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UWIRE: Eco-friendly study tips make final exams greener
Cathy Wilson - The Post (Ohio U.)
Issue date: 11/18/08 Section: Opinion
UWIRE - Final exam week is around the corner, and it can be a stressful time.
Amid pages of reading, endless facts to memorize and papers to write, it might seem impossible to fit in some time for the environment.
Luckily, this hectic time at the end of the quarter contains opportunities for you to successfully study in an eco-friendly way.
In a light-hearted response to the chaotic study sessions soon to ensue, here are some tips to green-up finals week.
Hold off on index cards
For fill-in-the-blank, identification or multiple-choice tests, flashcards are the study tool of choice.
These types of exams involve memorizing a lot of information or being able to recall facts by just seeing a word or two.
This usually means buying a plastic-packaged pile of index cards to assist in this task.
Instead of opting for the index cards, look for scrap paper that you can use. Cutting strips and folding them in half so that both sides are blank will save paper, plastic and money.
If the test is not cumulative, there are probably old handouts that otherwise would have gotten little use for the final exam.
Choose your caffeine wisely
Caffeine is a college student's best friend.
Whether it is coffee, soft drinks or energy drinks, we all have used a caffeine kick to get a few extra hours of studying done when we feel our eyelids getting heavy.
When it comes to coffee, there are many shops that offer fair trade coffee. A lot of them are locally owned as well, so you are supporting the local economy as well as fair wages for the farmers who harvested the coffee beans. For energy drinks, make sure the refreshment comes in an aluminum can because it is most efficient of all drink containers when recycled.
Go easy on the printer
There's nothing more frustrating than having to print out 30-page articles in order to study for a test, and it can get costly and wasteful.
Amid pages of reading, endless facts to memorize and papers to write, it might seem impossible to fit in some time for the environment.
Luckily, this hectic time at the end of the quarter contains opportunities for you to successfully study in an eco-friendly way.
In a light-hearted response to the chaotic study sessions soon to ensue, here are some tips to green-up finals week.
Hold off on index cards
For fill-in-the-blank, identification or multiple-choice tests, flashcards are the study tool of choice.
These types of exams involve memorizing a lot of information or being able to recall facts by just seeing a word or two.
This usually means buying a plastic-packaged pile of index cards to assist in this task.
Instead of opting for the index cards, look for scrap paper that you can use. Cutting strips and folding them in half so that both sides are blank will save paper, plastic and money.
If the test is not cumulative, there are probably old handouts that otherwise would have gotten little use for the final exam.
Choose your caffeine wisely
Caffeine is a college student's best friend.
Whether it is coffee, soft drinks or energy drinks, we all have used a caffeine kick to get a few extra hours of studying done when we feel our eyelids getting heavy.
When it comes to coffee, there are many shops that offer fair trade coffee. A lot of them are locally owned as well, so you are supporting the local economy as well as fair wages for the farmers who harvested the coffee beans. For energy drinks, make sure the refreshment comes in an aluminum can because it is most efficient of all drink containers when recycled.
Go easy on the printer
There's nothing more frustrating than having to print out 30-page articles in order to study for a test, and it can get costly and wasteful.
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