Today, Thursday May 22, is the last day of final exams at Berkeley, and close to the last day for many other Cali kids. 

By the end of the day, every single Berkeley undergraduate student shall be liberated (except for some poli sci majors who, somehow, have essays due next week).

But it's days like today where students go crazy. Too crazy. Perhaps we should consider the following celebratory acts before going ahead with them.

Burning notes and readers. Many students tend to do this, as if education was something you're supposed to forget. Some students even do this for notes and readers from their major. Not only does this waste paper and precious fire, you might have also screwed yourself for the next semester.

-Bad idea scale: 3.5/5 (at least you don't have to carry them anymore)

Getting really, really drunk. Midday drinking is a good idea if you plan on sleeping/passing out before dinnertime, but when you don't have any more studying, what difference does it make? And boy does it sound tempting.

-Bad idea scale: 1/5

Trashing your apartment. This is cathartic and goes hand in hand with getting really drunk, but have you forgotten about your security deposit?

-Bad idea scale: 4/5

Streaking. Berkeley is so silly, we do this before finals are over (this occurred in the library just a couple of days ago). This is best done in a group, and kind of dependent on the size of your pecker.

-Bad idea scale: 3.5/5 (a lot of students have moved out, but all the cops are still here)

Telling your R.A. to go eff himself. As long as you're all packed, there is no reason not to do this. This is also a good time to tell him you've been boning his girlfriend.

-Bad idea scale: 1/5