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Finals Week Perfectly Portrayed by Soccer Players

Finals week is a time of insane emotions and quite a few breakdowns. You probably feel like this guy in the picture above, Xabi Alonso, getting kicked in the chest by Dutch defender Nigel de Jong. Ouch. So, here’s a summary of finals week from the perspectives of 20 more hilarious soccer players. 20. When you somehow take leadership in a group project, you’re like the great Lionel Messi telling his team that everything is going to be okay, even though you have no clue if it really will be: 19. When there’s that one kid who’s always better than you and you sometimes just want to punch them in the face, you’re like Cristiano Ronaldo trying to shove Messi aside: 18. When you come back to your bed at night, you do exactly what the beautiful David Beckham does here: 17. When someone asks if you’ve showered yet this week, you pull a

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10 Reasons You Actually Go To the Library During Finals Week

10) Find your future spouse: that’s why we’re all here, right? 9) People-watch: people who sing or rap along with their music are adorable and nappers are hilarious. You honestly never know what you’ll see, such as someone clipping their nails at the table next to you. Gross. 8) Impress your crush by showing them just how studious you are: 7) Hangout with your friends and talk loudly because you can’t do that at home or in the dorms, of course: 6) Make other people jealous with the Chipotle you bring in even though you’re really not supposed to, shh:

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10 Struggles Pitt Students Go Through During Finals Week

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

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Feelings about the End of the Semester As Told by Tony Stark

15. When it’s the end of your last fall semester and people ask you what you want to be after college: 14. When people question why you’re at the bars on a Tuesday night: 13. When your parents call to ask if your grades are doing well: 12. When you realize how little time there is left to make up your grades: 11. When the cute guy or girl in your class finally talks to you:

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The Struggle of Always Being In the Middle Of Conflicts In Your Friend Group

If you’ve ever found yourself in a friend group that is in a fragile state that includes breakups, arguments about living together and/or sex, then you’ve probably felt stuck in the middle at some point. Being stuck in the middle means that you’re friends with both parties who start to strongly dislike each other. Then, you take it upon yourself to try and mend it to save the entire group. Unfortunately, most of the time, that never works, and you end up having tried for nothing. You just have 2 pissed off friends who each want you to take their side even if they say they don’t. And you don’t want to be playing tug of war, so what can you do? To be honest, each situation is different and there’s no exact way to do things. But the most important thing is to explain to both parties that you’re still