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At the end of each semester, University of Maine students can count on three things: snow on the ground, hell week and finals. Fortunately, Campus Activities Board has added Stress Free Finals to the semester-end routine, and for years has been holding events on finals week to dull the semester-end pain.
This year, CAB will serve peanut butter and jelly sandwiches Sunday night at Union Central, hold “Build-a-Bear” Monday in the hallway next to the information desk, and have a massage therapist on-hand in the FFA room Tuesday.
Christie Buchanan, massage therapist for Cutler Health Center, will be giving the massages to stressed students from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Michelle Morneault, co-chair of CAB’s special events committee, said there may be another therapist as well. “This has been a big hit in the past,” said Morneault, so it may be a good idea to show up early. There will be snacks in the FFA room for students waiting for a massage.
For “Build-a-Bear,” CAB has ordered 200 plush bears with stuffing separate so students can make their own stuffed animals. The activity comes with UMaine logo shirts and birth certificates, according to Morneault. There will be two different bear designs available, as well as a moose. “This is the first time we have done this, so we are anxious to see the student response,” Morneault said. Students wishing to build a bear can do so Monday from noon to 2 p.m.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will be available Sunday in Union Central, just a stone’s throw from those library study sessions, from 8 to 10 p.m.
Thrifty students looking for a free haircut, as in past Stress Free Finals, will have to wait until another finals week. “Every semester, we like to switch things up a bit, try out different things so the students won’t get bored,” Morneault said. “If there is an overwhelming request for haircuts, then that is something that we can surely consider for next semester.”
