Some University students relieve stress, take a study break, waste time or just have some fun by testing their reflexes at an on-campus arcade.

State Amusement Co., 1352 E. College Ave., owns and operates the video games in dorm areas and rents the games to the Association of Residence Hall Students, which monitors and operates the games.

ARHS Treasurer Sarah Hedean said ARHS pays $8,000 each year to rent the games, and makes about $4,000 a month from the games.

Hedean said an ARHS member walks around with an employee from the amusement company each week to collect money from the games.

At the on-campus locations, most students said they spend about a dollar per trip.

Hedean said East Halls has the most video games because it is the largest residence area on campus, and North Halls has the least because it is the smallest.

Some students who live in the dorms said they use the different arcades on campus for various reasons.

Darren Hirt (freshman-division of undergraduate studies) plays his favorite game, Fun House pinball, after dinner in East Halls.

But other students said playing video games is a way to relax after an exam or between classes.

Brad Wilhite (sophomore-environmental and resource management) said he was playing video games in the HUB because "it doesn't require that much thought."

Himatee Patel (sophomore-business) agreed.

Playing video games is a "healthy outlet of venting aggression after an exam," Patel said.

Other students like Amy Zvitkovitz (sophomore-nursing) said playing video games has become a habit. She said she has played video games since games like Pacman appeared.

Students disagreed on whether the variety of games at certain on-campus locations is good or even matters.

Wilhite said he just plays to "blow a quarter."

And Rob Kinney (senior-mass communications) said he will play just about any sport game. "Anything but golf," he said. But Kinney, a West Halls resident, added that the variety of games in West Halls "stinks."

Zvitkovitz said she doesn't like the games in the HUB or any other on-campus location and usually goes downtown to play her favorite game: Super Mario Brothers.