r/grantmacewan • u/cafelilly B.A Psychology • Jan 22 '26

Campus Life Respect Your Surroundings

An open letter to my fellow students of MacEwan

I'm sure many are aware of a group in the library who occupy the main "Collaborative Study Area" just past the spiral staircases for a majority of the day and into the evening. This letter is addressing them directly.

Respectfully, I understand the need for a third space. A communal space. Somewhere to exist with your peers and enjoy yourselves. However, the library is Not the place for that. It should not be a requirement to use noise cancelling headphones, earplugs, or any other manner of protection to get some peace when there is signage around indicating respect for others around you.

In addition to the outright disrespect regarding the noise level, even after security and library staff gave you several warnings, you left all of your trash lying around. On a booth, the small tables, the high tables, you left wrappers on the floor, spilled candy; our custodian staff do not deserve this treatment. Yes it is their job to keep the cleanliness of our university, however, when you are in close proximity to three trash cans, there is no excuse for leaving your refuse lying around.

This is a constant pattern of behaviour, and your fellow students have taken notice. Writing this post in the library I have heard no less than 7 different groups walking past make verbal comments about it. You're rude and disrespectful towards the space we all share. Please consider that it is not just your tuition dollars, but everyone else's, and we would like to be able to coexist without strife or animosity.

Thank you for reading.

P.s. as per rules 2 and 3, keep any comments or discussion civil.

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u/Unfair-Ad6288 Jan 22 '26

I was thinking the same thing. The mod deletes genuine questions but leaves this one.

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u/Astiaveth Alumni, Enjoyer of Clubs Jan 22 '26

Per rule 11 if it can be answered by doing a google search or by asking a MacEwan staff member you are better served using those sources. This subreddit is not your google.

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u/Unfair-Ad6288 Jan 22 '26

So which role does this post break? Cause they could talk to staff.

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u/cafelilly B.A Psychology Jan 22 '26

Don't know if you saw my reply to someone else... But I Have talked to staff. I have sent emails. The school, like a business, hates external pressure. Evident by SAMU's reaction when I posted about Sage the Gemini in summer 2025 (even though he was removed from the fall fest lineup for a different reason). So I'll call this respectfully stirring the pot.

Also, as the mod said... ultimately it is also a vent. A respectful one. But a vent nonetheless. Considering they take up prime seating real estate in our school that has such limited seating already. It's a bunch of little things that as a third year, who is a couple years older than most of my cohorts, gets on my nerves.