Most students swipe into the library and hardly glance at the security guard at the front desk. Hopkins employs Master Security to provide five guards in the MSE Library, including Richard. As a four-year veteran, he seems content with his job. His daily routine includes making rounds on the levels, checking IDs, confiscating food and waking up sleeping students at closing. Richard enjoys meeting new students and socializing; however, he would prefer to be scheduled for more hours and a pay raise. When asked about disruptive students, he shrugs and nonchalantly says, "They can't talk their way out ... maybe with other people but not me." Though students may resent the guards for taking their falafel from UniMini, they are simply doing their jobs. On your next visit to the library, don't be afraid to smile and say hello -- they deserve it.
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