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Western Carolinian 1985 Fall Special Edition

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  • STRESS? Have you ever been so stressed that you felt life was not worth living? Nearly one- quarter of the students polled at Iowa State University have. That's one of the more disturbing findings of a telephone poll taken this spring by the ISU Office of Student Life. The poll was aimed at finding the level, and the causes, of stress felt by ISU students. In general, 70% say they are feeling more stress now than last fall and that most of their stress is related to money matters. Personal finances worry 81%. Cuts in federal financial aid programs, the availability of jobs after graduation, the rural economy, and tuition and room and board increases trouble students most. Other issues of concern include the nuclear arms race, parking and faculty availability to students. Beside being personally troubled, stress affects classroom performance. When asked which issues have an impact on their grades, 56% cited worry about finances, 52% said worry about families, and 42% reported worry about friendships. To cope with their stress, 95% of the students talk with their friends, 74% exercise, 49% phone their parents, 33% read and 31% drink. Only 9% said they talk with a counselor or advocate. The Office of Student Life concludes from these responses that ISU students are not making significant personal contact with on- campus proffessionalsand that the university needs to find ways it can become less alienating. The students also had suggestions of things the university could do to reduce, or help them cope with, stress: teaching more stress management, time management and relaxation; better publicizing of the programs and services already available; creating a 24- hour crisis hot line; and decreasing both classroom competitiveness and the emphasis on grade point averages. 30 WEST MAIN STREET SYlVAtNCJOTa 704-6M-A479 ^ 70+M*-«3M -j^.*^».-i«*- TOWNE& COUNTRY FLORIST 352 EAST MAIN ST, SYLVA, N.C. BALLOONS STUFFED ANIMALS PLANTS (GREEN; BLOOMING) GIFTS DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED FLOWERS FREE DELIVERY 586-6550 <a 3» ^ HOURS M-F12:30.9:PM SAT10:AM-9.PM "CLOSED SUN \N V V E / RECORDS EAST SYLVA. .SHOPPING PLAZA Ph. 586-2340 NOW STOCKING BILLBOARDS TOP 101 ALBUMS CASSETTES SPECIAL ORDER OLD ALBUMS & CASSETTES & COMICS BUY - SELL - TRADE USED LP* & COMICS SPECIAL ORDER STEREO EQUIP. 20,000 BACK ISSUES NEW COMIC RESERVE SERVICE v°V * $1.00 OFF NEW LP OR CASSETTE GOOD TILL 915 GOOD TIL 9-15 THEUNICORN IS COMINGTO CULLOWHEE
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