With the semester coming to a close, many Lakers have gone into full-study mode for the final week to prepare for exams. Every nook and cranny of the library is packed, and with it being open 24/7 for exams, students can literally claim their spot for days. We would just like to take a moment to remind everyone of some etiquette for the library so that we can all get through exams as smoothly as possible.

Lakers should be thankful that the library is available around the clock, and one way to express that thanks is to treat the library and those around you at the library with respect. The new library is a point of pride for Grand Valley State University, and we’d like to keep it that way.

First, the library is not your bedroom. Do not bring your fluffy pillow and your favorite blankie. Nodding off for a 30 minute cat nap is OK. Taking an eight-hour siesta is not. It’s hard enough to find a seat in the library during exam week without having to compete with slumbering students. It’s also a bit hard to focus on the coding of the human genome while the person next to you is snoring.

Second, the library is not your kitchen. Now, obviously comfort food is a necessary component to get through exam week, and it’s OK to bring in a few of your favorite snacks. However, let’s keep it to snacks, people. Snacks that come in little bags or small containers, not crock pots. You do not need to tease the rest of us with tantalizing smells.

Third, the library is not your living room. We know it’s tempting to spend an hour watching Netflix in those comfy chairs and then spend another hour scrolling through Facebook wishing you were anywhere but at the library studying for exams, but please resist. Again, students want and need those chairs to study in. Also, pretty please (with a cherry on top) do not talk loudly on your phone in quiet areas. We get it. All of us need to vent to our moms about how terrible our lives are right now. But at least talk to your mother outside or in a hallway or in your own apartment, which as we’ve stated is not the library.

Please, be courteous to others. We’re all under a lot of stress this week and could spontaneously combust at any moment. Think about things that other people do that annoy you and just don’t do those things.

Now, with that out of the way, we wish you the best of luck with your exams and hope that you have a wonderful break. You will have most definitely earned that Netflix binge session after this week.