Cupcakes, hammocks offered college students during exams- Reuters

The “Cougar Countdown,” named for the College of Charleston mascot, brings together many campus organizations to sponsor activities. Popular after three semesters, the program now has a dedicated budget of $5,000 a year, said Lindy Coleman, Study Skills Coordinator at the university.

But at College of Charleston, President P. George Benson, marveled as he watched the cupcake frenzy.

“When I was an undergraduate, our only options for stress relief were poker, touch football, and beer,” said President P. George Benson, a 1968 graduate of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

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