Monday, January 21, 2013

Code of Sleeper Ethics

This post is a little different from the typical favorite sleeping spots list.
As I was pondering over new places to sleep, a sad little thought came to my mind: there may be people out there who do not particularly enjoy having students sleep in places where they ought not to. So in order to not have crowds of people forever ruining my favorite sleeping spots I am publishing this rules and responsibilities code below.... for those who are smart enough to get into MIT, but not necessarily filled with the most common sense.

With great power (ability to sleep anywhere) comes great responsibility:

THE SLEEPER CODE OF ETHICS:

1. If you are with a large crowd of people, make it your goal to take up as little room as possible. Or even consider splitting up and finding separate places to sleep. It's not like you're going to be socializing that much anyways.
2. When setting alarms to wake yourself up, have some common courtesy. DO NOT SET YOUR ALARM TO TSWIFT AT TOP VOLUME IF YOU ARE SLEEPING IN A LIBRARY OR STUDYING PLACE! This is without a doubt the most embarrassing thing for you, and obnoxious for everyone else. If you haven't noticed MIT is a place where people take studying very seriously, do not disrupt people with an alarm, especially a catchy one that will get stuck in their heads instead of the needed math formulae. It is possible to get your alarm to be a vibration or a quiet friend who wakes up on time. Basically try to never use alarms. Figure it out.
3. Attempt to refrain from drooling on public property....please. I understand it can be difficult. One favorite technique is to sleep with your hand under your face/mouth so you do not get spit on everything. Please. We do not want your flu.
4. Try not to sleep where there are many students working diligently. They will hate you. And nobody wants that.
5. Go with the scouting code: leave no trace. Do not put your shoes on couches and leave mud or nastiness for someone else to clean. Leave your favorite sleeping place better than it was when you found it, so that you can preserve some of the nice spots on campus.

All in all... just use common sense/courtesy. You're here at MIT, you're really smart, you know what's dumb or not dumb to do. Please don't lose sleeping on campus for everyone else out there.
Thanks!

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