Top 10 places to nap on campus

By Anna Archibald , Sarah Bluvas, Kristen Liszewski

Monday, May 10, 2010

Sam Greenberg is an avid campus nap-taker.

He said it’s always more of a rush to take naps on campus rather than at his house because he never knows if someone is going to mess with him.

He said his favorite spots to doze during a long day of classes are on the bottom floor of Anschutz Library in the maps library and in the stairwells in Fraser Hall.

“Sleeping is really important because you can recharge your batteries,” Greenberg, a senior form Hallenberg, Ill., said. “Learning isn’t always easy when you’re tired.”

On-campus nap essentials:

A backpack to serve as a pillow
A jacket or sweater in case you get cold
Headphones to drown out the noise
A phone alarm so you don’t sleep for too long

The top 10 places to nap on campus:

Wescoe Hall: Although Wescoe has a lot of daily student traffic, there are tons of places to snooze before your next Spanish class. Try the space between the wall and benches on the fourth floor or one of the nooks across from the sculpture cases on the first floor.
Budig Hall: Budig is full of hallways perfect for napping. Enter by the computer lab on the first floor and find a few spaces with low lighting to curl up.
Strong Hall: The second floor boasts comfy armchairs and a pretty quiet spot outside the chancellor’s office.
Watson Library: Head to the top floor to find a quiet place to nap. Not a lot of people are up there usually to bother you while you sleep.
Marvin Hall: If you ever find yourself in Marvin late at night, you’re bound to find more than a few architecture students taking a sleep break in the studio.
Kansas Union: The Union might get a lot of visitors everyday but the plush chairs and footrests on the fourth floor make it a great place for a little in-between class repose.
Stauffer-Flint Hall: Walk in the Resource Library and you’ll usually see at least one journalism student sprawled out across one of the couches.
Anschutz Library: The stacks and maps section on the first floor provide a quiet refuge from the usually noisy areas of the library.
Spahr Library: The main floor is usually crawling with engineering students at all hours of the night. Don’t be surprised if you find a few getting some sleep.
Art and Design Building: Like Marvin Hall, the Art and Design Building is often full of students replenishing their creative juices by napping in studios.

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