Fireside Lunch Break

One by one, students begin filing into the commons at the same time each day while the line at Salsarita’s quickly extends around the corner and the lunch tables under the flags take only minutes to fill. Even with all the commotion going on mere steps away, the upper level of the Commons seems unaffected by the initiation of free hour. Perhaps the most welcoming area on the top floor of the commons, the fireside lounge is a small social gathering area complete with cozy chairs and a glowing fireplace yearning for bodies to surround it during the colder months of the year. Although the room is fairly unused during the morning hours, there tends to be a scattering of the occasional faculty/student group meeting or wandering student closer to the lunch hours of the day. The evenings usually leave the lounge with a presence similar to the morning.

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