Going to need a bigger closet.
Via Fox13:
An art installation at the University of Utah campus is turning heads and sparking a buzz on social media during finals week.
At Marriott Library, students fill the floors with the sounds of flipping through books, reciting facts and information, and shuffling through notes.
They’re summing up a semester’s worth of work, in preparation for their brains to be picked.
“We have two tests tomorrow and then another one on Friday, and then another one next Wednesday,” U of U freshman Chidi Ahanonu said.
“They load us up with finals like you wouldn’t believe,” said Jayden Skinner, another freshman studying biomedical engineering.
With that, might come the sound of crying, as the stress and pressure builds up.
Ahanonu said there’s certainly, “the need to relieve some stress.”
In the middle of a walkway at Marriott, graduating College of Fine Arts senior Nemo Miller built a space just for that—The Cry Closet.
The makeshift room features a narrow door, and inside, dark fabric lining and a plush floor filled with stuffed animals.
A timer hangs on the inside of the door, and two dome lights provide a low, ambient light.
On the outside of the door, a framed page reads: “A Safe Place for Stressed Out Students.”
“This space is meant to provide a place for students studying for finals to take a short 10 minute break,” the note states.
On Wednesday evening, students stopped at the The Cry Closet to take pictures and step inside. While some laughed at the novelty, others checked it out with quiet reflection.[…]
There’s a few simple rules to abide by, outlined on the door. They include: Knock before entering, only one person in the room at a time and don’t stay longer than 10 minutes.
“It’s a great place to just come and decompress, and that’s really what it’s for,” said Jana Cunningham with the U of U communications office.
She said the university offers counseling to students who are feeling especially overwhelmed, but that The Cry Closet is great for students who need a moment in all the stress.
HT: AlyOop