For students who live in the dorms on campus, breaks between classes consist of going back to their room, taking a nap or maybe going to get some food.

For commuters, however, breaks mean hours of boredom.

Some commuters take naps in their cars or on random couches, while others drive to Wal-Mart just for fun.

The fact is, commuters don’t have a dorm room where they can retreat to after a class to hang out with friends or just relax.

“I might want to curl up in my bed and watch TV until my next class,” Amanda Mabry said. “But I usually work on homework in Patterson, The Eagles’ Nest or The Eagle’s Landing.”

Mabry is the president of Ashland Commuter Eagles and encourages commuters to not stay in their cars during breaks.

“I would never sit alone in my car,” Mabry said. “There are so many people on campus to meet as well as other places that are most likely more comfy to hang out.”

Many commuters do hang out with friends, but others use the time to get ahead on homework.

“I’m lame and do homework in the library mostly, unless I have to grab something to eat,” Cara Smith said. “Then, I go to The Eagles’ Nest.”

Apart from The Eagles’ Nest, there is a commuter lounge on the second floor of the Student Center, which is meant to be a place where commuters can go to relax.

“The commuter lounge has a flat screen TV, couches, email stations, a kitchenette with a sink and microwave, as well as vending machines,” Jennifer Washock, advisor in the Department of Student Life, said. “The commuter lockers are free of charge to commuters and all they have to do is provide a lock and register the locker in the Office of Student Life.”

For most commuters, the lounge serves as a kind of dorm room. It provides a place to relax, store items and eat between classes.

Some commuters choose not to have big breaks between classes, to avoid the awkwardness of what to do between classes.

“I made my schedule to not include many breaks,” Ian Wharton said. “This is because I like to stay busy and I can focus on single tasks throughout the day.”

Wharton, who makes a 30-minute drive from Mansfield every day, said he likes to spend his free time in the TKE house or in Convo with friends.

While commuters don’t have as many opportunities for downtime fun, they can always find something to do while on campus during the day.