Where should you go to hang out and eat? Brandeis? Maybe, but there isn’t much room to study and talk with friends for long periods of time.

The library? Nah, it’s much too quiet in there to talk, and food is most certainly not a good thing to have while in the library. Can you imagine opening a bag of potato chips while someone is trying to study for a big test? You would receive the death glare for sure. No, the place I would recommend is the Skutt Student Center.

There are so many options in Skutt to consider. You can sit at a table and study on your own or with a group of friends. What if you get hungry but don’t feel like walking all the way to Brandeis for dinner? Simply go to the dining area and bring food back to your study area. Either get an entire meal, or just a snack or coffee from the little convenience store known as Jack and Ed’s. And what about the massage chairs up on the second floor? Whenever I’m in Skutt, they are unoccupied, even though students continue to complain about sore backs and necks. This is a great entity that not many students utilize because they have no idea it’s available.

Focusing on one specific area that controls many students’ lives, I am going to talk about the food options. In Skutt, you can get Chinese food, Greek style food, sub sandwiches from Blimpie’s, sushi and, now with the newest addition, you can also get burritos. And these are just the options for dinner. Also offered are snacks, coffee and hot chocolate at Jack and Ed’s. Last but not least, the infamous late night for all the hungry students stuck studying past 10:30. Business freshman Andrew Rogers said he loves going to late night because of all the different options and variety offered, and it can even be tastier than the normal food available.

Skutt is also a great place to go for fun activities.

“My favorite part about Skutt is the fireplace area. The CSU Board puts on activities and performances with different speakers, singers, and comedians all the time there, which is a great source of relaxation and stress-relief,” Business freshman Jonathan Kreifels said. “Plus, the couches and stairs are a great place to meet up, get some homework done or just crash for a while. And when Nebraska decides to throw some crazy cold weather our way, nothing feels better than warming up by the roaring fireplace.”

Whether you’re hungry, need a good place to study that isn’t deathly quiet but also isn’t as distracting as your dorms’ neutral zone, or if you want to participate in some great activities, then Skutt is the place for you. Stop by to see what they have in store for you today.