10 Struggles Pitt Students Go Through During Finals Week

Dozens of bomb threats at the University of Pittsburgh since mid-February have disrupted classes and dormitory life and prompted some students to find housing off campus just weeks before the semester ends. Since the first warning about a hidden explosive device was found scrawled on the wall of a public women’s bathroom on Feb. 13, there have been 56 more — some written on walls, and some sent by anonymous e-mail to Pittsburgh news outlets. On Monday alone, 12 threats were received, a university spokesman said.

10) Realizing you have less than a week to use up your 80 swipes so your parents don’t yell at you, so you swipe into Market in the morning to get some soft serve, and at 1am for some french fries:

9) Not being able to find a spot to study so you end up hanging out under a table and you just fall asleep there:

8) When the cafe in Hillman is closed and it’s 2am and you have no way to get caffeine and you want to cry:

7) When you need to use the bathroom for an extended period of time but you don’t want to leave your computer by itself, but you also don’t want to lose your precious table:

6) When you can’t find an outlet to charge your dying computer to finish a paper, yet the person next to you has 100% battery and is still plugged in:

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