Viking_Yearbook_95

November 30 Daily Vanguard Angela Potter Library Hours rial O fficials at the PSU Library granted the experimental extended hours another trial term to gain a more accurate count of late-night users. The fall term research regarding the number of people who use the library between the hours of 11 p.m. and midnight has been fruitless, said Amal Naik, student rep­ resentative for ASPSU. Many students were unaware of the extended hours and were leaving at the regular time, Naik said. "The numbers have turned out to be inadequate. We will be re-evaluating the situation again for the winter to see if we can do it for the spring," Naik said. "We found that the numbers dropped dramatically between 10 and 11 o'clock, and only 40-60 students showed in the last hour," Naik said. This is a dramatic drop-off from the 180- 200 students that use the library at the 6 o'clock hour, according to the survey conducted by library officials. Student government began lobbying for the new hours in the summer of 1993 by researching the cost benefit and need. In 1994 they presented the idea to PSU President Judith Ramaley. Ramaley agreed with the idea and initiated extended hours for fall term, but only on a trial basis. The agreement for winter term is that the number of people using the library must be adequate to keep the extended hours. Naik said that to keep the new hours for spring of 1995, roughly 100 students must use the library between 11 p.m. and midnight. Naik said the dilemma now is to inform students of the extended hours so the research will be more accurate. 93