Other freshmen living in the dorms have been preparing to leave for days, Junemann said.

“(Students are) already doing it right now — everyone packed up when they went home for Easter,” he said.

Junemann is one of many students who will be packing up and leaving the city after final exams. Typically, parties do not increase in East Lansing and on campus once finals are over, local police officers said.

“People are packing up and moving out,” East Lansing police Capt. Kim Johnson said. “A lot of times, people are heading home.”

The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, does not have extra patrol during the week of finals, Johnson said.

Partying on campus has not been a problem in the past, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. Instead, many people are focused on summer plans, she said.

“People are excited and prepping for internships and summer jobs,” she said.

Still, the end of the year won’t mean the end of parties, Johnson said.

Last year in East Lansing during the week of finals, one minor in possession, five disorderly conduct and 15 driving under the influence incidents were reported, according to ELPD records. No noise citations were issued, according to records.

“We have parties every weekend we have to police,” Johnson said. “(But) more in the fall than in the spring we have more citations.”
Although partying en masse is less of a problem, more seasonal celebrations occur, Johnson said.

The night before she graduates, Melanie Chamberlain will be celebrating with family and friends during a barbecue she’s been planning for weeks.

Chamberlain, an interdisciplinary studies in social science and community relations senior, is one of many students who
celebrate the end of the year with a graduation party.

Graduation parties are more common toward the end of the year, Johnson said.

Typically, graduation parties with families cause less problems than other neighborhood parties, although citations still are issued, he said.

Chamberlain might spend the night of graduation celebrating with friends in local bars, although in the past she hasn’t gone out after final exams.

“We don’t have any official plans, but I would imagine there would be some sort of bar-hopping going on,” she said.

Although she plans to search for jobs, Chamberlain hopes to take time “enjoying my last summer,” she said.

“There’s definitely parties, celebrating (and) just relaxing on the last day of finals,” she said. “I don’t think anyone jumps into any serious things.”