In the time I have been at Purdue, I have tried many different places to study. I have found that I get my best studying done at the Pot'n Derby in Wiley Hall. If you don't know what Pot'n Derby is, it is a half lounge half study area in the basement of Wiley. You walk in and see vending machines of all types on the left, a group of booths and tables surrounded by wooden railings in the middle, and a long row of restaurant-like booths that line the right wall. The room is about thirty yards long and ten yards wide. It is usually silent except for the buzz of the vending machines and the small voices of study groups. The room smells of new plastic and tile cleaner. It is always clean in there with no trace of trash. I like it because it is not dead silent and drab like a study room and because I can often find people who are studying the same thing that I am if I need help. I usually sit at a booth on the right side and read. I find that the booths make the study atmosphere more comfortable than sitting at a desk.