Libraries to offer finals week study break activities

Purdue University Libraries will offer study break activities for students in Hicks Undergraduate Library during finals week.

Activities that will be offered are:

* Monday (May 5) -- Julia Lopez-Kaley will provide customized music therapy activities with goals of decreasing stress and identifying ways to recognize and manage symptoms in a musical context in Hicks, Room G980D.

* Tuesday (May 6) -- Therapy Dogs International will bring several dog teams to the main common area in Hicks for stress-relieving visits with students.

* Wednesday (May 7)  -- Instructors from Purdue's Division of Recreational Sports will provide instruction on various stress reduction techniques including meditation, progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery through the "A Taste of Relaxation" program.

* Thursday (May 8)  -- A variety of classic board and card games will be offered in Hicks G980D to allow students to de-stress and have fun.

For more information, contact Shannon Walker at walker81@purdue.edu or 49-69610.

Writer: Hannah Harper, harper4@purdue.edu