Students Deal With Exam Stress by Regressing into Early Childhood Instead of Studying

Impending exams cause stress. The old way of dealing with it was to study for the exams, so that you could be sure to do well on them. But in the Age of the Snowflake, there are new ways:

At the University of Pennsylvania, for example, several different student groups offered various study breaks, including a Zumba class, a video game stress reliever, and a “Chocolate and Chocolate Labs” event, the Daily Pennsylvanian reports. …

Penn State’s “De-Stress Fest” included origami folding, Wii gaming, “brain massage music” and more, according to the university’s website.

The University of Michigan offered Play-Doh and more in an event billed as a way to de-stress before final exams, according to its Facebook page. Other relaxers at the event included glitter bottles, Legos and dominoes. …

Meanwhile, students at Montana State University were invited to the library to de-stress by playing with furry friends provided by Intermountain Therapy Animals, including a group of dogs and a 900-pound donkey named Oliver, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported…

Colleges have also resorted to coloring books to help the students keep adulthood at bay.

Soon students trying to find blue books in college bookstores will find they have been replaced with racks of these:

On a tip from Stormfax.