Secrets From the Staxxx New Haven Vice by Jessica Winter adonna and whore, house of the holy and den of iniquity, Sterling Memorial Library has been entangled for a lifetime in a luxurious struggle between the sacred and the profane.
Punitive imagery abounds.
Point taken, albeit with a grain of salt, since stern-faced Sterling is younger than many of the current undergrads' grandparents, and since the most notable high converse within its walls has been of a strictly carnal nature. The stacks or The StaXXX , per the much publicized undergrad skin flick supposedly shot there under the auspices of the mysterious Porn 'n' Chicken Society are notorious as the site for rampant amorous activity. Bibliophiles might argue that the stacks have fallen victim to another kind of slow-burn desecration. Bindings and scraps of book-flesh litter the floor. Cellulose contains lignin, which creates acid by-products as it deteriorates over the years.