Free coffee for midterms

It's Week 7.

Possibly the third-most-dreaded week of the semester, behind finals week and, of course, Week 1.

Why? Midterms.

It's also one of our busiest weeks; students often have to contend with major exams, slightly-less-major tests, slipping grades, tearful breakups (they always seem to happen around this time), an upcoming Homecoming, projects, papers, and plain old run-of-the-mill homework. It's no wonder the Library's usually littered with bodies coping with every issue that exists on the known academic spectrum at all hours that we're open, especially when you get up past primetime.

Fortunately, we're here to help in the only way that matters: free coffee.

Well -- I mean, sure, we do lots of other things to help students, but I think we all know what really matters when the clock hits 10 p.m., you're still only halfway done with highlighting every other word in the part of the textbook your class has covered so far, and the table is looking mighty soft and comfortable.

So come up or drop by the first floor of the Library, around 8 p.m. tonight through Thursday night, for some free coffee. We also offer creamer, sugar, and artificial sweetener (I think Splenda's big this year) if you're not into basic black. It's available until closing or until we run out, whichever happens first.

It's sort of a perk (pun intended) that we offer for students, as well as any staff or faculty working late, around midterms and finals. If you missed out on the free stuff, it'll be back eventually.

You'll get something more substantive about what's been going on at the Library next week; it's been a busy semester!