Dead week is a slang term for the week before final exams in the United States of America. The week is known thus because of the propensity for college and university students to save exam study until the last possible week, and because term papers are often due. Students prepare for the exams and papers by pulling all-night study sessions, usually with the aid of stimulants such as coffee, NoDoz pills and Red Bull. During this period some students will suffer from sleep deprivation, increased irritability, and stress [1].
Ref: [1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_week, dated 07:34, 23 March 2007 (see what research term papers have done to me!!)
Here, Georgia Institute of Technology students have developed a "primal scream" tradition, in which students open their dormitory windows and scream at midnight, every night of dead week. It's called Midnight Madness!!!
Ladies & gentlemen, start your (scream)engines!! God bless & take care GIPeeps! Victory is ours to steal!!!
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