University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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are one aspect of university life that students all over the coun- try dread. Common as they may be, it is up to the individual to decide how he will deal with them. At Idaho the methods of coping with finals are as unique as its students. For those few who actually stay caught up with their classes, finals pose no real problem since these students simply have to review material. However, for most students studying is something to be avoided, even for finals. Thus, students have devised some in- genious ways of preparing for ex- ams at the last minute. There are those who F inals. For better or worse, they let everything slide until dead week. Then they spend the entire week staying up until two or three in the morning madly reading twelve weeks’ worth of assignments. These students are often very irritable from a lack of necessary sleep. The true procrastinator, however, dispenses with dead week altogether. Rather, he prefers the “all night cramming session.” These sessions can be divided into two groups. The first features small groups of procrastinators who try to pound the multitude of information intv each other. The second type of all-night studier is the one that studies alone. This student often wakes up the next morning, after inal frustrations Panic-stricken students burn the midnight oil dozing off over his books, and finds a cold, half-full cup of coffee and a partly-eaten bag of chips at his side. Most any student can tell horror stories about living on Vivarin, see- ing through bloodshot eyes. And, most of them will swear never to do it again. Yet come finals week each semester, shortages of stimulates such as Vivarin always arise at the local drugstores. There are many ways to prepare for finals. For the students at Idaho, however, there is only one way to celebrate the culmination of these exams — attending Happy Hour at their favorite bar. Julie Reagan () Bookworm. Lectures can be more meaningful to the students if they keep up on the reading assignments. Scott Tuomey reads over a chapter in his Psychology textbook prior to classtime. (photo by M. Touhey) Problem solving. Matt Fullenwide, a Firth junior in Educa- tion. worries over a challenging problem while studying for an examin the SUB. one of the campus’ most popular study places. (photo by D. Gilbertson) Finals 23

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Pooling their resources. Backed by a wall of books. Many students find that small study groups Books provide not only a solid education, can be very helpful in reviewing forafinal but they can also be a good backrest. exam. Three students get together in the Junior Joe Rumsey makes himself comfor- blue bucket of the SUB to cram. (photoby table while studying in the Law library. D. Gilbertson) (photo by D. Gilbertson) Takin’ a snooze. After a long night of studying. many students find it impossible to keep the pace during the day. Freshman Vicki Tesnohlidek takes a study break on the 7 a first floor of the library. (photo by D. 5S Gilbertson) 22 Finals

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Lighting the way. Susan Klatt, a member of the lighting crew, checks to make sure that the lights are set just right. This procedure is repeated before each performance. (photo by M. Touhey) The finishing touches. Charles Shoemaker, who played the role of Ross, patiently waits while make-up ar- tist Angie Wheeler finishes the job. (photo by M. Touhey) 24 Drama—Behind the Scenes On the job. Stage manager Dave Bell mans the light and sound board during a performance of “The Elephant Man”. (photo by M. Touhey) Green room call. Director Roy Fluhrer calls together the ac- tors and stage crew before the opening per- formance of the play. (photo by M. Touhey)