyone’s lives just a little bit better.
Reasons why you love Bass: There are too many reasons to count. The mild smell of sewage, the odd grad students who yell at you to be quiet, Constantin having a nervous breakdown. But, if I had to choose, it would be the ever increasing number of freshmen who I will never recognize.
Will you ever study in another library: I have to admit that I have tried A&A a few times this year. But, to be real, its chairs are way less comfortable and the artsy hipsters make me uncomfortable.
Caroline Birasa, SY ’14
Favorite study spot in Bass: Next to the windows on the main floor on the left facing the entrance
Reasons why you love Bass: It’s good for spying/seeing people/makes me feel like I’m semi-accountable for being productive, and it has sunlight.
Will you ever study in another library: The only other library I go to is the Saybrary; I prefer to study in my bed.
Additional comments/questions/concerns: I can check out books for class instead of buying them. Also, Bass Café can be a great Durfee’s alternative when you need to have a study lunch
Maia Eliscovich, TD ’16
Favorite study spot in Bass: A cubicle, but not when people in the cubicle next to you act like they are the only people in the entire library (i.e. play music, talk, or fart). When no cubicles are free, the tables at the left of the entrance.
Reasons why you love Bass: No sense of time: you don’t feel guilty for wasting all your day away studying. No phone service (I do have internet but my dad can’t call me). The lighting at night makes everybody look tired so nobody can actually tell you are hungover. The guard at the door is super nice and sometimes offers cookies!
Will you ever study in another library: Yeah I do go to Sterling
Well fine. Maaybe I’ll give the old fish another stab… Especially if I want to lose any sense of time or sanity in one of those cell-like cubicle rooms!
Stay tuned for Directories of The Starr Angels and The A&A Individuals (they don’t conform to the label, “student”).
We know you’re in Bass, but just LIKE US and it won’t be that bad!