As a block 7 stress-buster, Rebecca Harner had the idea to lend out “study buddies” in the Colorado College library this week. The experiment was a huge success, with stuffed animals keeping students company at desks and tables all over the building.

Addendum, April 16:

Further addendum, April 2015: we’re doing it again this year!

Further further addendum, September 2015: we did it again, and this time one of the plushies turned up on a high shelf with an inscrutable letter. Another, a cheerleading tomato (apparently), was found in the stacks.