{"id":86841,"date":"2025-05-13T15:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=86841"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:15:28","slug":"students-retreat-from-finals-stress-to-paint-mocktails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=86841","title":{"rendered":"Students retreat from finals stress to paint mocktails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays State University\u2019s Office of Student Engagement organized Paint and Sip on Monday, an interactive art lesson where students created mocktails while painting together in the Art Building Ceramics Room. The activity was part of Student Engagement\u2019s endeavors to help students relieve stress from final exams for the spring semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"373\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-86848\" data-id=\"86848\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-of-8-1.jpg?resize=790%2C373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C484&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C175&amp;ssl=1 370w, 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class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-86847\" data-id=\"86847\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1.jpg?resize=790%2C837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=967%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 967w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=246%2C260&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=142%2C150&amp;ssl=1 142w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C813&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1451%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1451w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1934%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1934w, 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swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"825\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-86845\" data-id=\"86845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-of-8.jpg?resize=790%2C825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=980%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=249%2C260&amp;ssl=1 249w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=144%2C150&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C802&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-of-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1470%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1470w, 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bowl painted on. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"558\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-86843\" data-id=\"86843\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-of-8-1.jpg?resize=790%2C558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C723&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=368%2C260&amp;ssl=1 368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/6-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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put on display or taken home for their use. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"492\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-86849\" data-id=\"86849\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1.jpg?resize=790%2C492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C638&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C231&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C93&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C478&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C957&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1276&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-of-8-1-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Roommates painted a birthday-style plate to commemorate one year since moving into their dorm. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Engagement Assistant Director Ali Colwell formalized the idea of an activity with arts and crafts from her enjoyment of creative works.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really like doing crafts,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s something to get students\u2019 minds off studying for finals, and it\u2019s different [than what we\u2019ve done]. We\u2019ve done Paint and Sip in the past, where we painted on canvases or had a teacher show us what to do, but we wanted to do something different and have something that students can take with them and use in real life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many students painted on ceramic cups and plates with their designs based on imaginative scenarios or campus commitments, like student groups or academic fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were concerned that we wouldn&#8217;t have a lot of people because it\u2019s finals week,\u201d Colwell said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know if students were going home or if they even knew about the event, but we\u2019re glad that a lot of people showed up. Students are looking for something fun to do before the end of the semester, and it\u2019s either with roommates, before they move out for the summer, or to hang out with their friends to finish the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most students felt this engagement helped them escape the hectic week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is relaxing for Finals week,\u201d said sophomore Hannah Selle. \u201cIt was perfect to participate in just to take a break from studying. I made a ceramic flower vase with a tulip on it and based it off spring since I did pastel spring colors. 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