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Ben Quinn, a junior majoring in journalism, studies for finals at Starbucks. ‘Finals are tough when you haven’t been to class,’ he said.
Students buy to avoid stress
■ Local bars and coffee shops
experience a business boom
as students prepare for finals
By Brooke Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
Finals Week brings a different
kind of atmosphere to the Univer
sity. The campus is empty, but lo
cal coffee houses are full as stu
dents prepare for their tests.
While it is common knowledge
that eating right and sleeping well
are good ways to stay healthy and
alert, some students find refuge in
caffeine and alcohol during the
stressful end of the term.
Annie Dochnahl, instructor and
health educator at the Student
Health Center’s Health Education
Program, said although students
should practice healthy habits —
such as exercising regularly —
during Finals Week, it is not ex
traordinary if other behaviors sur
face.
“With all stress management
there’s a pro-active element and a
panic element,” she said, adding
that the panic element causes stu
dents to stress out and reach for
less healthy alternatives to relieve
tension, such as caffeine and alco
hol.
“Students want as much caf
feine as possible during finals,”
said Kamala William, assistant
store manager of Starbucks on 13th
Street.
William said the store is espe
cially busy at night during this
time of year, which is why the staff
sometimes works later shifts than
usual.
“People come earlier and stay
longer, right up until closing,” she
said, adding that popular drinks
are chai, mochas and eggnog lattes.
“I drink a lot of coffee during fi
nals,” said Rene Shaw, a senior ex
ercise and movement science ma
jor, “but I try to relax, too, because
I realize it’s not the end of the
world.”
Shaw said she had extreme test
anxiety her freshman year, but her
worries have decreased with time.
“I try to think about something
else for a couple hours after a test
before I start studying for my next
one,” she said.
Grant Leffler, a sophomore
Spanish and general science major,
also said he tries to remain calm
while studying.
“I try to relax the night before a
final and not get too psyched out,”
he said.
Leffler said although he general
ly likes to eat more around finals
time, he’s not nervous about his
upcoming tests because he’s al
ready begun to prepare.
Once the studying has paid off
and the tests are done, local Eu
gene bars often see an increase in
student business. Dan Geyer, bar
manager at Rennie’s Landing on
Kincaid Street, said business
builds up throughout Finals Week.
“A few are done early and come
in on Tuesday night, but by
Wednesday and Thursday the
crowds start to get bigger,” he said.
“It’s like the weekend comes ear
ly.”
Geyer said the most noticeable
trend among students during finals
is the time of day they come in.
“Students will start to come in at
11 a.m. after their tests,” he said,
adding that the students are usually
a happy crowd and ready to cele
brate the end of the term. The stu
dent crowd is usually a bit smaller
the week before finals, but not sig
nificantly so, Geyer said.
“Sometimes we get groups of
graduate students during Dead
Week who don’t have any finals,”
he said.
Students, however, are not the
only ones who feel the effects of
Finals Week stress. Kellee Wein
hold, visiting assistant professor of
journalism and communication,
said she also gets stressed when
her students are struggling.
“Whenever you’re involved
with students, it’s very hard not to
get caught up in what they’re do
ing,” she said.
When Weinhold’s work makes
her stressed, she said she likes to
garden and remind herself to keep
her thoughts in perspective, and
she encourages her students to do
the same.
“I never like to see students hav
ing a hard time,” she said, adding
that she tries to remind them to
stay positive and be realistic about
their goals.
“One of the best things about a
term is that is ends,” she said.
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