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So today many people celebrated a “holiday” the know as 4/20 or unofficial national WEED day. What is 4/20 you ask? It has nothing to do with the fact that it is Hitler’s birthday. Here is how it is being reported… The term was allegedly coined by a group of teenagers in San Rafael, California in 1971. Calling themselves the Waldos, because “their chosen hang-out spot was a wall outside the school,” The group first used the term in connection to a fall 1971 plan to search for an abandoned cannabis crop that they had learned about. The Waldos designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 p.m. as their meeting time. The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase “4:20 Louis”. Multiple failed attempts to find the crop eventually shortened their phrase to simply “4:20”, which ultimately evolved into a code word the teens used to mean pot-smoking in general.

So I want to know what crowd usually celebrates this “holiday”? I know I have seen many twitter and Facebook status’ about 420. About what festives are going to take place. Do people really think that is professional? What if your job see’s it? So how did you spend your 420?

As you all know finals is fast approaching, Are you prepared? I know everyone is excited for school to be over and with the temperature rising no one wants to be stuck in the classroom. But once you see your grades dropping then you want to decide to finish strong. How will you prepare for finals? Here are a couple of ways you can prepare:

• Assess your level of knowledge in each subject. If your hour exam and pset grades are high, you should be able to spend relatively less time getting ready for the final in that subject. Conversely, if you’re struggling to pass tests and homework, you’ll need to reserve extra time to master the material in time to pass the final. In either case, stop by your instructor’s or TA’s office hours to get another opinion on your standing in the subject. Sometimes perception doesn’t match reality.
• Plan your time. Block specific hours in your planner to study for each subject’s exam, separate from your regular pset and other study time. Limit these to two or three hours at a time; marathon study sessions become unproductive. Add review sessions to your planner. Be sure to keep some time for breaks and stress relief, too: you’ll need them even more at this time of term.
• Use a study group. If you haven’t been meeting with a group through the term, try to join or form one now. Groups can cover more ground by dividing up the material: each member presents a review of one or two topics to the whole group.

• Practice, practice. On the other hand, find new problems to test your knowledge.

I feel these are some great ways to get yourself ready and to help you finish off strong!