BEST CAMPUS STUDY SPOTS

STUDY SPOTS AROUND CAMPUS

Cool, unique locations to do work around SFCC

Mattingly Kreider COMMUNICATOR

There are many places to sit down, unwind, and get some work done around campus at SFCC. Many of these locations provide solitude for those students seeking a quiet place to study. While other spots display views of campus that are unmatched compared to sitting in a room with four walls and a window. Whether it is a group or solo study session SFCC has the perfect place for everyone, some you may not even know about. Not to say that any of these are hidden, all are in plain sight. But whether or not they are being used to their fullest potential by students, that’s a different story. Located in building 7, the recently renovated Student Athletic Center is home to the “Bigfoot Lounge”. The brightly lit, large room has several tables and benches ready for hours of work. The perfect spot to kill time and work on an assignment. Building 28, the Science building comes equipped with your choice of tables, couches, even tall barstool type seating. The tall ceilings, natural light, and several sit down spots throughout the building make getting comfortable and down to work easy and peaceful. “ I love this building. It is usually pretty quiet, not too many people taking up too much space to where I feel I can’t get any work done.” student Kennedy Seymour said. “I like the two story set up they’ve got going on. It is super cool.” In building 15, Music and Performing Arts, if you’re lucky you just might find yourself working on an assignment while listening to peaceful songs from the choir room, or even gentle chords coming from the piano lab. There are a lot worse things to be surrounded by while trying to focus but SFCC’s music building is not one of them.

The Library in building 2 is quite literally one of the perfect places to hunker down, layout every notebook, textbook, and highlighter you have and for hours, or more if needed, study your heart away, or at least until the brain fog kicks in.

Called the “Study Rooms” on the upstairs level of the library houses six individual rooms equipped with all new technology. Beautifully set up stations with large TV monitors turned to computer screens. You can link up your computer or tablet to the monitor allowing everyone in the room to see the same thing on a larger scale. The monitors also have cameras, making zoom calls easy.

“The rooms are convenient” said student Andy Prochnow “The general benefits [of the rooms] are solitude and privacy.” Each room also comes stocked with large white boards. “A lot of students use these rooms, you’d be surprised.

“Katie Peterson, Library staff & Technology specialist said. “Just by looking at the schedule you can see how busy we are.

The “Huddle” tables on the first floor of the library work almost the same way as the study rooms. No need to schedule time to use them, just find an open table and get to work.

“First sit first served.” as Peterson put it.

These tables also have large monitors and plug in stations for phones, tablets, and computers.

“I like these tables.” Ayden Franklin said. “It is just like using a computer with a bigger monitor.” To check out a mouse and a keyboard for one of these study rooms and huddle tables Katie Peterson over at the Technology table will help you. You will need an up to date student ID. If you don’t have one, luckily in the same building just downstairs of the library you can get one.

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Bldg 15, perfect place to read a book. Mattingly Kreider | PHOTO Students Sydney Burke and Kiler Borg doing homework in the newly renovated Bigfoot Lounge

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