Students at the University of Montana are constantly moving from class to class, and with a bustling campus full of noise, it can be hard to find a quiet place to study.
“The main thing is that it’s quiet,” said Ashtyn Curtiss, a junior studying integrated physiology. She regularly sits at a small table on the second floor of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library tucked between the shelves. Curtiss said she’s been coming to the library’s basement since her freshman year on campus. “It’s just my go-to place,” she said as the library slowly emptied.
The library may be many people’s first thought of a quiet place with dedicated spaces for silence, but there are many other options — you just need to know where to look.
Josiah Begay, a junior, said he continues to go back to the second floor of The Payne Family Native American Center for a quiet spot. As a freshman, Begay was curious about the building and decided to go inside.
“I’m Native American … they made this building for me, so I thought that I might as well use it,” Begay said. “It’s quiet … and on some Wednesdays, they have free food,” Begay said, returning to his studying…