[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":236},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/stories/best-study-spots":3,"processed-html-55314327":222,"processed-html-4e5b9a39":223,"processed-html-da8dba96":224,"processed-html-b684b119":225,"processed-html-2054d80c":226,"processed-html-076bc8c5":227,"processed-html-f25fe988":228,"processed-html-65a2d72b":229,"processed-html-67307327":230,"processed-html-0d3d9b29":231,"processed-html-f031e3ec":232,"processed-html-f8bd2410":233,"processed-html-5b26717b":234,"processed-html-ea424902":235},{"id":4,"type":5,"path":6,"published":7,"publishDate":8,"author":9,"taxonomy":10,"headerType":13,"image":14,"video":18,"title":20,"subtitle":21,"hideFromSearchEngines":11,"social":22,"bodyBlocks":26,"slug":172,"description":24,"metaDescription":24,"metaTitle":11,"relatedStories":173,"created":211,"changed":212,"breadcrumbs":213},"1f18fb4d-86cc-4a52-ba6c-b4efcec7e153","story","stories/best-study-spots",true,"June 23, 2026","Ross Bishoff",{"name":11,"slug":12},null,"","image",{"url":15,"alt":16,"caption":17},"https://editing.intcomm.osu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/widescreen/public/media/image/2026/06/study_header.jpg","A student sits next to a large window while studying","The 11th floor of the Thompson Library offers spectacular views of campus and Columbus while providing a quiet and bright study space. (Logan Wallace)",{"url":11,"transcript":19},{"text":11},"The best study spots on campus","From traditional to comfortable, campus offers a wide range of places to prepare",{"title":23,"description":24,"imageUrl":25},"The Best Study Spots at Ohio State","Ohio State's campus offers students a variety of excellent study spots ranging from traditional to comfortable and even some that are unexpected.","https://editing.intcomm.osu.edu/sites/default/files/media/image/2026/06/study_social.jpg",[27,35,41,47,54,69,75,81,90,96,102,111,117,123,132,138,144,154,160],{"blockName":28,"attrs":29,"innerBlocks":32,"innerHTML":33,"innerContent":34},"core/paragraph",{"className":30,"uuid":31},"bux-paragraph","55314327",[],"\u003Cp class=\"bux-paragraph\">Sure, you \u003Cem>could\u003C/em> sit in your room and study for hours on end. But why not get out? Find neutral ground. 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