Students use time between classes to prepare for class and relax

We regularly talk with random OU-C students to get their views on campus life. This week’s topic concerns how they spend their time on campus between classes.

DJ Davis, a business management major from Hampton, Va., uses his spare time to pursue his many creative endeavors. “I write music. My specialty is rap music that has a positive influence,” he said. “I also play basketball and sometimes practice my dancing,” said Davis, who also choreographs dance moves.

Cheyenne Penn, a nursing student from Washington Court House, uses much of her spare time for schoolwork. “I study either between classes or after my kids go to bed. I also hang out in either the library or the Learning Commons.”

Stephen Flautt, Dallas Hettinger and Zach Schumacher are former classmates from Unioto High School who decided to attend OU-C. “I hang out in the Learning Commons, work on my homework and get something to eat,” said Flautt, “Otherwise, I play on-line games.”

“I hang out with my friends. I also catch up on studying and check my e-mail to follow up with my professors,” said Hettinger, who is majoring in environmental science.

“I mainly try to catch up with my homework, socialize and have something to eat,” said Schumacher, a psychology major. “There are a lot of times when I do research.”

Heather Sanders, a Seniors to Sophomores student from Unioto High, said, “I usually come to the Learning Commons and finish my homework. Some days, I might go back to my high school.”

For Maggie Loel, it’s all about the java. “I have to get my cup of coffee. I also take time to do research for class and my own pleasure. I am kind of a knowledge nerd. Sometimes I go to class early.” Loel, a chemistry major from Adena High School, is on the educational fast track, having completed her high school career in three years.

Sean Massie and Trevor Arthur, a pair of Seniors to Sophomores students from Wellston who are getting a head start on their college careers, use their spare time wisely for both food for thought and food for nutrition. “I usually go to Burger King and work on my homework. Since we have a long drive, we spend our day on campus, and it work out well,” Massie said.

“I make sure I am ready for quizzes. With a full schedule, I only have an hour-long break for lunch,” Arthur said.