Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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22 Taking a bite out of studying E6 Each student at Indiana State University has a way to comfortably study, either for an exam or just for the sake of getting excess homework out of the way. To many students, though not to the majority, the library is not the only place to read. A proportion out of this set of students believed that their houseslapartments were even more convenient to stay and study. For exam- ple, a senior student in the field of Television Broadcasting from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago pointed out that he has never been to the library to study. He added that I am studying my books conveniently for hours and with full concentration in my apartment. A Business Education major student, who is a sophomore from Paris, Illinois, spends 25 to 30 hours a week studying Randy Jensen, Terre Haute freshman, uses his study time to relax-on the quad. Obviously this student spends more time sleep- ing than studying; even with the library atmosphere. and she normally studies in the library. She explained that she finds it difficult to study in her room because of the noises all over the dorm. While study- ing in the library, her normal problem is that sometimes she becomes bored, especially after reading for two hours. This student added that there were few occasions when she had to study all night to prepare for an exam the following morning and she managed to get a 8+ in the exam. Her GPA is 3.30 as of fall '82. A number of others interviewed ex- plained that they do read anywhere even with the campus noise. All they need is the determination and concen- tration; they do not have a specific place of studying as long as they can have a table to place their books. Sometimes the best place to study is on the floor of the library. - Photos by Pam Rogers

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Violating parking rules can lead to a tow of your car. -. Photo by I. R. Parker If thou trespass thou shall be moved to the warmest of places, said the sign behind a local church. - Photo by Doug Runyon gm y A196 M Ni yawn: r: w; mm , Motorcycles, which must also be registered, have their own private parking places. During classes, almost every parking place is taken by commuter students. n W .y a h MM W1 Student Life 21 iis'i'

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Study tables, located throughout the library, enable these two students to spread out their books and study comfortably. Another student interviewed was a graduate from Nigeria in Mechanical Technology. This student pointed out that he studies about 30 hours a week, mostly in the library and, in some few cases, at his apartment. When asked about his problems while studying he replied, at times the cold weather and surrounding noises affect my studying at home but library is the most con- venient place to read. He is not an all- nighter but he manages to maintain his GPA of 3.12. Junior, Vincennes, Speech Pathology major said, I only spend about 15 hours a week, studying mostly in the library. Although she has a GPA of 2.06, she finds it not her favorite place to study. Drowsiness, boredom, and monotonous studying left her finding bedtime a convenient place, though left little time to study. a $3 A computer science major from China pointed out that he spends at least 49 hours a week in the library. When asked his reading problem, he said I'm finding it difficult because of the language barrier, most professors don't take into consideration our prob- lems. He also said that he sometimes reads all night. When asked of the ef- fects he replied, the only alternative for me is to skip the first, and sometimes the second class and sleep to enable me to feel fresh and strong. A graduate student in criminology from Rockvill said he does not have any problems studying. He studies from 35-40 hours in a week and he finds it convenient both at home and in the library. He does study all night especially on weekends so that he will not have any problem the following morning. Rather than cramming later, this couple chose to stay after class and compare notes. Last minute cramming is a frequent scene outside of classrooms. - Photos by Rob Williams Student Life