These guys have got snuggling down to an art form
The LA Times ran a wonderful story on a service being provided to Chapman University students during exam week to help them cope with the stress of finals: “Furry Friends for Finals”. Puppies will be available to outside the library for stressed-out, over-crammed students that need a little time-out. The event has been organized by the university’s Active Minds club, which promotes mental awareness.
“It has been proven that having a dog helps relieve stress, so we thought it would be a cute idea if we brought some furry friends on campus,” said Jennifer Heinz, a sophomore and integrated educational studies major who helped organize the event.
“You can automatically see on someone’s face when something happy comes to them, and little dogs are a cute way of doing that,” she said. “It’s a nice way to step back from reality and just be stress-free for a moment.”
Active Minds will also have pamphlets and resources about how students can reduce stress and take care of themselves during finals, said Megan Brown, the group’s advisor and a counselor for Student Psychological Counseling Services.
What a brilliant idea! A little fur-therapy goes a long way to making everyone healthier and happier. We hope everyone has a chance to snuggle a puppy when they get a bit overwhelmed by not just finals, but everyday-life!
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