> Ooh, big university libraries are the GREATEST. Mine, I'm sure, had all these transdimensional portals so it was bigger inside than outside, and the layout of the corridors kept changing, and the ordinary laws of time and space didn't apply. However, they renovated it towards the end of my degree, so it's not as good anymore - it has proper lighting now and formica where wood used to be, so most of the monsters have probably left in search of other dark cobwebby corners.
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> Also it had a mystic air conditioning system that blew hot air all summer and cold air all winter. There must have been a reason, but nobody knew what it was. Seven storeys of bliss, and that was just the main library. There were other smaller ones in the different faculties, too. Heaven.

I've only been there once, so far, so I haven't been able to find anything obviously supernatural. (It's also been renovated.) However, quite a few places weren't where they should have been, and at least one room had green light pouring out of the window. Who knows?

> The University of Auckland, where I went, currently has 26,000 students. Every single one of them is out there trying to cross the road, every time I'm in a hurry to drive somewhere past the university. They don't run. They don't even look. Being a student makes you indestructible, didn't you know? :-)

I should have guessed by the way the the older students walked straight towards their destination, regardless of crosswalks, traffic, or heavy construction. I guess I'll learn in time.

A similar phenomenon are the murderous golf carts that appear right around the corner and move without regard for human obstacles. I thought they might be for moving people who can't walk, but I've never seen a wheelchair in tow. They simply race back forth across campus, scaring the patooties out of poor frosh.

Also, a question I just remembered: Does the campus dress code often fall below the laws of indecent exposure? I wouldn't think that a stuffed animal would be considered approriate for an evening at University Hall, even if it was placed strategically.

> Brunnen-"you know the Library at Unseen University in Terry Pratchett books? I can't believe he didn't base that on Auckland's"G

Burger"Hurrah, Terry Pratchett! Sorry, I can't manage anything better. I need sleep."King