![The Judges' Choice photograph by Avril Dunleavy '15 features fellow alpine racer Kathleen Fitzpatrick '15 posing between runs during a pre-season meet at Sunday River.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2014/04/D2-instagram-Dunleavy.jpg)
Finals week Instagram photo contest draws 150-plus entries (vote now!)
Finals week Instagram photos suggest that Bates students approach this end-of-semester trial as they always have: with snacks, naps and embracing the fact that, yes, misery loves company.
The Communications Office put out the call to students for finals-week Instagram photos a week ago, and the entry deadline was Wednesday night with more than 150 photos given the hashtag #batesfinals.
Readers can vote for the photo they like best, and the winner will be announced on Dec. 20. Prizes include a $50 gift certificate to the Bates College Store.
Check out the photos at www.bates.edu/finals.
(If you’re wondering what’s with all the puppy photos, breeders bring the canine tykes to campus during finals as a stress-buster for students and to socialize the pups, one or more of which will likely become therapy dogs.)
View some #batesfinals photos: