Mirror - Vol. 21, No. 09 - November 21, 1996

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Volume 21 Number 9 The Image of Fair field Thursday, November 21, 1996
(zptayj'pu ^"(ykanksyivincf,
Thanks to everyone at the
i beach, the Thanksgiving
^Drive was a complete
success. Collectively we
raised over $400 worth of
)food for a homeless shel-ter
in Bridgeport. On
Sunday afternoon members
ofSBRA (Student Beach Resi-dent
Association) went to the
student rented beach homes to
-^collect nonperishable items
and FU students were more
than generous. Thanks to all
who helped!
Help arrives for stressed
students
Kristen Sullivan
Assistant News Editor
With the end of the semester,
comes the piling up of papers,
projects and final exams. Un-fortunately,
stress also comes
along as a major component of
students' lives. To combat stress
this semester, students should
know that support is available to
them.
Every Monday from 7 p.m. to
8 p.m. The Stress Management
Group on campus meets in
Dolan Hall to help students cope
with the pressures of school,
work and relationships.
Robin Freedman, a counse-lor
in the Health Center and one
ofthe advisors to the Stress Man-agement
Group sees stress as a
large factor to many students on
campus. Currently, Freedman
has a steady group of three stu-dents
who attend the group. She
says that it can be difficult to set
up convenient times for all the
students to meet as a group.
In the Stress Management
Group, Freedman tries to talk
about what stress feels like and
find out what triggers it. She
recommends that students main-tain
patterns of getting enough
sleep and eating properly, be-cause
stress is a " continuous
process that feeds off of other
symptoms."
Freedman uses Visualization
and Relaxation methods to help
students relax. By picturing a
beautiful scene, students can re-lax
their mental state and after
twenty minutes of Visualization
techniques, many students feel
as rested as if they have taken a
nap.
She suggests that students
who feel stressed should orga-nize
their time, because good
time management is key to not
feeling overwhelmed by the
pressures of schoolwork. Freed-man
also recommends schedul-ing
time to do an activity that
you enjoy. She said, "Take time
to relax and do what you like to
do. Go for a walk or watch TV."
Joan Fleitas, Assistant Pro-fessor
of Nursing, advises stu-dents
who are experiencing
stress to exercise because physi-cal
activity raises serotonin lev-els.
She said that students must
prioritize their lives and "really
define time to do things."
Fleitas suggests that students
cope with stress by practicing
Cognitive Reappraisal, in which
students look at their stressful
situations from different per-spectives.
The new perspectives
may help students to refocus on
their task and decrease their
stress levels. Additionally,
Fleitas recommends that students
budget their time effectively,
maintain a sense of humor and
seek the support of friends.
She also advises students to
use the internet to find ways to
minimize eliminate stress from
their lives. URL's such as
www.chrsa.wisc.edu/chsra/
chenfu/qaal l.htm and
www.wa.gov.au/gov/sbi/tots/
stresmgt.html can be helpful
guides for students looking to
de-stress.
For more information about
the Stress Management Group,
contact Robin Freedman or Elise
Harrison at extension 2146.
Native
American
heritage
shared
Theresa Vitello
Staff Writer
The Native American Stu-dent
Association sponsored
their first ever Native Ameri-can
Celebration in the Oak
Room November 14.
The event was rather suc-cessful.
"I was surprised and
excited by the turnout" said
Heather Clinton, NASA presi-dent.
Although the Native
American Celebration had a
late start, once the Woodland
Drummers and Dancers arrived
things began to run smoothly.
The nine dancers made their
'grand entry' and then com-menced
with 'traditional
dance' followed by 'round
dance' : which included audi-ence
participation, and finally
the 'two-step'. Their perfor-mance
also included a presen-tation
on the traditional Native
American clothing and jew-elry
they wore during their per-formance.
Overall, the audi-ence
was pleased, proving the
Woodland Drummers and
Dancers to have been worth
the wait.
Following the performers,
an informative lecture was
given by genealogist Marcia
Jones Flowers. Flowers gave a
historical background on the
Native Americans ofConnecti-cut,
Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. Flowers' lecture con-centrated
on the lineage of the
Pequot and Mashantucket
Continued on page 4
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Meet the
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