There is one sound that always reminds me of the holiday season. No it*s not the sound of carolers, nor is it the sound of bells. It’s not the sound of holiday jingles, nor is it the sound of last minute shoppers searching for last minutes sales. The sound that reminds me most of our holiday joys, is the sound of pencils scurrying and the sweet silence of studying by all university girls and boys.
For two weeks our students do everything in their power to ignore the festive season in favour of focusing on their exams ahead. While others attend Christmas pageants, shop for presents, visit Santa, eat candy canes, and meet friends, the university student skulks up to the seventh floor of the library with a bag full of books.
It is at this time of year that students struggle to find study space on campus. As every student is trying their best to seclude them self to a quiet corner on campus to study, we discover every exam season that there are not enough corners to go around. For our students to succeed in the face of all of the distractions of the holiday season, we need to ensure that our universities provide adequate space for socializing, studying, and learning.
Holiday Gift Idea For A Student:
- gift certificate to the campus bookstore
- snuggie
- clip on reading light
- laundry detergent
-Kory Preston
