As the temperatures outside drop around the zero mark, even those inside campus buildings can be found huddled inside outerwear. Some students seek warm spots on campus, while others find cozy study spots to be sweltering.
Through some in-depth research, shivering and sweating in various places around campus, we have found some of the warmest and coldest places of Idaho State University.
For those avoiding the chill of a drafty dorm room, the basement of Turner Hall is possibly the hottest place on campus. This contrasts starkly with the reported chilliness of the upper levels of the building.
“All the rooms in Turner feel like they don’t even have a heater,” said Ingred Stokes, an ISU sophomore.
“I would have to say the lower floors of Turner are the coldest,” said Paige Newland, a freshman. “It sucks really badly. I want to sleep at night and it’s too cold.”
While most of the Business Administration rooms are below-average temperature, the third-floor hallway is another warm spot on campus. Tables located on that floor are ideal places to study for the easily chilled.
Unfortunately for ISU movie-goers, the Bengal Theater falls onto the cold list.
“The Bengal Theater is so cold,” said sophomore Tucker Taufoou. “I honestly don’t know if we even have heat in there.”
Fortunately for students in need of a computer, the computer labs on campus are typically safe bets for warmth. The Liberal Arts Building computer lab is one of the coziest. Conversely, the classrooms in the same building are frigid. Bringing a sweater is almost mandatory to tolerate the cold.
Rendezvous is a building with some variance.
“In the mornings, Rendezvous is fine but by 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. it feels like they’ve turned the heat off,” said senior Michelle Kinney.
Stephanie Harrington, staff writer, contributed to this story.