As temperatures drop in the waning fall months, students and teachers are beginning to take advantage of the pleasant climate across campus.
Many students can be found in hordes laying on the Parade Ground or huddling in groups in the Quad, but more students are taking the road less traveled.
Kinesiology sophomore Janice Albert said she thinks the Indian Mounds are a nice place to stop and take a nap.
Albert said she has class in Lockett Hall and stops at the Indian Mounds to catch some shut-eye before she grabs a bite to eat at The 5 dining hall.
Likewise, social work graduate students Allison Boudreaux and Claire Leerkes said they have class nearby, and the Indian Mounds are a good place to take a break in between classes.
“It’s probably the most sunny and beautiful place on campus,” Leerkes said.
“But also shady,” Boudreaux added.
Students can often be found in the Greek Amphitheater reading before class or eating their lunches. Geography junior Jon Cliburn likes the area for its quiet atmosphere.
“I come here just if I have studying that involves reading,” Cliburn said. “It’s a good place if I have Latin. It gets me in the class.”
Environmental science senior Amber Hall sits near Memorial Tower to do her homework.
“It’s quiet and I can concentrate,” Hall said. “The Quad is too loud and distracting — I like to people