Students in need of a final push before the end of the semester can take advantage of special events and increased hours of operation in certain campus buildings during finals week.

Bizzell Memorial Library will be open 24/7 during dead and finals weeks, and students can also reserve group study rooms, library spokeswoman Sarah Robbins said. A number of locations on campus, including the library, the Oklahoma Memorial Union and Wagner Hall are good areas to study, depending on the comfort level of the student, Robbins said.

“We do try to maintain an environment conducive to studying, especially during finals week,” Robbins said regarding the library’s finals week policies. “The second and third floors are designated quiet floors, so we probably police those a little heavier than the other floors.”

Students living in the dorms have lots of options to help them gear up for finals, said Paige Abernathy, Cate Resident Student Association president and letters sophomore. “We had a finals study night in the Cate Lounge to help students study and to give out free finals supplies like Scantrons and Blue Books.”

Students can also receive help studying for finals by going to UC Action tutoring, sponsored by OU University College, said Mark Walvoord, interim director of the Student Learning Center.

UC Action will have its regular hours during dead week and special hours set up during the week of finals, Walvoord said.

“If you have to cram, make sure you aren’t looking over stuff you already know — use condensed study guides or notes. Get a good night’s sleep, and don’t use too much caffeine so you can focus,” he said.

The usual tips of eating nutritious food, getting enough sleep and exercising are necessary to keep students from stressing out, Walvoord said.

“Since it is finals, it is hard to start up new study habits now, but hopefully there are good notes to study from that are organized,” Walvoord said.

If students don’t understand material they should go see their professors during office hours, even if the students have never been before, Walvoord said.