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How do you stay sane during college finals? Do you A) go for a run at the Battleground, B) binge on Blackstone coffee, or C) play in a ballroom of balloons?<\/p>

This finals week, our students passed the test and chose answer “C” – a ballroom of balloons.<\/p>

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To help students de-stress during finals week, UMW’s Office of Student Activities and Engagement filled Chandler Ballroom with nearly 2,000 balloons and opened the doors for students to toss them around.<\/p>

“My stress has really tapered off,” said senior Kate Honeycutt, after engaging in a balloon battle with her friend. Students appreciated the opportunity to take a break from the serious business of studying to inject some levity into their day.<\/p>

The balloon ballroom is just one of the office’s ‘stress-free zone’ events during this last week of the semester. Hundreds of students have taken advantage of the activities – playing with dogs in Christmas sweaters, getting massages, munching on snacks and doing yoga – in an effort to break from intense studies.<\/p>

A balloon in hand, senior Kutof Alwaszir noted, “I acted like I was 5.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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