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Wednesday, October 6, aoio I The Red a Black
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Police Documents
CRIME
NOTEBOOK
Arson reported in Reed
Hall
A burnt poster located
on the second floor of
Reed Hall is the subject of
another reported arson In
University dorms.
A poster in Reed Hall
was found damaged
Monday, according to a
University Police report.
Azura Morgan, a stu
dent affairs specialist at
Reed Hall, told officers the
arson took place between
10 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m.
Monday. The wall behind
the poster had some rem
nants of debris and smoke,
according to the report.
Monday's arson is the
latest arson reported in
University dorms.
A Ron Paul sticker was
set on fire in Reed Hall in
early September. Other
arsons include a report in
July in Creswell Hall, three
reports in February in
Russell Hall and another
report in November 2009 in
Creswell Hall.
University Police Chief
Jimmy Williamson said
there was no evidence to
connect the arsons.
“It’s too early to tell if
they’re connected or not,
but we have no reason to
believe that it is,” he said.
Williamson said he was
fairly certain that each
arson was committed by
residents, however.
“I’m about 100 percent
sure that it's other stu
dents living in the build
ing, in all of the cases.” he
said.
Williamson also said he
believed the arsons were
meant as pranks, not as
attempts to cause serious
damage to dorm halls.
“If students have some
thing on their door that
other people don’t like,
instead of tearing it down I
think they set it on fire,”
he said. “I don't think they
mean to harm anyone or
there’s any intention to
harm people in the build
ing. Most of the time the
fire puts itself out.”
Graffiti reported in
O-House
Officials reported graffi
ti painted in a stairwell on
the south end of
Oglethorpe House resi
dence hall on Monday,
according to a University
police report.
Anthony Johnson, a
student affairs specialist at
O-House, told officers the
graffiti was painted
between Oct. 1 and 4. The
cost to repaint the wall is
less than SSOO, according
to the report.
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▲ Experts say exercise is one way students can deal with the stress of school. Laughter
and breathing exercises can also provide relief from a difficult midterm or hectic day.
Stress relief needed for midterms
By BRIANA GERDEMAN
The Red & Black
When it comes to stress, it’s
easy to have too much of a good
thing.
“Stress, or anxiety, as we call
it, is effective in small doses to
motivate us to do things,” said
Alana Seibert-Hatalsky, associate
director of the psychology depart
ment's psychology clinic. "Stress
in high doses can have less adap
tive consequences.”
With many students stuck in
the middle of tests and midterms,
it’s important to be aware of the
signs, causes and consequences
of stress.
Some people recognize they’re
stressed when they feel irritable,
anxious, rushed or tearful, said
Gloria Varley, the associate direc
tor of health promotion for the
University Health Center. For
others, stress may have physical
symptoms, such as headaches,
stomachaches, muscular pain or
difficulty sleeping.
“It’s very different for different
people,” she said.
But those varied symptoms
are all caused by the same bio
logical process, in which the
body's "fight-or-flight” response
causes glands to pump out stress
hormones such as cortisol and
adrenaline.
“Theoretically, the stressor
goes and you go back to a relaxed
state,” Varley said.
But for a lot of people, the
effects of stress remain even after
the stressor is gone.
Seibert-Hatalsky said stress
can come from both internal and
external sources. Students may
personally want to do well on a
test, but they may also have pres
sure from family to succeed, or
they may need to get a certain
grade to keep the HOPE scholar
ship.
Either way, that stress can
lead to more risky behavior and
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“When people are stressed out,
they’re just less likely to engage
in typical self-care behaviors, like
eating as much as they should, or
sleeping," Seibert-Hatalsky said.
To deal with stress, Varley said
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“Laughter is the best," she
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mood it also offers physical
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abdominal muscles.
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cises are also good ways to relax,
she said.
When it’s not possible to
remove a stressor, Varley said, it’s
helpful to re-frame the stressor in
a process known as cognitive
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“It’s not the perceived stressor
that stresses us out it’s the
way we're thinking about it,” she
said.
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their “self-talk," which can be
optimistic and hopeful or worried
and pessimistic, and try to change
it to make it more positive.
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student studied hard for a test
and still didn’t do well, he could
change his self-talk to “I did the
best I could" rather than “I'm an
idiot.”
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to make time for things you enjoy
doing.
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find you have to put away that
creative piece of you,” she said.
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you're feeling stressed, get out
your watercolors and paint.”
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between acute stress what you
feel when you get pulled over for
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which never goes away.
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DEAN: Will work to build relationships
► From Page 1
they had not said “no,” I
thought it was incumbent
upon me to apply again.
Why do you think you
weren’t a finalist in the sec*
ond round, yet you were
eventually chosen?
