{"id":151782,"date":"2023-03-10T15:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=151782"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:41","slug":"campus-as-catwalk-when-im-studying-i-choose-comfort-over-chic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/03\/10\/campus-as-catwalk-when-im-studying-i-choose-comfort-over-chic\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus as catwalk: \u2018When I\u2019m studying, I choose comfort over chic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laptop, headphones, snacks, something to drink, mobile phone: all of them essentials to pack for a day of studying on campus. But what do you wear to make studying more bearable? Which outfits do students go for when spending the day studying in Polak or the University Library?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Packing lipstick on the off chance of evening plans<\/h2>
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\u201cWhen I\u2019m studying, I choose comfort over chic\u201d, says 20-year-old Anna. \u201cToday I\u2019m working on a presentation and a paper. Thankfully, as a second-year Communication student I don\u2019t have any examinations in the period before my internship! In the morning, I do think about what I\u2019m going to wear that day. I also want my outfit to work if we end up making plans for the evening. I\u2019m a big fan of red lipstick, so I throw that in my bag too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Working ahead in Polak, prepping at the University Library<\/h2>
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There are no upcoming deadlines or examinations for Britt (20). The third-year Business Administration student is currently working far ahead on her thesis. 20\u00a0March is her first deadline, 26\u00a0June her last. \u201cI don\u2019t really spend much time thinking about what to wear when I\u2019m studying. For example, I might not bother with earrings if my headphones make it painful to wear them. But I do make a conscious decision about where to study. The University Library is where I go if I really<\/i> want to concentrate for examinations. Polak is for when I haven\u2019t done anything at the weekend, in which case I go there on Monday. Or if I want to work ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

No study stress, just a tax return<\/h2>
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\u201cI\u2019m not a student any more\u201d, 27-year-old Adrien confesses straight away. \u201cI finished my bachelor\u2019s programme in Communication a few years ago. Now I work as a freelancer and as an<\/span> athlete and influencer<\/a><\/span>. My passion for skimboarding takes me all over the world. I live near here and really love this place. Sometimes I might go to a coffee house, but they have coffee here as well. It might not be quite as nice, but I drink it for the effect. Today, I\u2019m filing my tax return.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Studying without a can of Red Bull? Unthinkable!<\/h2>
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\u201cA can of this stuff is essential for me\u201d, says second-year Pedagogical Sciences student Gisa (20). \u201cI like taking a seat in Polak in the morning with my laptop and seeing the place slowly coming to life. This morning I had to go to work first, but fortunately there was still a place. We have examinations next week, so I\u2019m writing and prepping a lot right now. When I\u2019m studying, I like to listen to nature sounds or the Koran. Those Arabic texts are soothing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t

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