As students get ready to take finals after Thanksgiving, several entities around campus will take on new hours.
Summer Mord, Mitchell Memorial Library access services coordinator, said the library will reopen Sunday at 1 p.m. and will not close again until Dec. 3, when it closes at 7:45 p.m.  The library will be open Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and will reopen Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. and will remain open until Dec. 9 when the library closes at 4:45 p.m.
“We’re trying to promote that we will be open 24 hours a day the week before and the week of finals,” she said.
Mord said students need to return library books before they leave campus.
“They need to pay fines and return books as soon as they can,” she said. “Reminders will go out, especially to those who are graduating this semester, by e-mail.”
Harry Llull, the library’s associate dean for public services, said different students prefer different places in the library to study.
“We make all of the library available to everyone,” he said. “We would like to promote we are open for 24 hours during finals.”
The dining locations around campus will also have new times for finals (see graphic).
Jennifer Barnette, marketing manager for MSU Dining Services, said instead of holding the Jam Session in Perry, Dining Services is partnering with the Student Association for a Cram Craze in the Union.
Rhett Hobart, SA vice president, said Cram Craze was created as a way to benefit the students.
“We partnered with the Union and Aramark to open the Union later and they were very receptive of the idea,” he said.
During Cram Craze, will take place on Dec. 2 and Dec. 5-6. On those nights, the Union will stay open until 2 a.m.
Aramark is providing $1 coffee at Starbucks from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. during the Craze, Hobart said.
“We hope to give students extra places to study and provide food on campus so they don’t have to leave,” he said.
Thomas Sellers, SA president, said enrollment over the past year has grown, and there are over 1,000 more students on campus this year compared to last year.
“It’s important to give those students a place to study,” he said. “Because McCool and the library are heavily utilized during finals, we worked with Aramark and the Union to provide more locations.”
He said the food court would be used for verbal studying, while the Dawg House will be used as a more intimate study place.
“We encourage students to take advantage of it,” Sellers said. “Students in other buildings studying for their subjects can come to the Union to take a break and grab something to eat and drink.”
Ann Bailey, director of housing, said the residence halls will close on Dec. 11 at 6 p.m., the day after graduation. She said the resident advisers will give students a list of items to do before they leave. Such things will include emptying trash and the refrigerator, unplugging appliances, closing window blinds and setting the air conditioner to a specific temperature.
Bailey said the department is still taking requests to stay in housing over Christmas break. Students interested should go to Herbert Hall to fill out a request.
“We need to know as soon as possible so we will have enough staff on hand,” she said.
Staying over the break does cost more, but it varies based on the residence hall. The added cost will be charged to student accounts, she said.