LAU 2 — While scanning for tables to start his Problem of God readings, freshman Charlie Fields (COL ’18) gingerly hovered over a cubicle on the second floor of Lauinger Library unable to determine if an empty bag of Pop Chips was an errant piece of litter or a warning that the devourer of the Pop Chips would soon return to claim his cubicle.

A reporter embedded in the cubicles snapped a picture of the situation on Wednesday night.

Unable to determine by himself the nature of the empty plastic container, Fields unsuccessfully attempted to engage local cubicle occupants by locking eye contact, pointing at the cubicle in question and mouthing the words “taken?”

“The small nature of the object made me think it could be a mistake, but the perfect way in which the bag was placed in the corner of the cubicle made me believe this was no accident,” said Fields.

Lacking critical information Fields took the safest option in his current prisoner’s dilemma and trudged onwards still looking for a spot on Lau 2 which was quiet enough for work to be done but loud enough that he still felt included in the social environment.

“For that thirty seconds I was in a real bind,” said Fields. “Best case scenario I have a place to study all night, but worst case the previous occupant of the cubicle returns with a full bag of Pop Chips and puts the fear of God and property rights in me.”

At press time it was still unclear if the owner of the empty Pop Chips bag was still lurking on the floor, biding his time, waiting for someone foolish enough to challenge his claim to the cubicle.