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Excessive caffeine might be harmful
Libraries to extend hours, host events
side of the stimulatory effects and the energy caffeine gives you," she said. The effects of caffeine can vary depending on a person’s body weight, health, previous caffeine consumption and age. Some people experience jitters and headaches with relatively few milligrams of caffeine, de Mejia said. People who are sensitive to the effects of caffeine should start with a cup of tea or coffee if they want to increase focus and awareness while studying, she said. “When you drink a cup of coffee, after 30 minutes, the caffeine is already in your bloodstream; it’s already around your body, going to different tissues,” de Mejia said. “It helps you to be aware, have more energy, and after an hour and a half, it peaks in your body and bloodstream, and after two to three hours, it’s out of the bloodstream.” De Mejia said the average person should consume 300 to 400 milligrams of caffeine to maximize their concentration and awareness while minimizing the unfavorable effects. “I think that if you don’t normally drink caffeine, you don’t want to drink a lot because it’ll just make you too jittery. I don’t think it would actually help you with studying or concentrating; it would just make you feel like shit," she said.
BY HEATHER SCHLITZ ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
While many students may turn to coffee for an energy boost during finals week, consuming too much caffeine may do more harm than good. “For the normal population, you shouldn’t drink more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day,” said Elvira de Mejia, professor of food sciences. “Depending on the person, age and body weight, drinking more than 400 milligrams could pose some problems to the heart. There are reports of people developing heart attacks.” Erin Gillis, manager of an on-campus Espresso Royale, said her store sees a significant increase in customers around finals week, saying some students order heavily caffeinated drinks when they prepare to pull all-nighters. “I’ve had people order a ridiculous amount of espresso in a cup so that it’s probably three-fourths full of espresso. For a medium cup, that would probably be 10 to 12 shots of espresso,” Gillis said. One shot of espresso typically contains around 75 milligrams of coffee, making an order of 10 shots of espresso almost double the safe amount of caffeine to drink per day. “I get worried about those people,” Gillis said. “That is not good for you, so please drink that slowly.” De Mejia also cautions students against energy drinks due to their high concentrations of caffeine, like 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength, which contains almost 250 milligrams of caffeine in a single serving. “Some people develop headaches and nervousness (if they drink more than 400 milligrams). There may be some adverse effects out- schlitz2@dailyillini.com
“All university and public libraries keep these statistics as a way to analyze return on investment. It is one of the tools used to ensure resources are allocated where best needed,” Hall-Ingram said. Lucy Moynihan, library operations associate for ACES Library, said ACES will extend its hours to remain open until 3 a.m. on May 4 and May 5, as opposed to its usual clos-
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University aids final exam scheduling BY MADALYN VELISARIS STAFF WRITER
Many students have the experience of stressing over a hectic final exam schedule. Luckily, the University has resources in place to accommodate those in need. The Student Code says students who have three in-person exams within a 24-hour period are eligible to obtain a conflict exam. However, if a student wants to take a final at a later date, they must obtain approval from the dean of the college.
“Ask your instructors. The thing we will tell people is an instructor is allowed to offer conflict exams at their own discretion. Just because by student code they don’t have to doesn’t mean that they can’t,” said Terrence Free, office administrator at the Office of the Registrar. Professors may be more accommodating to students in larger lectures because the Student Code does not indicate a professor’s pres-
University libraries plan to extend opening hours and hold events to help students de-stress during finals week. Joseph Hall-Ingram, librar y specia list in Grainger Engineering Library, said in an email that Grainger will be hosting a therapy dog on Friday to help students relieve pressure. Grainger normally closes at m id n ig ht on Grainger Friday and Satwill remain open for 24 hours urday, but it will Saturday and Sunday. remain open for 24 hours Saturday and Sunday, ACES Library Ha l l-Ing ra m will extend its hours to remain said. open until 3 a.m. on May 4 and 5. “ We recognize the need for a quiet place UGL to study, and will remain open 24 hours on May 4 and 5. Grainger has always been a popular location. Since there are scheduled weekend ing time of 9 p.m. on Frifinal exams, we feel it days and Saturdays. is important that every “We do it because sturesource in the dents do need to have a library be acces- place to study,” Moynihan sible to students,” said. “And they like it here. Hall-Ingram said. It’s quiet.” Nearly 1,200 Moynihan said the seatstudents have filled ing capacity at ACES is Grainger in the past, 350. near its maximum occu“ We usually are at pancy of 1,500, he said. capacity every night in Grainger employees finals,” Moynihan said. normally do six head “Once finals start, we’re counts a day, but they busy. There’s always a line increase this number to waiting every morning.” eight times per day during finals, Hall-Ingram said. SEE HOURS | 3A
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