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I N F OCUS » Story by Bonnie Holladay ~ Design by Ian Rubenstrunk and Debra Thiegs

FINALS WEEK DAY TO DAY

Finals week can be very stressful, so to help you out we’ve provided
a snazzy week-long planner.
It’s almost as cool as a BlackBerry. Well, maybe not — but at least it’s free.

Monday, May 8th Tuesday, May 9th Wednesday, Thursday,

Sunday,
Event: Midnight Breakfast Fiesta at the UMC Event: Safe Haven, sponsored by the Wardenburg May 10th May 11th
May 7th Starting at 11:59, p.m. the UMC staff will serve a
midnight breakfast of breakfast burritos, French toast
Student Wellness Program.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the Student
Wellness Program will be hosting a study-free haven in
Event: Study! Event: Finish Exams!
sticks, cereal and fruit. A band will also be performing
and finals survival kits, complete with a rubber ball and rooms 247 and 245 on the UMC. The haven will feature

No Finals prepared by the UMC staff will be handed out. “The

paddle ball will be so that they can have something
three-minute chair massages, aromatherapy, massage
toys, bubbles and decaffeinated tea. Hours last from 11
Relaxation Tip of the Day:
Take a field trip. You can see a
Relaxation Tip of
the Day: Treat yourself.
Today! to beat,” Jan Owens from the UMC Student Programs
Office said.
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Additionally, the Student Wellness Program will
triceratops skull, a stuffed bald
eagle and a stuffed giant South
Youʼve worked hard all
week. Now indulge a little.
be distributing finals survival kits throughout the week. American water bug with a six- Enjoy an ice cream cone or
CP Photo/Kasia Broussalian Relaxation Tip of the The kits are in yellow plastic boxes and have condoms, inch wingspan for free. a glass of wine; give your-
Amanda Peterson, a graduate student, relieves stress during a yoga session Relaxation Tip of the Day: Play bocce ball on
at the Rec Center Thursday, April 27. Day: Be healthy and natural. earplugs and coupons. Between finals, step over self an “A” for effort.
Norlin Quad. to the University of Colorado
Give your body a break and toss Senior psychology
Senior accounting major Shane McCallan and Museum, located between the
out the energy drinks for a night. Instead, enjoy a cup
senior finance major Beauden Boekhoot highly recom-
Relaxation Tip of the Day: Turn the lights down major Vanessa Mabourakh
of decaffeinated tea. and the music up. UMC and Denison. Other high- splurges and buys herself a
Saturday, May 6th Senior political science major Sierra Bufe recom-
mends taking supplements like fish oil tablets, drinking
mend it.
Popularized in Italy, the game is played with hard,
If you feel like you have hit a wall on your quest to
memorize dates, names and numbers, close the book and
lights include a prehistoric skele-
ton of a fish that died while trying
massage every finals week.
Her friend, senior English
plastic balls slightly larger than softballs. Each player CP Photo/Kasia Broussalian
Event: Study hours at the Womenʼs Resource Center The Republic of Teaʼs cherry-flavored green tea and minimize Microsoft Word. to eat a squid that was too large Kevin Illick, a senior music major, spends the major Vanessa Packer, rec-
throws a ball and everyone else tries to throw his/her for it and a hands-on room with morning playing frisbee on Thursday, April 27.
Starting on Friday and going through Tuesday, the staying away from sugars to keep anxiety levels down Some students, such as freshman open-option major ommends going into the
ball closest to the first one without exceeding it in dis- antlers, hides and stuffed animal Students gather on Farrand Field to study, tan
Womenʼs Resource Center in room 414 of the UMC will during finals week. Mollie Grillo, prefer mellow music for times like these. steam room at the gym to
tance. puppets. and play sports.
have study hours from 8 a.m. to midnight. Free coffee “Fish oil tablets are good because they make you “I really like to listen to Sigur Ros or African drum unwind.
McCallan said the game is best played while enjoy-
will be provided. concentrate, and they keep your mood up so you donʼt beats when Iʼm stressed out,” she said.
feel depressed or hopeless,” she said.
ing a smoothie.
Others prefer the hard stuff. Finals I have today: Finals I have today:
Relaxation Tip of the Day: Finals I should study for today: Finals I have today:
“I like to thrash out to the brutal-est of heavy metal,”
Play with something furry. Spend time with your junior film studies major Tom Mares said.
Once you have found your song, turn off the bright
Projects I have due today:
favorite pet. If you do not have a pet, there are plenty Projects I have due today:
of dogs running around Norlin Quad that would love for lights and press play.
Projects I have due today: Finals I should study for today:
you to say hello. As you look into the eyes of your animal Finals might be rough, but ... at least you donʼt Finals I have today:
friend, find comfort in the fact that they donʼt care what have to risk your life. Pontiacʼs Rebellion began on
your GPA is. Finals might be rough, but ... at least you didnʼt Finals might be rough, but ... at least you
this day in 1763. Finals I should study for today: just lose a war. Jefferson Davis was captured by Union werenʼt assassinated. British Prime Minister Spencer
Dylan the beagle, named after Bob Dylan, can be
soldiers on this day in 1865. Perceval was assassinated on this day in 1812.
frequently seen romping around Norlin Quad in his hemp Projects I have due today:
collar. His guardian, junior communication major Tyler
Molvig, highly recommends playing with Dylan as a Finals might be rough, but ... take a moment
way to ward off stress. out of your day to reflect on the wonders of the silver
“Everyone loves him. Wherever I go, I bring him screen. Paramount Pictures formed on this day in 1914 . Finals I should study for today:
with me and everyone smiles,” he said. “He really makes
people happy and relaxed. Heʼll run up to a group of
girls, and you can totally tell that it makes their day.”
Although Molvig vouches for Dylanʼs stress-reduc- Finals might
ing abilities, he personally turns to his cat Jerry, named be rough,
after Jerry Garcia, for stress relief and inspiration. but ... if you
“All you have to do is stroke his leopard print think happy
tummy, and the thoughts flow like wine,” he said. thoughts, you
might fly. James
Finals I have today: Matthew Barrie,
writer of “Peter
Pan,” was born
on this day in
1860.
Projects I have due today:

Finals I should study for today:

CP Photo/Lauren Contillo
Finals might be rough, but ... at least itʼs not this Junior sociology major Liz Coughlin relaxes with CP Photo/Kasia Broussalian
CP Photo/Kasia Broussalian
day in 1937, the day the Hindenburg exploded. Students study outside Muenzinger Thursday, April 27. With finals coming up, many people are getting out in
her boyfriend’s dog, Lakota, at the UMC Fountain Laura Skate (left), an open-option freshman, and Katie McGarey, a freshman business
order to relax.
on Thursday, April 27. major, relax on Farrand Field Thursday, April 27. Students enjoy the warm weather before
a stressful finals week.