Sleep on it: potential napping spots around campus

This time of year, you may find yourself slapping your own face in an effort to stay awake during class, or spending $5 at the Nitro Cart for an iced coffee in 40-degree weather. Some folks live close enough to their classes that they can easily return to the comfort of their own beds after a 50-minute lecture. Many of us, however, don’t have the time to walk back to our dorms to take a proper nap before class or a club meeting. For those who fall into the latter category, I have good news for you—you don’t even need to go back to your dorm to take a good nap! Brown’s campus has perfect spots all over the place where you can rest without being disturbed. Here are just a few options:

1. The Quiet Green. It’s quiet (surprise!) and faces west, so if you lie down in its grass after 2 p.m., you'll be showered in the sun's warm glow, which will cause you to suddenly you realize just how tired you really are.
2. The Ratty’s couches. If you're in the Ratty, there's a good chance you've stuffed yourself with several pounds of half-cooked noodles and ice cream and are now incapable of moving. Sure, you have a class in a hot second, but you could also just... lie down on a couch in the back and forget all about it while you fantasize about yet another dessert.
3. The greenhouse. The plants have to be warm, so the room has to be warm. It’s silent in the greenhouse save for the gentle trickling of water—which, sure, is no match for the 10-hour YouTube video of ambient sounds you usually play when you go to sleep, but it’s something.

    

4. Someone else’s dorm. If you have friends from more than one part of campus, ask to go to their dorm for a minute and just sleep. If they’re a good friend, they’ll let you do it. If they’re not, just knock on the next door down and make a new friend!
5. That sculpture on the Main Green. Yes, that huge thing that vaguely resembles a chair? It’s simply daring you to sit on it and maybe even sleep on it. It’s not the most discreet place, as it’s in very clear sight from... well, nearly every room in the campus center and probably a handful of rooms in Sayles, Friedman, Salomon, you name it. But what’s the point of living life if you’re not willing to nap on an abstract piece of art?
6. In Blueno’s lap. Ah, the big blue daddy that watches over us as we cross the Ruth Simmons Quad. It may not be Christmas yet, but this bad boy won’t object to you sitting in his lap to take a nice midday nap. If you somehow got inside of Blueno, first, let me know because I’m dying to see what it looks like, and second, bring blankets. No one can bother you when you’re protected by our glorious blue savior. 
7. The CIT. Tuck yourself into a corner of a lab to work on your project (maybe not the MS lab because you don’t really want to burn alive) and even sign up on queue for TA hours. You can sit back, close your eyes, and take a nice nap while everyone around you is panicking about their lost files and frantically asking TAs about the homework that’s due in two hours. Ah. Lovely.
8. Jo’s at 1am. It’s Friday night and your friends want to party near Keeney. Sure, you could just keep yourself awake with an upside-down venti caramel macchiato with four shots of espresso, but you could also just take a pit stop at Jo’s, lean back in your chair, and snore away for a couple minutes while your friends chow down on a couple of spicy chicken sandwiches. This 1 a.m. power nap will for sure get you through a wild night.

 Wherever you decide to nap, just make sure you’re safe! We wouldn’t want anyone who lives life on the edge to fall off of... say, a vague chair sculpture in a very visible area. If you find yourself needing to nap all day, though, you should probably consider actually sleeping at night. Images via, via, and via.