Students are feeling the stress and pressure of final exams as the semester comes to an end.
Books replace sleep and the Macdonald-Kelce Library becomes a second home, but students still need something to do between study breaks.
On Wednesday, Student Productions will be putting on their signature event “Exam Jam” from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Vaughn Courtyard.
The event is planned each semester by Student Productions to help University of Tampa students relax and have fun before a stressful exam week.
Cristine Giraldez, SP’s recreational chair, has planned this semester’s “Exam Jam.”
“We’re going to have a ton of things to do, including make your own Build-a-Bear, air brush tattoos, a photo booth, 10-minute professional massages, giveaways, smoothies, funnel cakes and a chocolate fountain,” Giraldez said. “The best part: everything is free.”
Jennifer Del Valle, associate director of the Academic Center for Excellence thinks that studying for finals is very important, but there is a point when a student can “over-study.”
“When studying for long periods of time, do it in four-hour time blocks while taking 20 to 30 minute breaks in between,” she said.
“Students often over-study and forget information. The human brain can only remember so much in a set amount of time.”
