Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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disturb them. The 'fhigh-lite of studying for most, including Laurie Smith, a freshman Music maior, is the use of a flourescent marker to emphasize note-wor- thy material. l go crazy with all the different colors of flourescent markers! Another decision needed to be made by the active studier is to choose an environment con- ducive to studying. Studying in bed is more comfortable than sit- ting in a hard desk chair, according to CAS freshman Sara McTurnan. Many find the library, quiet rooms in the dorm, or the laundry room with the hum of the dryers, better places to 'fburn the midnight oil'f than in one's own room. The dorms are too distracting, dictates Andrew Bauer, a library advo- cate and CAS freshman. Often, sitting outside by the lakefill in the warm sunlight can animate the most boring of readings. Whether Northwestern stu- dents are studying music for ensembles, El and bus schedules for Chicago, menus from Evanston eateries, or lecture notes from classes, they always seem to be doing some serious studying. -Kevin Brown Z4 r x

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time eriou ffAhhhhhhhhhhl'l What is that horrid sound? ls it the cry of a poor student whose term paper has been zapped by an unforgiving com- puter? Could it be the frightful realization that the alarm clock failed to waken the sleeping studier for his nine ofclock class? Or could it be the traditional pri- mal scream, a boisterous tension reliever heard three times a year on the Sunday before finals week? Whatever the ansvver may be, all typify different aspects of the studying process of the average Northwestern stu- dent. For Vanessa Rosen, a CAS freshman, studying is simply something to do during the five day lapses betvveen the week- ends. For others, studying is a creative or intense procedure. Learning by osmosis can be fun and easy, but the imprints on one's face left by the edges of books or desks are often 'funattractive and embarassing, according to Wendy Coven, a CAS sophomore and sleepying expert. These facial imprints, in addition to frazzled hair, dirty clothes, and bags under the eyes, are also sure signs of someone who has recently completed an all-nighter. Nicole Davoust, Melissa Fiorina, and David Russell, CAS sophomores, recall one particular all-nighter during vvhich they rearranged the furni- ture in their room and molded cheese wax. 'fYou get kind of crazy in the middle of the night, reminisces Nicole. To them, No- Doz is a frequent item on the vveek's shopping list. Sleeping is another popular method for studying, although not very effective. To sleep, per- chance to dream of making an A on the final: ay there's the rub. Still others study with intensity, snapping at anyone who dares to 1, ,, ,Mb Q-iw as

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