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A Student Lounge

Introduction

Student life is not easy at all, as it is composed of various activities that make students annoyed and stressed out. After intensive studies, assignments, exams, tests and projects students get tired; therefore they need a place where they can relax themselves and enjoy for some time. There are schools, colleges and universities around the globe, which have realized this fact and have made a room that is called as 'Student Lounge'. Students can relax themselves in these rooms and can even study as well. The ambiance and environment of these lounges are very different from the class rooms or lecture halls as these rooms are equipped with many entertainment providing things such as video games, Television, internet facility, music system, books, magazines etc. that can be used by the students whenever they are free and whenever they feel stressed out.

Discussion

Students can use these lounges for gossiping and sharing their views on any formal or informal topics. The student lounges are considered as an important part of educational institutions as students can use these rooms when they need to do any group discussion, group project and enjoyment. Due to continuous classes students get tired and they need some time to make themselves ready for the next class at that time these students lounge can be used by them.

The student lounges have unregulated or informal environment therefore students can make themselves comfortable for some time in these rooms. Although, there are some disadvantages of having students lounge as there are some students who are non-serious in their studies so they can take advantage of these rooms and can even waste their time in spending most of their time (Campbell, 1995, p.237). There are studies that have shown progress in student's learning development due to the presence of student lounge, as students were found using these assigned rooms for casual conversation by which they have improved their distance learning. The environment of the students lounge is relaxing as these rooms are equipped with all those things that can help the students in minimizing stress and burden of studies (Bower, 2004, p.9). Most of the well designed student lounges have large and comfortable seating arrangements that allow large number of students to sit and relax themselves.

There are some student lounges in universities, which have kitchenette, microwave, dishwasher and water dispensers. All these can be used by the students while they are having long breaks and for recreation purpose.

Conclusion

There are various advantages of having student lounges in educational institutions. Students need a place where they can have gossips and fun and these lounges are the pest source of providing them all that. A student lounge is often located in various locations around the educational campus where students of different grades and subjects can meet each other and can even share their views freely. The colleges or universities that have number of dormitories have several student lounges and each of the dorm will have a separate student lounge at each floor for accommodating large number of students at a time. Although, student life is exciting, but it can become stressful and pressured at times and at that time student lounges can help them in relaxing themselves.

Works Cited

Bower, J. E. & Segerstrom, S.C. Stress management, finding benefit, and immune function: positive mechanisms for intervention effects on physiology. Journal of Psychosomatic Research Vol.56 (1): (2004).pp.9-11. Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14987958

Campbell, L., Heithre, H. Gossip in same-gender and cross-gender friends'. conversations Personal Relationships. Vol.2 (3), (1995). Pp.237-246. Retrieved from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-6811.1995.tb00089.x/abstract