But the importance of finals week by the school is trivialized not only by a fire drill during it, but the fact it was at 10 p.m. For most people around the country, that is an appropriate hour to go to sleep. I know college students are of a different breed, but you get the point. I might even write a column on it in the student newspaper. I didn't have a final, but I feel for those who did.
Finals are important, and last second cramming is important also.
Being separated from your books at such a late hour is not helpful to the learning process. Fire drills are important. But they do not mix.