The above quote is from Nora Taylor (Class of 1984). Read the full memory below:

Anyone who graduated in the 1980s is sure to remember the smoking room in the lower level. When I needed a break from studying, I would go find my friends there and bang on the glass to signal them to come out and chat. We would hang out in the sofa chairs and inevitably run into others. It was a prime socializing spot. And indeed, I did meet my husband there (although we eventually broke up, but then got together again more recently) The idea of a smoking room in a library conjures a different era for sure, as does the fact, that I encountered my first word processor at the Rock. I typed my first research paper on a device other than a typewriter in one of the newly installed computer rooms, near the card catalog (remember that antique contraption?) There were no printers, so I had to send my file to the Computer Center and pick it up 24hrs later. This seemed very modern and innovative at the time, but I can imagine that today, the library is used very differently by the students.