Study breaks offer relief during finals week
The semester is winding down and tomorrow is the last day of classes. Here it is: finals week.
While freshmen don’t know what to expect, upperclassmen understand what is to come.
Finals can be a stressful time. Students absolutely dread hearing the word “finals” because they have had a hard course that is about to have a cumulative exam covering every mark of notes from the first day of school to tomorrow.
Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, had a statement for the freshmen that have not experienced finals week.
“I would encourage students to make sure that they are looking at the finals exam schedule because their exam might not be at the same time as their class traditionally meets,” said Bristor.
The university adjusted finals week because of the week that students had off for fall break. Now finals week will be Monday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 19, but the finals will only be held from Tuesday through Friday.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday there will be events in Benedum Dining Hall starting at 9:30 p.m. Student Activities Board and Student Senate sponsor the study breaks.
All three nights will include about an hour of snacks and socialization with others preparing for their exams.
A change from last year as the study breaks used to be on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights during finals week, the new fall break pushed back finals week and the university decided to push back the study break nights to Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of finals week.
Monday night is going to be the President’s breakfast, Tuesday night will include nachos, cheese and salsa, hot pretzels and cookies and Wednesday will finish the study breaks with a hot dog night.
The study breaks were implemented in order to give the students a chance to get away from their studies and out of their rooms.
Students are strongly encouraged to go to study breaks at Benedum Dining Hall as there will be time to socialize with friends and fellow classmates, something that seems to be unobtainable during the preparation of finals week.
“I would encourage students to study throughout the entire time and not just to cram the night before, not to stay up late,” said Bristor. “And I definitely encourage students to come over and take advantage of the study breaks.”