Saltire centre partial closure - 17th January

14th January 2007, 11:11am

You couldn't make this up.

I'm sorry he's dead and I appreciate that he's been chancellor for the uni for a long time but closing off the lower floors of the Saltire for most of the day in the middle of the exam period for a private function is beyond a joke.

Here Caley students! This is what your uni thinks of you.

Kath · 14th January 2007, 11:41am

I read this and had to laugh.

Only our uni would put promotion of the Saltire Centre ahead of their students doing exams. Cos lets face it. They could have held this anywhere else on campus, but they didnt. They chose to use the library.

And really, how many people are they expecting that they have to close 2 floors of the library.

What about students who have an exam that day or need a book for coursework, but cant get in before 11.3O. Is it seriously a case of "ach well they should have had it earlier, screw them...?"

Im just quite lucky that Im done for this semester... Id hate to be sitting a final and be told that I cant have access to my own library.

14th January 2007, 11:45am

I've got an exam on Wednesday - I'm really quite angry about this.

Kath · 14th January 2007, 11:47am

Is it not for things like this that we have the britannia centre? or whatever the heck its called?

14th January 2007, 11:52am

Aye - the special building that only the special people get to use and the students are not trusted with? It would have been a damn sight less impressive than closing the whole library off for students though. They've actually had the gall to close the access ramp for this, and students will have to use the fire exits to get into the upper levels of the Saltire.

vyper · 14th January 2007, 5:20pm

So basically the phallic imagery of the Saltire Centre column is now being used to screw students. Huzzah for idiots!

Seriously, whenever I think I'm getting nostalgic for the good old days of uni I read one of these threads and it all evaporates.

P.S. R.I.P Magnus - that man bonked your head like a pro.

Addy · 14th January 2007, 8:09pm

I heard about this and thought "are they fucking insane?".

I know Caley has done some stupid things before but this takes the fucking cake.

"Dear dear, our chancellor has died. Let us hold a memorial service for him, with lots of VIPs, all the x-s"
"But where should we hold it? I suggest the Britannia building"
"But that's been there for years! Our new £20 million computer storage facility library needs promoting - let's hold it there!"
"But it's the exams - don't students need the library for studying? That is what it exists for after all"
"So? They haven't studied up to this point they can go fuck themselves. Our prestige comes first after all, not the students!"
"Ah, good point. Saltire it is"

My vision of what the decision making process may have looked like for this.

Violet*Faerie · 14th January 2007, 8:59pm

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Originally Posted by Vonnie

I've got an exam on Wednesday - I'm really quite angry about this.

I've got an exam on Wednesday too, I'm glad other people feel this way.

timshill · 16th January 2007, 9:20am

all you lot ever do is whinge whinge whinge
typical that you havent got your work done in plenty time and when you realise its almost too late, you find something or someone else to blame it on other than yourselves.
your all bone idle lazy spongers, instead of spending time whinging on message boards, why not actually go and do some work that your supposed to be doing instead

Bobzilla · 16th January 2007, 9:42am

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Originally Posted by timshill

why not actually go and do some work that your supposed to be doing instead

Which for alot of folk it may require the use of the Saltire building on that date. For a place of learning to shut of a place like that at such a time shocks me and im not even a student anymore.

*Charlie Parker* · 16th January 2007, 9:45am

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Originally Posted by timshill

all you lot ever do is whinge whinge whinge
typical that you havent got your work done in plenty time and when you realise its almost too late, you find something or someone else to blame it on other than yourselves.
your all bone idle lazy spongers, instead of spending time whinging on message boards, why not actually go and do some work that your supposed to be doing instead

I'd rather be a bone idle scrounger than an obvious twat

timshill · 16th January 2007, 10:11am

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Originally Posted by Bobzilla

Which for alot of folk it may require the use of the Saltire building on that date. For a place of learning to shut of a place like that at such a time shocks me and im not even a student anymore.

so peoples work has to be done that day and that day only, they cant plan ahead and have it done in advance giving them plenty time to recap it before they hand it in ???
as i said, bone idle and when it goes tits up, blame someone else

Bobzilla · 16th January 2007, 10:18am

No but alot of people require as much time as possible. Not everyone can study all thier work a month in adance and remember it all. Not everyone is able to have their work up to date without realising they need further information for an exam on the the friday for example and not having the information until the thursday is no use like as you say leaving it to the last minute is stupid. Or there are people that need that last minute aurge of studying because that is how they deal with it.

Everyone studies differently. I for one cant study in a library. I need music and noone about to help me study. Others find the the saltire centre is the only place they can study effectively.

To assume that anyone that needs access on that day is lazy is far from the mark.

As for planning ahead, many people may have study plans months in advance which had them down to study in the saltire on this day only for them to be told now thatthey cant totally throwing off thier study plans.

timshill · 16th January 2007, 10:21am

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Originally Posted by Charlie Parker

I'd rather be a bone idle scrounger than an obvious twat

that goes to show how intelectual you are then that you need to resort to personal insults, looks like youll need all the help you can get to get your degree, might i suggest you take a sleeping bag and just live in the saltire as you need all the study time you can get

16th January 2007, 10:28am

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Originally Posted by timshill

That goes to show how intellectual you are then, that you need to resort to personal insults. Looks like you'll need all the help you can get to get your degree. Might I suggest you take a sleeping bag and just live in the Saltire as you need all the study time you can get.

Luckily for you, you didn't seem to require a qualification in written English to gain your degree.