Michael Tabb | Student Life

Students in Staam a cappella group performing in Staamikah Hannukah at Ursa’s Fireside Sunday afternoon. From left to right: junior Josh Kim, sophomore Eric Newfeld, junior Christine Byun, junior Danielle Rodnizki, junior Martha Clark, sophomore Ethan Goldstein, sophomore Davida Herschkopf, freshman Sophie Graham, sophomore Adam Kurtz, junior Sarah Roth, junior Dan Cohn, and freshman Talia Reich.

WU POPS plays some tunes

Kastyn Matheny | Student Life

The Washington University Pops Orchestra perform at their recital, “Rhapsody in WUPops,” in the 560 Building on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.

Kristy Okada | Student Life

Students pretend to drop dead outside Olin Library to raise awareness about North Korean refugees through an organization called LiNK. The event aims to illuminate the situation in North Korea: the starvation, the concentration camps, the governmental abuse, the lack of freedom and justice. The exhibition’s goal is to reach out and make students aware of the North Koreans’ invisible suffering.

Matt Mitgang | Student Life

Bear’s Den employees wait along Shepley Drive after Bear’s Den and South Forty House was evacuated because of a fire alarm on Sunday evening. There was no fire. This was the third fire alarm in the building in the past week.

John Hergenroeder | Student Life

Members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity prefrom at Kappa Karaoke on Wednesday evening. The event, which was held in the Athletic Complex, raised money for the Doctors Without Borders’ relief effort in Japan, and books were also donated to the charity Redevelopment Opportunities for Women in St. Louis.

Matt Mitgang | Student Life

Junior Morgan Loewith pets a baby camel outside the Danforth University Center on Thursday. The camel was brought by Wash U Students for Israel as part of iWeek.

Matt Mitgang | Student Life

Freshman Bryce Caster runs a lap while wearing a banana costume late Saturday night at Relay For Life. This year’s event raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the American Cancer Society.

Josh Goldman | Student Life

Students sit in the recently renovated Lopata Gallery to study and enjoy a meal from the new eatery that has opened in the space. The café offers a variety of soups, wraps, and salads and pre-packaged meals.

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The DUC Formal Lounge is a great place to study while fellow students jam out on the piano.

When it’s time to crack down on work, you can hit up a familiar study spot like Olin Library, where you’re guaranteed to find hundreds of other suffering students. Or, you can opt for a quieter, lesser-known location: the DUC Formal Lounge. Located on the second floor of the DUC next to Room 276, the formal lounge offers a homey hideaway from the chaos of TIsch Commons.

The lounge looks like your rich uncle’s dining room. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling, and a piano sits in the corner. There’s a large, wooden table, which is perfect for doing homework. The plush couches, comfortable chairs and inviting fireplace can soothe the stress of midterms and finals season.

As junior Anita Khoong explained, “[The formal lounge] is quiet and comfortable. If you want to take a nap there, you can. And it’s usually not that crowded.”

If you enjoy studying in a social environment but like the noise-level to be low, then the formal lounge is your perfect study spot. While the room is sometimes booked for events, it is generally open for students in the know of this hidden spot. And now that you’ve read this, that includes you.