Spring Break
Students feed on Finals Feast
Jessica Leggin/Activites Editor
Issue date: 12/15/08 Section: News
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This year's theme was "Home for the Holidays" an event which offered students free food served to them by faculty and administration members.
Nicole Moderhock, a senior special education major said she looks forward to this event every year before finals.
"Me and my friends go every semester," she said. "We're starving."
Moderhock said she has five finals and four of them are on Monday.
"This is going to give me my sugar high so I can keep studying until class starts," she said.
Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs, came up with the idea to have finals feast to give students the opportunity to come together one last time before the semester.
"This will also help students help reduce stress and anxiety before finals," he said.
Nadler said this program has been going on since December 2005 and the number of students who have attended has increased each year.
"I feel that this has been a great success," he said. "It has become like a small tradition."
Jody Horn, director of dining said she has also seen the students' attendance increase for Final's Feast.
"We have seen anywhere from 800 to 1,100 students," she said. "This is just a good opportunity to receive an extra meal and do something fun."
Blair Lord, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said this is also a great opportunity to show support from the university.
"It is to give them a little nourishment or a sugar high," he said.
Erin Smith, a senior English major was one of the workers on duty during the Finals Feast.
Smith said it took about an hour to get set things up, but the preparation took all day.
Smith said this event is a nice way to start off the finals for the week.
"It is a boost for those Monday finals," she said.
Toni Bell, a cook for Dining Services said it has been an all day task for preparing the food.
"It was rough, but we pulled it off," she said.
Bell said it makes her feel good when she sees students coming and enjoying the food she prepared.
"It's a rush," she said.
Rick Bostrom, a junior nursing major said this event is a nice break from studying all day.
"When I go back I feel like I will be able to comprehend more because it's just a change," he said.
Bostrom said he loves the mashed potatoes the best.
TJ Hallman, a junior physical education major said he also is a fan of the mashed potatoes.
Hallman said he had been thinking about food all day.
"I was running out of food in my apartment, and I was really hungry," he said.
Mark Hudson, director of Housing and Dining said the whole purpose of this event is to get students ready for finals.
"Nothing helps stress like food," he said. "It's a free meal, so it's a like a bonus, and it's a fun opportunity for the administrative to wish the students good luck on finals."
Jessica Leggin can be reached at 581-7942 or at jmleggin@eiu.edu.
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