[Oasis]

The world will not miss UGLY.  After about a month at Stanford I figured there had to be something better.  At first I would go to the UGLY basement, which was part of the Main Library, and stay there after it closed. I remember being there Halloween night 1973 shortly after a couple of people were killed on campus.  The stacks were pretty dark and the ventilation system was making weird noises.  I was studying for a test when I heard what sounded like a gasp behind me. Scared me to death but it was nothing...or was it?

Later I migrated to a very nice little carrel, really little more than a table, on level 4 of the Main stacks. The branch of a tree grew right up to it.  In the winter it got a little cold but in the fall and spring I would open the window and a wonderful breeze would blow in.  And there was a lot of squirrel and bird activity whenever you wanted a break.  It was a great place to study.  No distractions.

The Green is much nicer, but the Main had a certain austere charm.

[Oasis]

The world will not miss UGLY.  After about a month at Stanford I figured there had to be something better.  At first I would go to the UGLY basement, which was part of the Main Library, and stay there after it closed. I remember being there Halloween night 1973 shortly after a couple of people were killed on campus.  The stacks were pretty dark and the ventilation system was making weird noises.  I was studying for a test when I heard what sounded like a gasp behind me. Scared me to death but it was nothing...or was it?

Later I migrated to a very nice little carrel, really little more than a table, on level 4 of the Main stacks. The branch of a tree grew right up to it.  In the winter it got a little cold but in the fall and spring I would open the window and a wonderful breeze would blow in.  And there was a lot of squirrel and bird activity whenever you wanted a break.  It was a great place to study.  No distractions.

The Green is much nicer, but the Main had a certain austere charm.