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t PROSPECTIVE <s> BUSINESS ANALYSIS MAJORS ADVISING MEETING Thursday, May 6 5 p.m. Room #123 AS?A Bldg. May 6* August 1 983 Prospective Graduates Coping with finals takes planning should attend V/ .e local Battalion!; by Kathy Robinette Battalion Reporter It’s the end of the semester again but before you pack your bags and head for home, you must first survive finals week and cope with the stress that fin als involve. Students under stress will make it with a little planning and common sense, said Dr. Judith A. McConnell, a counseling psychologist at Texas A&M Uni- said, it helps to know relaxation versity. techniques such as imagining a Reasons for stress include a calm sea or thinking of calm lack of studying, scholastic prob- words. Students should look at ation, bad grades, term papers the test and if they can’t answer and projects, McConnell said, the first question, they should go Students sometimes become so on to the next, panicked they don’t do any- If students starts to panic, thing. they should stop and take a mi- One of the most stressful nute to relax, events of finals week is taking “Sometimes people say,‘Well, tests. Before taking an exam, she if I don’t work every single mi nute, I won’t get through,”’ ;'M<W 'lO ■u$f LET \HhL PR< E THR0U( THE 5 r rtU f M4i NATIONAL BANK P.O. Box 2680 • College Station, Texas 77841 • 713/846-8751 Free Checking Really Says It All! UNB continues to make your banking and investing more convenient Member FDIC We offer free checking for students and facul ty who won’t be using their checking ac counts during the summer months. But you must come in to our Customer Service Department to sign up for service-free check ing before you leave for the summer. McConnell said, “but if they’re so panicky and they don’t take that one minute out, then they end up blowing the whole test.” She also said it is important to know how much time to allow on each question. McConnell’s advice for study ing is to avoid being over whelmed during finals week by making a list of what has to be done and putting the most im portant things at the top. Also, students should get plenty of sleep and exercise to relieve ten sion. But many students don’t fol low this advice. Dr. Duane H. Lagan, associ ate director of the A.P. Beutel mmercia thack to i jsti v, its p Amity LSAT SEMINARS 15 student average class size Team Teaching Approach Convenient weekend classes UNIQUE LSAT ESSAY TRAINING Health Center, said many stu dents turn to caffeine or other stimulants to stay awake during finals week. McConnell said these pro ducts tend to make students even more anxious. Lagan said students abusing these products may show signs of nervousness, shaking, rapid pulse, dilated pupils and loss of appetite. They also can become irritable. They have trouble staying still, concentrating and getting to sleep. Abusing stron- i,xxon •able < ger stimulants can caiB L0St ( h ■■ adoothc more serious problem . ■ . “One of the daiff 1,ld , , „, Inpuncin; amphetamines, U|»tL| om a person who son H , berserk. By mismieiU^^ S] people’s gestures as T'T.i tile toward him, heatta«| . ■ rot'ram u P e °P le - alb viabl Amphtetamine abusK 1 v ' ment includes monitor® ; p r( patient, administenajH 11 - and making sure beiip 1 ^ more of these products® "OUR 18 HOUR SEMINAR FOR THE JUNE 16 LSAT MEETS IN HOUSTON JUNE 4, 5 & 6." Now You Know, iut Call for free brochure 800-243-4767 United Press International Iceland’s Althing is the world’s oldest surviving ment. /T DEPARTMENT OF United 'ARM lb I deale Hnlikeh CENSUS AND RESEARCH ^ POSITIONS AVAILABLE HThe RESEARCH DIRECTOR ASST. RESEARCH DIRECTOR TELEPHONE CONTACT CHAIRMAN CENSUS DIRECTOR ASST. CENSUS DIRECTOR INVESTIGATIVE CHAIRMAN SJUDENt :n[er, s line sei Ipectivc tlverized He saic nee ns GQY ERNMENfri h TEX.KS A & N|l INI V E HSUr ■ , n mb pi INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICE APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 4. APPLICATIONS DUE NO LATER THAN 5:00 MAY 4. ■Such idlastele elireseni •it” more micone wing,” t 1 Besides using ^tables too late to go out for eats? utmg aj id conii id. get hot delicious pizza, delivered free! FL El VI for C Mine Pent 35m Vivit “The Guide Auto- optioi The p photo Vivi Guidt accep Were Up Late! Viv Guic with red I Mon.-Thurs. 4 p.m.-12 midnight — Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Sat. 11 a.m.- 2 a.m. — Sun. 11 a.m.-12 midnight And have we got a deal for you! $2.00 OFF on any 16" 3-item pizza one coupon per pizza Name Phone Expires Sun., May 9 846-7785 or 696-7785