It’s that time of year again; the time when sleeping in the library becomes acceptable and bags under your eyes means that you put some good hours into studying. It’s the week of midterms and it’s the one time of year that is circled on my calendar that I DON’T get excited about.

The week of midterms means late night coffee runs, all-nighters and endless hours spent in cubicles you swore to yourself you would never sit in again. The week from hell is something all college students can relate to as well as dread in harmony. With new ways to stay up late and cram, cram, cram, midterms are becoming bad for your health, and even worse for your looks.

All nighters for that midterm are requiring more than just a Starbucks and a bitch slap. People are doubling up on the Adderall that they bought off their friends in order to get the studying done. Though the drug is prescribed for those who actually do need it, finding Adderall on campus has become easier than ever as students are finding the perks to be outlandish. The appetite-killer provides those who don’t want to focus on Bio-Chem that extra perk that they need to stay focused. Though you may have aced your test due to your med enhanced studying, people may feel that bulldozed feeling one would feel after a late night of drinking.

Other hazards of midterms may be less harmful health wise, but believe me; we can still notice that you are in midterm’s week. Chewed up nails, under eye bags, greasy hair and pale skin are just a few signs that your Poli Sci examine rocked you more than you rocked it. Lack of sleep and dehydration usually come out in full force during this week, causing problems for your body as well as your face. Spotting people in the library that have been in yesterday’s clothes means its time to go home people, and put the books away.

With all the drugged out studiers and late night pullers, it’s no wonder this town looks like shit, mid-October.

Though this is my second to last midterm week of my undergraduate career, I can’t say I’ll miss the long nights spent in the library cuddling with a notebook and calculator. But if you are like most of us who deal with the safety hazards of getting sick and looking sicklier during the week of midterms, remember to hydrate, take breaks, and buy some damn good under-eye concealer.