I really don’t have knowl
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in the second round, so I
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RESOURCES TO HELP
WITH STRESS
Counseling and Psychiatric Services
(CAPS) at the UGA Health Center
706-542-2273
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University’s Psychology Clinic
706-542-1173
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Division of Academic Enhancement
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shops on time management, stress
management and preparing for exams
706-542-7575,
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Managing Stress: A Guide (or
Coliege Students
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tions such as depression and
anxiety.
However, these conditions dif
fer from stress in their duration
and severity.
Both Varley and Seibert-
Hatalsky emphasized students
should avoid negative ways of
coping with stress, such as drink
ing too much, eating too much or
not sleeping.
Adam Jenks, a senior telecom
munication arts major, said writ
ten midterms are stressful for
him, but luckily, most of his class
es are more hands-on. He said a
good way for him to avoid stress
is to study away from home, in an
academic atmosphere without
distractions.
And he said it’s important to
put midterms into perspective.
“Yes, you have to do well in
school, but at some point you do
have to realize that it’s a test,” he
said. “In the grand scheme of
things, it's not going to make or
break you.”
because I have the experi
ence of working with stu
dents and professionals for
almost 30 years now. I can
bring an understanding of
what the Student Affairs
department should be
working for, and I can sup
port what Student Affairs
is already doing, but I can
also bring some new ideas
to the work. And finally. I
have a history for being a
strong student advocate
for all the institutions I’ve
served.
Students were confused
about the selection process
itself. What are your
thoughts on that process?
The one thing I know
from experience when
you’re going through a
search is that it’s impera
tive that the institution
hires who they perceive to
be the right person. And
that right person must
have an understanding
about how the institution
works, how the position
works and what are the
needs of that position. It is
clear that student advoca
cy is a key role of what will
be expected of me as the
new Dean of Students. I
can understand how some
times the processes may be
confusing. I have found
myself, over the years, in
similar situations where I
have to make a decision
that I feel Is the best for
the institution even though
not everybody may under
stand that decision.
Are you worried about stu
dents supporting you?
When I was there in
April, we had a very good
CREDIT REPORTS
AND SCORES’
What: First Peer Financial Counseling
seminar of the semester
When: Tonight at 6
When: Caldwell Hall, room 107
Students
talk money
in seminars
By ASPEN SMITH
The Red & Black
Managing your finances may
sound scary, but Peer Financial
Counseling, a student-run organi
zation, is showing University stu
dents just how easy it can be.
Through a series of upcoming
seminars on topics such as bud
geting and credit reports, Peer
Financial Counseling which
began in 1999 as an attempt to
reduce student loan default rates
will work to help students shed
the enigma of personal finances.
“If we can teach students how
to manage their finances in col
lege, then this could help them
manage their money better in the
real world,” said Amanda Smith,
president of Peer Financial
Counseling.
Seminar topics include “Credit
Reports and Scores,” “Managing
Credit and Debt” and “Making It
on a College Budget.” Smith said
by hosting these blue card events,
she hopes to make students
aware of how to budget and save
while living without a substantial
income.
The Office of Financial Aid
encourages the role of students
teaching students how to manage
their money.
“Students telling students is
more appealing,” said Mandy
Branch-Friar, coordinator of out
reach for the Office of Financial
Aid and advisor to Peer Financial
Counseling. “We hope with Peer
Financial Counseling students
can learn to save their money
instead of taking out student
loans.”
Throughout their year-long
term, student counselors are
required to dedicate eight service
hours and present at least one
presentation.
Before their term begins, they
complete training through the
Office of Financial Aid and also
learn modules created by a
University professor.
Brenda Cude, a professor in
the department of housing and
consumer economics, designed
the modules based off the feed
back from a group of undergradu
ates on what they believed were
crucial financial issues, such as
identity theft, credit and invest
ment.
Cude said she checks the top
ics to ensure they are still rele
vant, but has tried to stay true to
the topics the original group of
students thought were valuable.
After learning the modules
themselves, student counselors
visit classrooms, club meetings,
high schools and even residence
halls to present them and edu
cate other students.
forum and there was very
good discussion. I felt like I
connected with the stu
dents, and I felt they con
nected with me.
If the students and the
administration had con
flicting views, would you
be willing to side with the
students?
There are definite times
I have advocated students’
views and opinions that
were in direct conflict with
the institution. There have
been other times when, as
a leader, I also have to rep
resent the institution's side
of that. From a strictly
dualistic approach would
you do this for students?
Absolutely. Would you do it
for the institution?
Depending on what the cir
cumstances are, absolutely.
I think any test of leader
ship is to try and take all
the different competing
interests and try to And
the best answer out of
that.
What are your plans for
your new role?
My first plan in January
is to start building a rela
tionship with the wide vari
ety of constituents I’ll be
serving students, stu
dent leaders, staff, feculty,
friends of the University
and community individu
als.... At the same time, I
can start understanding
the processes that are in
place and understanding
better what the institution
and the student leaders are
expecting of this position.
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Polina Marinova
