ASUI to provide snacks to students in the library during dead week
With finals week approaching, students are encouraged to take a well-deserved break from studying to enjoy free snacks and school supplies this week during Kram for the Exam, an event hosted by ASUI, the University of Idaho Library and Campus Dietician Marissa Rudley.
“We want to encourage students to begin studying for finals early in the week with an enthusiastic start to dead week,” said Alysha Van Zante, ASUI spokeswoman.
The event will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday in the library. Van Zante said Kram for the Exam is designed to help students during dead week as they study for their finals and to make the library a little homier this time of the year.
ASUI students will hand out healthy snacks, school supplies and coffee, according to Beth Canzoneri, UI librarian. Canzoneri said the purpose of the event is to support students as they prepare for their finals.
“Kram for the Exam is a three-night event to provide goodies to students studying in the library during dead week,” Canzoneri said,
It is expected students will already be studying for finals, Canzoneri said, and Kram for the Exam will help students stay motivated during those first few nights of studying in the library.
“(The benefits) will be sustenance for a long night of ‘cramming’ for their exams,” Canzoneri said.
Students often need some encouragement to start studying early in the week for finals, Van Zante said, and Kram for the Exam is meant to support them and provide them with extra inspiration to get a head start on studying.
The event is funded by the library and ASUI and IdaVend donated more than 700 snacks, according to Van Zante
The event has been happening biannually for the last three years, according to Canzoneri. She said former ASUI Communication Board Chair Hayley Lydig came up with the idea spring 2013. Due to the success of the first event, the library and ASUI decided to continue hosting the event for every finals week, twice a year.
The event has been gaining popularity for the last six semesters, according to Canzoneri.
Canzoneri said the library enjoys working with ASUI to make the event happen, and the library encourages all students to come out and enjoy some free snacks while they study for finals.
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