University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Perfect Places to Study? If you are on the URI campus with the intention of studying, you have no excuse for not doing so. If you look hard enough, you are bound to find a study spot made exclusively for you. Here is just a sampling of the popular places to study on campus. The infamous University Library is the place for the “serious studier.” You probably went there many times with high hopes of leaving within the hour, but never actually seeing the light of day again. Finals are always a fun time at the library. You get there at 8:30 in the morning all psyched to study, and end up stu- dying on the stairs. Such is the life of the “serious studiers.” The commuter lounge is another place you might try to study. But there are three words which have often curbed people’s studying habits in the com- muter lounge: BIG SCREEN T.V. Need I say more? The Ram’s Den is the ideal studying spot for those students who love to eat while studying. People claim they go there to study, but everyone knows their true intentions are gossiping with friends, of course. All in all, an excellent place to avoid studying. After failing miserably in the Ram’s Den, students often escape to the Browsing Room. A perfect place to study (on the surface anyway.) It is quiet and comfortable. But comfort is the main problem. After sitting on the soft cushions for a few minutes, students end up catching a few winks of sleep. So you see, studying can be a problem at URI. All spots have their advantages, but these advantages are not necessarily academic. As in the case with most students, you probably end up back where you started from — YOUR OWN ROOM! Karen Golick and Chris Aleixo 26 Studying

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Food for Thought Food, Glorious Food ... A very serious and fulfilling pursuit of college students is that of food. This is an ac- tivity that every student can sink his or her teeth into. In four years one can ex- perience all the different tastes and styles that URI and Rhode Island have to offer. Of course there are many factors which will determine the choice such as: time, budget, current cravings, at- mosphere, and mobility. To begin with, there are the three dining halls (we can’t forget these) . Roger Williams and Butterfield serve the standard dai- ly fare, and Hope Hall has the specialty dinners ranging from roast beef to the ever popular breakfast night. There is always the chance that your dorm will be having one of the notorious Fall or Spring cook-outs. Everything seems to taste better on a grill, even those hamburgers and hot dogs. Besides the excit ement of the food, these cook-outs provide an oppor- tunity to enjoy a few games of volleyball, croquet, frisbee, and a chance to enjoy being outside and socializing. If you are really lucky, your dorm may have a clambake. Somebody could volunteer a special (and secret) recipe for clam chowder, and no doubt the smell of steamers and corn will draw college students for miles. Even those people new to The Ocean State learn to ap- preciate clambakes and the abundance of seafood. Specialty dinners are another favorite activity. These can revolve around countless numbers of themes, many with an international flavor, or they may be a simple potluck dinner. The potluck dinner allows everyone to be involved and to try out their cooking skills, as well as trying out their eating skills when everything is ready. Even if you are not Betty Crocker it’s still fun to create a concoction of your own. If there are still rumbling stomachs to be quieted, you might try Kingston Pizza, Del Mor’s, The Cuproom, The Ram’s Den, The Coffee Bake and Caserta’s on campus. If you have the time and mobility to go off campus, then you can spend many happy hours sampling Rhode Island’s culinary delight. It’s guaranteed that you will find something to satisfy even the most selective eaters. If it is true that man cannot live by bread alone, then it is also true that col- lege students cannot live by pizza and hamburgers alone ... or can they? The variety of food choices on campus and off campus are so extensive that we can safely say — The Possibilities Are Endless! The Galloping Gourmet 28 Food