For more than a decade, Roesch Library has lightened the mood during finals week with fun themes to promote their events and services. Library staff and student employees brainstorm pop culture themes and activities that amuse and enlighten, while encouraging healthy study habits.
Take a break from your day with this 10-year time capsule of finals gone by.
Fall 2014
Hunger Games
Stats final? No problem. Hand-to-hand combat to the death? Well …
Spring 2015
Mad Men
Happiness is the smell of a new car — and the moment finals are over.
Fall 2015
Star Wars Finals Week: The Stress Awakens (and it’s beginning to look a lot like Sithmas)
Spring 2016
Friends
Roesch promised, “We’ll be there for you.” And they delivered — including milk with cookies by Grandma Nestlé Toulouse to “perk” up students.
Fall 2018
Finals Week Block Party
“Lego” of your stress, Roesch beckoned, with chair massages and a Lego building station.
Spring 2018
Nintendo
Exams were on like Donkey Kong.
Fall 2017
Roesch Refresh, Finals Fresh!
Roesch’s refreshing take on exams encouraged students to reinvigorate, relax and review
Spring 2017
Flower Power
Finals were groovy, baby, thanks to an indoor Mary garden in the lobby of Roesch.
Fall 2016
A Charlie Brown Christmas
As Linus reminds us, “Fear not!”
Spring 2019
Parks and Rec
Campus is still talking about the miniature therapy ponies. Long live Little Sebastian.
Fall 2019
Space: The Finals Frontier
Of course you can handle it, even if it is rocket science.
2020-2021
Mean Girls
“She doesn’t even go here” anymore because she passed her finals!
Spring 2022
Marvel
I hope Professor X isn’t a tough grader.
Spring 2024
Outer Banks
If the Pogues can track down the Royal Merchant’s gold, Flyers can finish those finals.
Fall 2023
Taylor Swift
Students were encouraged to “shake it off” at Roesch Library: “May no tears ricochet; at every table, we’ll save you a seat.”
Spring 2023
The Office
“Everybody stay calm!” —Michael Scott
Fall 2022
Harry Styles
“As it was,” “late night talking” was the “sign of the times.”