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INFOCUS» Story by Bonnie Holladay ~ Design by Ian Rubenstrunk and Debra Thiegs

FINALS WEEK DAY TO DAY

Saturday, May 6th

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.

Sunday, May 7th

Tuesday, May 9th

Event: Study hours at the Womenʼs Resource Center Starting on Friday and going through Tuesday, the

Womenʼs Resource Center in room 414 of the UMC will have study hours from 8 a.m. to midnight. Free coffee will be provided.

Relaxation Tip of the Day: Play with something furry. Spend time with your

favorite pet. If you do not have a pet, there are plenty of dogs running around Norlin Quad that would love for you to say hello. As you look into the eyes of your animal friend, fi nd comfort in the fact that they donʼt care what your GPA is.

Dylan the beagle, named after Bob Dylan, can be frequently seen romping around Norlin Quad in his hemp collar. His guardian, junior communication major Tyler Molvig, highly recommends playing with Dylan as a way to ward off stress.

“Everyone loves him. Wherever I go, I bring him 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-ing abilities, he personally turns to his cat Jerry, named after Jerry Garcia, for stress relief and inspiration.

“All you have to do is stroke his leopard print tummy, and the thoughts fl ow like wine,” he said.

Finals I have today:

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Finals might be rough, but ... at least itʼs not this day in 1937, the day the Hindenburg exploded.

No Finals Today! Relaxation Tip of the

Day: Be healthy and natural. Give your body a break and toss

out the energy drinks for a night. Instead, enjoy a cup of decaffeinated tea.

Senior political science major Sierra Bufe recom-mends taking supplements like fi sh oil tablets, drinking The Republic of Teaʼs cherry-fl avored green tea and staying away from sugars to keep anxiety levels down during fi nals week.

“Fish oil tablets are good because they make you concentrate, and they keep your mood up so you donʼt feel depressed or hopeless,” she said.

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Finals might be rough, but ... at least you donʼt have to risk your life. Pontiacʼs Rebellion began on this day in 1763.

Monday, May 8thEvent: Midnight Breakfast Fiesta at the UMC

Starting at 11:59, p.m. the UMC staff will serve a midnight breakfast of breakfast burritos, French toast sticks, cereal and fruit. A band will also be performing and fi nals survival kits, complete with a rubber ball and prepared by the UMC staff will be handed out. “The paddle ball will be so that they can have something to beat,” Jan Owens from the UMC Student Programs

Offi ce said.

Relaxation Tip of the Day: Play bocce ball on Norlin Quad.

Senior accounting major Shane McCallan and senior fi nance major Beauden Boekhoot highly recom-mend it.

Popularized in Italy, the game is played with hard, plastic balls slightly larger than softballs. Each player throws a ball and everyone else tries to throw his/her ball closest to the fi rst one without exceeding it in dis-tance.

McCallan said the game is best played while enjoy-ing a smoothie.

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Finals might be rough, but ... take a moment out of your day to refl ect on the wonders of the silver screen. Paramount Pictures formed on this day in 1914 .

Event: Safe Haven, sponsored by the Wardenburg Student Wellness Program.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the Student Wellness Program will be hosting a study-free haven in rooms 247 and 245 on the UMC. The haven will feature three-minute chair massages, aromatherapy, massage toys, bubbles and decaffeinated tea. Hours last from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Additionally, the Student Wellness Program will be distributing fi nals survival kits throughout the week. The kits are in yellow plastic boxes and have condoms, earplugs and coupons.

Relaxation Tip of the Day: Turn the lights down and the music up.

If you feel like you have hit a wall on your quest to memorize dates, names and numbers, close the book and minimize Microsoft Word.

Some students, such as freshman open-option major Mollie Grillo, prefer mellow music for times like these.

“I really like to listen to Sigur Ros or African drum beats when Iʼm stressed out,” she said.

Others prefer the hard stuff. “I like to thrash out to the brutal-est of heavy metal,”

junior fi lm studies major Tom Mares said. Once you have found your song, turn off the bright

lights and press play.

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Finals might be rough, but ... if you think happy thoughts, you might fl y. James Matthew Barrie, writer of “Peter Pan,” was born on this day in 1860.

Wednesday, May 10thEvent: Study!

Relaxation Tip of the Day: Take a fi eld trip. You can see a triceratops skull, a stuffed bald eagle and a stuffed giant South American water bug with a six-inch wingspan for free.

Between fi nals, step over to the University of Colorado Museum, located between the UMC and Denison. Other high-lights include a prehistoric skele-ton of a fi sh that died while trying to eat a squid that was too large for it and a hands-on room with antlers, hides and stuffed animal puppets.

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Finals might be rough, but ... at least you didnʼt just lose a war. Jefferson Davis was captured by Union soldiers on this day in 1865.

Thursday, May 11thEvent: Finish Exams!

Relaxation Tip of the Day: Treat yourself. Youʼve worked hard all week. Now indulge a little. Enjoy an ice cream cone or a glass of wine; give your-self an “A” for effort.

Senior psychology major Vanessa Mabourakh splurges and buys herself a massage every fi nals week. Her friend, senior English major Vanessa Packer, rec-ommends going into the steam room at the gym to unwind.

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Finals might be rough, but ... at least you werenʼt assassinated. British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was assassinated on this day in 1812.

CP Photo/Kasia BroussalianAmanda Peterson, a graduate student, relieves stress during a yoga session at the Rec Center Thursday, April 27.

CP Photo/Lauren ContilloJunior sociology major Liz Coughlin relaxes with her boyfriend’s dog, Lakota, at the UMC Fountain on Thursday, April 27.

CP Photo/Kasia BroussalianLaura Skate (left), an open-option freshman, and Katie McGarey, a freshman business major, relax on Farrand Field Thursday, April 27. Students enjoy the warm weather before a stressful fi nals week.

CP Photo/Kasia BroussalianStudents study outside Muenzinger Thursday, April 27. With fi nals coming up, many people are getting out in order to relax.

CP Photo/Kasia BroussalianKevin Illick, a senior music major, spends the morning playing frisbee on Thursday, April 27. Students gather on Farrand Field to study, tan and play sports.