{"id":3159,"date":"2026-03-26T22:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:16:40","slug":"the-student-lounge-offers-fun-and-education-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/03\/26\/the-student-lounge-offers-fun-and-education-events\/","title":{"rendered":"The Student Lounge Offers Fun And Education Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018The living room of campus\u2019 is how many describe the student lounge, staff and students alike. The student lounge is located in GEB 151 and 154, where the rooms are directly across from each other. Each room has its own specialty. One is gaming-based with lots of TV screens and gaming consoles. The other offers ping pong, pool, chess and more\u2013and don\u2019t forget the volleyball court set up just outside. But the student lounge is more than what meets the eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also put on lots of different events for students. Some of those are educational, and then some of them are just fun social hangouts where students can connect with other students,\u201d Mo Rammel, Coordinator of Student Life, said.<\/p>\n

These have included events with SART DART (Sexual Assault Resource Team and Drugs and Alcohol Resource Team), Love is Respect, The Haunted Lounge, Soberfest and more. Overall, the lounge is meant to be a comfortable space for students to relax and connect with fellow students. It is also an amazing resource for those attending JCCC.<\/p>\n

During SART DART\u2019s most recent event, Safe Spring Break, the student lounge gave out mocktail recipes, condoms and sunscreen. They also partnered with the campus police to provide safety tips to students.<\/p>\n

The \u2018fun\u2019 activity team plans events like the Haunted Lounge, Karaoke events and more. These events typically have a higher attendance rate than the educational events, so the student lounge hopes to even out these attendance rates.<\/p>\n

But the student lounge is only able to make these activities happen if students scan their student ID\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes students don\u2019t want to do that, but I always tell them that they need to do it for budgeting purposes, so that next semester when they come here, they will have a new pool queue. It is also for safety. If something happens at the lounge, we need to know who was in the lounge,\u201d Selin Elmas, the Student Lounge team lead, said.<\/p>\n

Student ambassadors and student lounge staff, like Elmas, work to make sure that the student lounge is a safe, respectful and welcoming space for all students, and they encourage students to stop by between classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have, like, 20 minutes between [classes], just stop by and meet someone. If you don\u2019t want to meet anyone, just come and check with us and you can know more about the resources, or just come here and you can do your assignments,\u201d Elmas said. \u201cIt\u2019s also a reason to stay on campus. If you have a class at 10 a.m. and not another until noon, you have that one hour break and some people may leave and skip their next class,\u201d Anne Turney, director of Student Life and Leadership, said.<\/p>\n

The lounge is often busiest during common break times and at the end of the day, when students flock to play their favorite video games, board games or sports.<\/p>\n

This is Charlie Roberts\u2019 first semester here at JCCC, and in her time at the student lounge, she has enjoyed playing chess. Her friend, Abby Sherman, often charges her phone and plays ping pong in the lounge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first time I went here, it was packed,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cI usually just ask someone to play chess.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roberts and Sherman mostly hear about the events at the student lounge by simply walking by and stopping in, but not as much from other advertisements.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s fun for students to mingle and have a break from their classes,\u201d Sherman said.<\/p>\n

The student lounge is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with study time every Monday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. However, they often host events outside of those hours, and students can stay up to date with activities by searching the student lounge on JCCC\u2019s Get Involved page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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