Hot Pockets: Blognonian's guide to the warmest spots on campus

 This week, the temperature in Providence, Rhode Island has wildly vacillated between warmish (?), chilly, and literally below freezing. It's hard to chose the correct winter coat to wear to class every morning when the weather does you like this. So, if you find yourself underprepared and in need of a quick shot of warmth to your joints during your walk to class, look no further than this list of weird hot air spaces on campus that will literally thaw your cold heart on a frigid winter day.  The Paige-Robinson entrywayThis glass box is always toasty. Whether your goal is simply to warm up on your way from Pembroke to the Main Green or to prove to your friends who don't believe in global warming that the greenhouse effect is real, all you have to do is spend a literal hot second here (before then also taking a moment to reevaluate some of your friendships).   Ratty Side DoorIf you find yourself catching a chill in the Ratty, fear not. Upon exiting through the side door, you'll suddenly be hit with an intense blast of hot air straight to the face... which will then make the next step of actually going outside into the cold that much more jarring. Biomed Vents This little overhang on the Meeting St.-side of the Biomed Center emits endless streams of hot air all day, every day. Are they poisonous? Who knows. I'm usually too cold to care. Sometimes I actively make my walk from class longer just so I can stand under this vent and feel like a steamed broccoli for a few minutes. I encourage you to do the same.  Faunce Steps Vent Speaking of vents, the ones next to Faunce's stone steps make sitting and eating your Blue Room lunch Gossip Girl style that much more tolerable in the winter. Thank god. Xoxo - Blognonian Nelson Steam PipeTo catch a gust of hot, steamy air on your way to working out, just take the long route into the Nelson via the side pathway. If you stand there for long enough, you'll work up a convincing sweat without even having to exercise! The pothole near Barus and HolleyIf you find yourself on the Perkins side of campus with little warmth and even less hope, make sure you cut through the Barus and Holley walkway with attention to one pothole in particular. You can identify it by the mysterious wisps of steam (??) that will somehow always be rising up from it, no matter what time it is. Far Blue StateThe perfect place to stop on the way to Andrews, this Blue State is always unseasonably warm. Walk in through the side door, look around the tables to pretend you're meeting someone, glance at your phone, smack your forehead with your hand and say, Oh, the other Blue State, and leave through the front door. The Blue State baristas will be none the wiser that you were just using their café for free hot air. Gail's heartThe warmest spot of all. Images via, via, via, via, via.