{gallery}05_14_09/pancakes{/gallery}Caleb Olson, newly-elected Northwest College Student Senate president (left) and Jacob Short, incoming Student Senate activities chairman (center), ladle pancakes onto the griddle in the DeWitt Student Center cafeteria while Sher Hruska, vice president for academic affairs, sprinkles chocolate chips on them. The makeshift chefs helped cook a late-night breakfast for students on Monday, marking the beginning of finals week at the college. The breakfast event included prizes worth more than $2,000 donated by the Student Senate, Aramark and Pespi. Classes finish on Friday, and graduation ceremonies take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the NWC Cabre Gym. Additionally, the nursing school pinning is at 3 p.m. Friday at the Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium, and a reception honoring graduates of the UW Outreach School will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday in the DeWitt Student Center Lounge. Tribune photo by Ilene Olson

Caleb Olson, newly-elected Northwest College Student Senate president (left) and Jacob Short, incoming Student Senate activities chairman (center), ladle pancakes onto the griddle in the DeWitt Student Center cafeteria while Sher Hruska, vice president for academic affairs, sprinkles chocolate chips on them. The makeshift chefs helped cook a late-night breakfast for students on Monday, marking the beginning of finals week at the college. The breakfast event included prizes worth more than $2,000 donated by the Student Senate, Aramark and Pespi. Classes finish on Friday, and graduation ceremonies take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the NWC Cabre Gym. Additionally, the nursing school pinning is at 3 p.m. Friday at the Nelson Performing Arts Auditorium, and a reception honoring graduates of the UW Outreach School will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday in the DeWitt Student Center Lounge. Tribune photo by Ilene Olson