Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Kiersten Wolf runs the front desk. Commuter Tom Peisel use the lobby to sleep be- tween classes. Photos by Elizabeth O ' Donnell

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The Union Emerson’s Living Room WECB broadcasts live from the lobby on Union Day. The Student Union at 96 Beacon Street is “home”, the core of student-run activities on campus. Union staffers dedicate many hours to maintaining order at the desk. They endure early mornings and late nights opening and closing the Union. They run the front desk, ansvi er phones, sort mail and handle room reservations. The bulletin boards cover the walls of the Union, provide information about meetings and events sponsored by the SGA, the Programming Council, the Greek community and other organizations. Union staffers aren’t the only ones who “live” in the Union. Since several student offices are housed on the third floor, the people who run them are in the Union as often as staff members. The Union is one central place to go between classes. Commuters may have an early morning class and then two to four hours before their next class. Since it is inconvenient and costly to go home between classes, they go to the Union, where they can store their books in the lockers, grab a bite to eat at the UnKommon and watch “Rock World” In the lobby or soap operas in the fourth floor lounge. The Commuter Club was recently given an office in the Union. This was an important step for them, because they now have one concrete place to work out of as they try to unify Emerson’s commuter population. The assistant Dean of Students and Student Life moved into the space vacated when the school store affiliated with the campus bookstore at the beginning of the year. The Student Life committees that work on Hatch Shell, Orientation, Programming and Parents Weekend work out of the first floor offices. The Berkeley Beacon and the Emersonian both have their offices on the third floor. Their staffs spend a large amount of time in the Union. The one problem they have with their office space is that they can only work in it when the Union is open. Since they both work on deadline, there are times when it is inconvenient to leave, but they have to because the Union is clos- ing. 18

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The Library The library, located at 150 Beacon Street is “home to some students much in the same way the Union is to others. Students go to the library in between classes to relax and read newspapers or magazines. Of course, as at any school, there are non- studious students. To them, the library exists as the only shuttle stop other than SAGA. The library has a lot to offer, from the depths of fhe media center to the study cubicles on the fifth floor where students can retreat for intense studying. It’s 90,000 volumes tend to be either extremely helpful or extremely frustrating. The 25-30 work-study students who work with the 20 non-student staff members make an effort to help students use the library’s re- sources. It’s not easy to stay awake in the Reading Room. Technical Services: Geri Papiernick, Mandy Janjigian, Naomi Robin, Mary Curtin- Stevenson, David Miller, Janet Hill. Media Center: David Murphy, Ann Gallagher, Leslie MacPherson, Mau- reen Tripp. One problem students have is that al- though the library may have the books they need, there won’t be enough copies to go around. However, the library is a good place to study. A place that is constantly in use is the Reserve Reading Room. Students are often found ensconced with a book in a plush grey chair or sprawled on one of the couches deep in thought. Once in a while, it’s possible to catch someone sneaking a quick nap between classes or late at night. The library can be a familiar place to study, hold informal class group meetings or just a place to go to get out of your room. - K. Westerhouse Public Services: Joan Hamilton. Bob Sullivan, Julie McAdoo, Liz Bezera, Joanne Schmidt. Lisa Delmonico 20