Midterms, papers, and 8 a.m. classes have resumed, leaving some students reminiscing about their vacations and dreading the weeks ahead.

Melissa Murphree, a sophomore advertising major, is having what she calls “Miami withdrawals” this week.

Murphree and eight of her girlfriends spent the week in Miami at the hotel next door to MTV’s spring break.

As she studies for her two midterms, she remembers meeting rapper 50 Cent.

“You would be lounging by the pool and random MTV personalities like Carson Daly would be walking around,” Murphree said.

Studying and getting back into an academic-oriented routine is difficult for Murphree.

“[It is] hard to go from going out every night to staying home and studying every night,” Murphree said.

Robert Quach, a junior finance major, did not go far from the hilltop for his spring break. He spent his vacation at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house.

“I love telling people I went to bed instead of places like Tahoe,” Quach said.

Returning to classes on Monday was a wake up call to Quach. He realized that he only had six weeks in the semester and had to catch up on some homework.

Julia Aronson, a junior psychology major, spent the first weekend of the break in California but came home that Monday. Aronson decided to save money for her spring break next year.

Still, after a week of babysitting and catching up on homework, she was ready to return to the Gamma Phi Beta house on Monday. Despite being greeted with a week filled with initiation and two midterms, she is happy to be back.

Justin Lorehn, a first-year, is also thrilled to be back on campus. An economics and finance double major, Lorehn spent the first weekend of break in Houston with some friends.

He then went to his family’s lake house in Austin.

While relaxing, he got some homework done in an effort to make his Lambda Chi Alpha initiation week run smoother.

Bill Ford, an advertising lecturer, said that spring break came at an opportune time.

“I think spring break is a terrific time to relax tensions and get refreshed,” Ford said.

Bryan Robbins, a professor of Wellness, noticed more absences this week in his Yoga, Martial Arts, and Weight Training classes. Robbins attributes that to some students socializing more than resting during spring break.

“If you go to a resort with 20 friends, it’s hard to say ‘I’m going to bed at 10 and waking up in the morning [to] go workout,'” Robbins said.