Students gathered around the student information desk in the Cesar Chavez Student Center (CCSC) to receive their free bluebooks, coffee and tea. It was the Student Union’s way of giving back to the campus.

Bluebooks, scantrons, pencils, coffee, and tea were provided at no cost for students in honor of Finals Appreciation Week on Tuesday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 8-10 AM and 5-7 PM. According to Athena Ennis, the Building and Events Manager for the CCSC, the Student Center has provided students with free materials the week before finals for the past three semesters.

“This is to serve students as a morale booster while they’re getting ready for finals,” said Sarah Doherty, a Senior Theatre major and cashier at the Student Center information desk.

According to Doherty, after this semester, the distribution of free bluebooks, coffee, and tea before finals will officially become something the CCSC does for students every semester. Once the student union brought this idea to Mary Keller, the Assistant Director of Program Services, she immediately decided it was something the student center should do, said Ennis.

The materials were purchased by the CCSC who donated them to the Student Union and Café 101 provided the coffee and tea. Quiet study spaces in Rigoberta Menchu Hall and Terrace Level Conference Rooms are also provided for students to study in from Dec. 11-21 during the hours of 8 am – 9:30 pm. Students also have the opportunity to work out for free at the Village Fitness Center Dec. 11-13.

“I believe that the Student Center should do this every semester and every year, it was thoughtful and very well appreciated,” said Aaron Hicks, a Senior majoring in Engineering and Africana Studies.