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% 40) Aggielife The Battalion Page 3 • Tuesday, July 13, 2004 owe toph ME' 1 ; re niji] tselfisj ieCtlDj; com ihesei ;cause or stuJ sioncl wii he ei! wing) io 81 iy 12] mar;. ;a$tl igeifj ; hell dbej hosts. sepr ite vilk is ill Love in t-h<s fast- lane r s the pressure to succeed in and out of class leaving students date deprived? By Carrie Pierce THE BATTALION Eight o’clock class, exam, work, meeting, iaper, project, studying and sleep. That, in a nut- |hell, is a normal day for many college students, seems as if in between school, organizations ind jobs. Aggies aren’t finding much time to late. Are our most frequent dates with our biol- igy books at Sweet Eugene’s? Laura Sansom, a senior marketing major, tas 26 kids and a husband. No, she’s not mar ked, and the kids aren’t really hers - she’s a ish Camp co-chair. With 26 counselors and a o-chair partner to keep up with, Sansom has itepped out of the dating pool for the time being. “During spring semester, because I was a hristian Business Leaders executive, a Fish amp co-chair and in upper-level business :lasses, 1 didn’t have any spare time that 'asn’t devoted to my camp,” Sansom said. Sansom said there is pressure to be Involved at A&M, but that there is also a itereotype of getting engaged senior year ind married right after graduation. “If I had someone to date, I probably ould make time,” Sansom said. “You lave to learn how to time manage. You lon’t go on lots of real dates; instead, you itudy together.” The best way to not have your grades luffer when you are in a relationship is to late someone who studies a lot, Sansom said, he beginning of a relationship is hard, she said, ecause you want to spend a lot of time together. Casey Ho, a junior biomedical engineering ajor, said time management is key in balanc- |ing dating with school. Freshman year. Ho and is girlfriend broke up because she said he didn’t [have enough time to see her. Ho was taking 18 hours, pledging a fraternity and was involved in the Vietnamese American Student Association and the Asian American Association. “Once you mature, you learn how to time man age,” Ho said. “Time management is being able to assess your day into what needs to be done, and when you should do it.” Taylor Gilley, a senior marketing major, said pressure in other areas of college life keeps her from pursuing relationships. “If there were more hours in the day, 1 would pursue relationships,” Gilley said. Gilley once had a relationship not progress due to lack of time. “Organizations are so selective that once you are in one you have this feeling of wanting to devote all your time to it,” Gilley said. Gilley is an MSC Hos pitality Exec- Students who are too busy don’t get enough sleep, and therefore get irritable, which affects their relationships, he said. “Students must build in time to relax and reju venate,” Stachowiak said. Having time to let stress melt is important to build into a week’s schedule, he said. John Huffman, a senior finance major, and Elizabeth Jones, a senior communica tions major, have utive, a Fish Camp counselor and a member of SAIFD, the floral design club. Ted Stachowiak, associate direc tor of Student Counseling Services, said lots of A&M students face the challenge of balancing everything there is to do at A&M. “It’s a struggle for students to figure out how to juggle things,” Stachowiak said. “It’s easy to get overloaded. It’s important not to let things slide.” Gracie Arenas • THE BATTALION been helping each other melt the stress for 11 months while making good grades and being involved at A&M. They -met a year ago when they became MSC Hospitality Executives. Huffman has also been a Ross Volunteer and now serves as Corps Commander along with preparing for law school and applying for a Rhodes Scholarship, in which he is one of two A&M nominees. Jones is chair of MSC Fall Leadership Conference, a Reveille Ball Execu tive, Miss Aggieland, on the student advisory board for the Bonfire Dedication Ceremony and has a part-time job. Between all of this, howev er, Huffman and Jones have managed to make time to have a healthy, committed relationship. They agree it’s not always easy and takes a lot of love. “The major challenge is we both have a lot of time commitments,” Huffman said. “Elizabeth reminds me that when we do spend time together, it’s quality time.” Jones stressed that it’s about the quality, not the quantity. Even five minutes a day is good, Jones said. Huffman said planning is a big part of a quality relationship, too. The couple plans time when they can cook dinner together, watch TV and do their separate tasks at the same place, Jones said. “A big part is confidence in the other person,” Jones said. “We recognize each other’s commitments.” Jones said there are always glitches in the system, just like in any other relationship. “In the beginning, as soon as he made . Corps Commander, 1 didn’t understand the commitment involved and I got frus trated,” Jones said. “Now I’ve realized what it is. You must be as supportive as possible. I can’t forget how much I wanted him to get it.” Huffman agreed that it’s important to be supportive of one another and have good com munication. He suggests to men that if you don’t have a lot of time to spend together, make sure to listen to your girlfriend when you are together. 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