
1, but a snow storm postponed it until Feb. The intended start date for Van Pelt’s phased reopening was Feb. But no longer-our beloved study spot has begun its gradual reopening, and if you're anything like me, this is cause for great excitement. We studied in our bedrooms for hours a day, dreaming of a time when a change of scenery would be a possibility. Last semester, Van Pelt was just a distant memory to upperclassmen and a figment of first years’ imaginations. You enter with a comically large iced coffee and high aspirations for all of the work that you're about to complete you leave with melting ice cubes at the bottom of your empty cup and four hours behind you spent chatting and typing 12 words into a Google Doc. Any student who's ever stepped into the room understands the all–consuming self–consciousness that you feel as you approach an empty seat and remove your computer from your backpack, color rushing to your cheeks as your papers rustle just a little too loudly.įor the social studier, there are the group study rooms. For the studier in need of absolute silence, there's the Moelis Family Grand Reading Room.

If I were to describe Van Pelt to someone who has never entered, I would tell them that it has something for everyone.

Print or physical course reserve services are temporarily suspended due to the libraryīuilding closure. Course Reserve Services Temporarily Suspended
