Far-less-sexy Lamont, one of three undergraduate libraries, is a popular place for studying and socializing. Anyone who enters the large ground floor reading hall is scrutinized by a roomful of bored students hoping for escape.

The Cabot Science Library is also oriented toward undergraduates, boasting long hours and a convenient location in the Science Center. Rounding out the selection of undergraduate libraries is Hilles, with a collection strong in the social sciences and a suburban location at Radcliffe Quad.

Harvard's other specialty libraries include the Tozzer anthropology library on Divinity Avenue and Andover-Harvard Theological Library. Houghton library in the Yard contains fascinating collections of first editions and manuscripts, as does Schlesinger Library in Radcliffe Yard. And Check out the movable stacks in Pusey Library underneath Widener.

With all of the brain exercise that goes on around Harvard, muscles can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Harvard is home to many a gaunt scholar, but the University does provide a facility for pumping and priming.

If trekking through library stacks--or walking up entryway stairs--doesn't provide enough exercise, the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), across Holyoke Street from Lowell House, has stairmasters, stationary bicycles, Nautilus machines, exercise rooms, a swimming pool and basketball courts. It's open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends.

The "MAC" doesn't hold a candle to the best athletic facility on campus, the Business School's Shad Hall. The B-School gym is a palatial, state-of-the-art new center. But alas, undergraduates and summer school students are banned from the building, which is reserved for B-School students, faculty and staff.