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Junior English language arts majors Josie Moore (left) and Kathryn Lanham (Right) sit on the lounge room on the second floor of Booth Library studying for their English class.

EIU students share study tips for finals season

Michelle Doty, Campus Reporter December 3, 2024

Finals season is just around the corner for Eastern Illinois University students, and with it comes study sessions.  For many students, studying can be difficult.  “Sometimes it is hard for me...

Dan Hahn is a graduate student studying English and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: The very best coffee

Dan Hahn, Columnist November 30, 2023

I discovered recently that Americans drink a combined 400 million cups of coffee a day. In fact, according to the National Coffee Association's fall 2023 trends, nearly two in three American adults drank...

Kyla Moton is a junior English major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Is studying necessary?

Kyla Moton, Columnist December 8, 2022

Is passing finals without studying possible? I have never been the type to study for anything. It’s not that I have an issue with studying or anything, I just haven’t developed any study habits...

Sonae Bishop, a junior community health major, works on writing a paper in the study lounge area of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Monday afternoon.

The perfect study spots on campus

Luke Taylor, News Editor December 6, 2021

With finals week fast approaching, students are buckling down to get homework done, maybe for the first time all semester. The right study spot could completely change how well they can focus on work. Where...

EDITORIAL: Grades aren't everything

EDITORIAL: Grades aren’t everything

Editorial Board December 6, 2021

As the fall semester finishes up and us students are studying and working hard for our finals, it's essential to remember that your grades aren't everything. Of course, having good grades and doing...

Find the day and time of the final of that class. Look under the day of the week the class first meets each week, then listed below find the time the class starts and there is the day and time for the final.

EDITORIAL: Start studying for finals now

Editorial Board December 5, 2021

This is the last week of the fall semester before finals, and it is time to start studying for finals. For many students, procrastinating studying for any test or quiz until the last-minute seems to...

Booth Library hours extend

Staff Report December 8, 2019

Booth Library will have extended hours during finals week for students. The hours are 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. During the extended hours a number of events for stress relief will be available...

The semester’s almost over; we can do it

Blake Faith December 5, 2019

One last stretch. Instead of calling it one last week before finals, I’m calling it the final stretch of this semester.  For everybody at this university, whether they are faculty, BSWs, students,...

Napping sounds good right about now

Megan Keane, Columnist December 4, 2019

Finals are upon us.  For some of us, this week has been full of struggle and stress and big papers, projects, and presentations. Some of us have been studying tirelessly as a preventive measure to...

Chyna Edwards, a freshman biological sciences major, revises her essay for her Women and Gender Studies class in Booth Library on Tuesday afternoon.

FEATURE PHOTO: Studying up before finals

Mackenzie Graham, Photographer December 3, 2019

Chyna Edwards, a freshman biological sciences major, revises her essay for her Women and Gender Studies class in Booth Library on Tuesday afternoon.

Students de-stress at the Union before final exam week

Rylee DeLong December 3, 2019

With finals around the corner, so is the overwhelming amount of projects, papers and exams. This year Student Senate held "De-stress the Test, Everything in One" located in the Bridge Lounge in the Martin...

Time to study: Students give advice before last class week, finals week

Elizabeth Wood, Photo Editor December 1, 2019

Eastern students shared their tips for working through the last week of classes in the semester. Find a place to study Many students like studying in quiet areas before finals. Elizabeth Hicks,...

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