New Reading Room introduced on campus

The English, Communications and Modern Language Department just introduced a new Reading Room to students with a major or minor in one of these courses of study.

The Reading Room is furnished with books, videos, games and reports, most of them donated by Professor Dr. Jimmy Smith and his wife. "This is a space where students and faculty can get together in a somewhat less formal setting," Dr. Smith said of the new facility.

According to Dr. Smith, the idea of the Reading Room had been in the works for the last couple of years. The space the room occupies was once used as a dumping ground for discarded equipment, books and other unused materials. The professors, students and their families emptied the room and stocked the shelves with a gamut of learning materials. The room even contains a computer, donated by Professor Samuel Moody, for students to use.

The room is also stocked with a variety of donated coffee mugs. Dr. Smith has encouraged each student who uses the room to claim one of their own and inscribe their own personal message on the mug.

Currently the hours of operation will be MWF from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and TT from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Workstudy student Lakita Hampton will be operating the new facility.

February 5, 2004

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