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The Indiana Daily Student

Hidden Gems of IU

Business/SPEA 
Information Commons

Paige Settles, 
first year master’s student

The Business/SPEA Information Commons quiet study room is her favorite place on campus to study.

“It’s near people and it’s not super, super quiet, but no one’s talking in there, you have space where you can spread out, you have outlets and you can eat in there,” she said.

Lindley Hall

Katie Rosner, sophomore

Rosner said there is a cute alcove with booths and tables on the second floor of Lindley Hall where she likes to study.

“If I need to focus, I’ll go to focus there,” she said.

Conrad Prebys Amphitheater

Hannah Koontz, freshman

Koontz said she recently found a new favorite spot on campus. She took a wrong turn one day and came across the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater, located between Ballantine Hall and Bryan House.

Bryan Room

Van Denny, sophomore

Denny said one of her favorite spots on campus is the Bryan Room located at the top of the Student Activities tower on the eighth floor of the IMU.

“It’s on the eighth floor, so the view from the windows is amazing,” she said.

IMU South Lounge

Saleem Tucker, freshman

Tucker said he often spends time in the South Lounge of the IMU, particularly in the chairs near the fireplace. He also likes sitting by the fireplace on the Dunn Meadow Patio.

“I guess I have a thing for fireplaces,” he said.

Hoosier Den

Bilal Khan, sophomore

Khan said he likes to spend time with friends and study at the Hoosier Den in Read Hall.

“That’s where me and my friends go to get work done,” he said. “It’s real comfortable, and it doesn’t get too loud. At Wells, it sometimes can get a little loud.”

Dunn Meadow Patio

Regan Comer, junior

Her favorite place to study on campus is the Dunn Meadow Patio outside of the Solarium.

“I just like being outside more than anything,” Comer said. “I hate studying inside because it’s really claustrophobic. I just feel like it is more free and you can focus here.”

Woods by Lilly Library

Cagney Gladin, 
first-year master’s student

Gladin said he likes spending time in the wooded area by the Lilly Library.

“It’s probably the best, most relaxing place in the summer to just chill out under a tree and read or listen to music,” he said.

Angles Cafe

Beth Gallick, PhD student

She said one of her favorite spots on campus is Angles Cafe inside the Eskenazi Museum 
of Art.

“It has a lot of light and some tables,” she said. “It’s sort of like a little coffeeshop.

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