As finals week approaches and the panic of possible bad grades sets in, students are hitting the books. Something that might ease the stress of finals would be Dead Week, a week of utter nothingness on campus, giving students the peace and quiet they need to study and work on their final papers and projects. Read More
By Melissa Bergmann, Contributing writer Stress during finals week is unavoidable. Your GPA and every borderline grade you currently have in your classes, is riding on this one test. Students reading this article may be taking a break from thinking of all the studying they need to do, and there’s a slight ringing in their ears Read More
Dead week, what is that? I’m pretty sure it means you might find my skeleton in Wilson Hall curled up with an AP Stylebook by the time Dec. 13 rolls around. For most, the meaning of dead week is cramming in as much studying as possible, finishing all the projects your teachers assigned the beginning Read More
Now that students have survived the infamous and non-existent “dead” week, five weekdays separate students from freedom for the Winter Break. It is in these five days that preparations for final exams become significant and different routines to relieve the stress become prevalent. For some students, sleep is an avid part of their preparation routine. Read More
No, this column is not about zombies. Many of us may resemble zombies during the last week of class but that’s not what this column is about. Rather, it is about a myth that has been repeated so often and with such solemnity that it has taken on the patina of policy. It goes something Read More
Copious amounts of caffeine, never-ending assignments, sleepless nights and endless amounts of stress have notoriously been associated with the week before finals, also known by Murray State students as “dead week.” For Kari Street, senior from Paducah, Ky., the week before finals has been anything but “dead.” “This week I have had two huge papers Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The meaning of “dead week” is different for each university, but changes made at Murray State during the week before finals have students experiencing whole new levels of stress. There are multiple reasons why it feels like Murray State is working Read More
Every semester, the week before finals, professors are courteous enough to not assign homework or give exams to their students. Some may know it as “hell week” or “book week” but on Murray State’s campus it is known as “dead week.” Campus organizations will often put on activities and events to help ease the stress Read More