The Chronicle of Higher Education

Food for Thought

It's tough to think on an empty stomach, which is why colleges across the country are serving up midnight breakfasts this month for students hunkering down for final exams.

No one we spoke with could say precisely when the tradition started, but the festive meals have been around since at least the late 1980s and have become as much a part of finals...

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