January 11, 2008

Technology Helps a Student Live in the Library

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Some students seem to live in the library during finals week, but Grant Gilles, a sophomore at Brown University, literally did.

For seven days in December, Mr. Gilles never left the university's science library, which is open 24-7 during weekends and the week of final exams. He stepped back into the daylight just in time to take his first exam.

"The library was really conducive to living," Mr. Gilles said. "I had my computer, so I could listen to music, I could do work, and I

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