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left. Looking through a flower
mag azine is junior Abigail Porter.
"Flowers set a relaxing atmo-
sphere, which is something that
is much needed in times of stress ;'
Porter said.
right. At the UNO library is junior
Jane Round. Round often finds
herself using the library as a place
to get productive studying done.
photos by Apoorva Sharma

sessions. textb ooks . piles of scribbled notes. early morning finals rev1ews. energy drmks. dress for success . bubble sheets. pencil stubs. scantrons. review pack-
adlin es. late ni ght cramming. finals fudge. essays. free response. multiple choice. flash cards. memorization. stress. cram sessions. grades. last minute redos.
tab. vocabu lary. ti-89 calculators. finals retakes. sharpie pens. mechanical pencils. starbucks decaf gingerbread lattes with no whip cream. sweatpants. sleep
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at its fin est. procrastmation shortened finals periods. make or break grades. hitting 92.5%. sucking up to teachers. color coordinated planners. grade grub-
campu s. checking infinite campus ten times a day. checking infinite campus ten times a mght. more infinite campus. last minute late work. extra credit .
. facebo ok blocking. 4 a.m. bedtimes. paperclips. sticky notes. falling apart folders. camelbaks. last minute quest1ons. stressed out. ha1r pull1ng. acting like a
spanish wor kbooks. frazzled minds. AP pract1ce tests. flashcards. late night study sessions. panera runs. red bull. diet coke. nail biting. bloodshot eyes. starbucks.
scrib - (Q) ~ ® lUJ backpacks we1ghing a ton. red pens. rough drafts
hands. ~~ Q 0 0 dnpping in red pen. final drafts. drafts finished
0 gu1des. last mmute quest1ons. pop qu1zzes. essay
the night before. forgotten algebra II books. study
quest1ons. extra caffeine. review sessions. early
0 dism1ssal. awaiting christmas break. get me out
of here, the stress is starti to t bottled u

PAGES BY GRACE HANSEN Hours of studying and hitting the books

With one word you can stress out a was demanding, but students found
student in less than one single second. You
see their lips tighten and the inevitable mo- ways to vent the stress.
rose grimace shows prominently. That word
is murmured in the hallway by all ,the feel-
ing of apprehension raising daily: Finals. Jake Zarlingo found an ingenious combina-
While the stress was imminent, many stu- tion of stress relievers that worked for him.
dents found an outlet to provide a release "Before I study for finals, I like to take a
from anxiety. Junior Lauren Macaulay long steamy shower and then eat a blueber-
fought to relieve her mind of worries. ry pop tart. Then I go to the skate park and
"I cage fight. It allows me to release all roll around for hours. It clears my mind,"
my stress and anger through submissions Zarlingo said.
and punching people. It's fantastic," Ma- Another way to relax involved a little bit of
caulay said. Lady Gaga and Dubstep, and you can 't for-
Macaulay found relief through cage fight- get the strobe lights and fluorescent outfits.
ing , but junior Joe Kripal relaxed through Sophomore Sara Jansen found dancing as
warding off virtual enemies, or zombies to a way to shake stress.
be more specific. "I like to throw raves. Nothing chills you
"I play lots and lots of Black Ops. It lets out more than rocking out and dancing
my aggression and anger towards finals around in weird neon clothes with all your
out when I'm massacring zombies," junior friends," Jansen said.
Joe Kripal said. Whether fighting risen dead or skating for
Although fighting, whether virtual or in a hours, students found many ways to chill
cage , helped diminish stress, there were al- out. These habits eased the uptight feel of
ternatives that were a little less gory. Senior two days of infamous finals.

stress relief/finals