A late night event was held Wednesday at the Pennington Center for students to relax, have fun and relieve some stress.
REC Wellness, Kinesiology and the Counseling Center sponsored the De-Stress event where students could get free chair massages, take late night aerobics classes, play bingo, learn how to manage their time, squeeze in extra studying or take a break from school, altogether.
“I’m very excited that the REC offered these services at the time they did” said senior communication major Christopher Mckinley. “My work load was really starting to pile up and I needed to relieve some stress. I would love to see more students utilize the stress.”
In the past, the Pennington Center has only been able to offer this event once a semester before finals. However, due to last year’s referendum in which students voted to increase fees for more programs, they are now able to offer the De-Stress event three times per semester.
“We’re giving students a break from studying,” said Megan Mast, assistant director of Health and Fitness. “We’re targeting freshmen to help them be