Senioritis infects Milligan students
Kelly Carnathan
Issue date: 4/30/10 Section: Features
As summer approaches and the days grow long, the plague of senioritis on campus has become too widespread to ignore. The infection has now spread even to underclassmen.
Countless faces are drawn out in agony as they await the end of classes and the torturous finals week. Students begin to drool and babble unintelligibly while helpless professors attempt to cram in knowledge and assignments.
What can be done about this scourge that has ravaged the psyche of so many Milliganites? The problem is a complex one, but simple steps can help alleviate the mental, emotional and spiritual agony that accompanies the nearing of graduation:
• Get some sleep. Although the late-night trips to Mid City Grill at 2 a.m. are very attractive right now, getting a couple extra hours of sleep will help you to focus better in class, and feeling rested will make the world seem less cruel as you sit in lecture.
• Time management. Hopefully, through managing your time better, you can achieve the first goal of getting more sleep. Perhaps cutting out the hours you spend on Facebook, and devoting that time to studying, will allow you to do better on your finals and spend time with your friends in real life.
• Stress management techniques. Perhaps a mantra such as "wide, open spaces" or the technique of guided imagery will help you to relax and prepare you for the 55 minutes of despair that awaits you in Derthick.
Guided imagery consists of closing your eyes while a friend describes a relaxing scenario for your mind to focus on, thus relieving stress.
For instance: "You are on a beach. Oh look, a crab just scuttled by! The water rushes over your toes, then retreats." This scenario can be played out as far as you want; you can meet a friendly native, swim in the ocean, learn to fish-anything that will help you to calm down. The possibilities are endless, since it's up to your imagination.
Hopefully, with these tips, the anguish of senioritis will be alleviated as you finish your last week at Milligan. Whether you use stress balls, a backrub from an obliging friend or zone out in front of a movie, senioritis is extremely curable.
Countless faces are drawn out in agony as they await the end of classes and the torturous finals week. Students begin to drool and babble unintelligibly while helpless professors attempt to cram in knowledge and assignments.
What can be done about this scourge that has ravaged the psyche of so many Milliganites? The problem is a complex one, but simple steps can help alleviate the mental, emotional and spiritual agony that accompanies the nearing of graduation:
• Get some sleep. Although the late-night trips to Mid City Grill at 2 a.m. are very attractive right now, getting a couple extra hours of sleep will help you to focus better in class, and feeling rested will make the world seem less cruel as you sit in lecture.
• Time management. Hopefully, through managing your time better, you can achieve the first goal of getting more sleep. Perhaps cutting out the hours you spend on Facebook, and devoting that time to studying, will allow you to do better on your finals and spend time with your friends in real life.
• Stress management techniques. Perhaps a mantra such as "wide, open spaces" or the technique of guided imagery will help you to relax and prepare you for the 55 minutes of despair that awaits you in Derthick.
Guided imagery consists of closing your eyes while a friend describes a relaxing scenario for your mind to focus on, thus relieving stress.
For instance: "You are on a beach. Oh look, a crab just scuttled by! The water rushes over your toes, then retreats." This scenario can be played out as far as you want; you can meet a friendly native, swim in the ocean, learn to fish-anything that will help you to calm down. The possibilities are endless, since it's up to your imagination.
Hopefully, with these tips, the anguish of senioritis will be alleviated as you finish your last week at Milligan. Whether you use stress balls, a backrub from an obliging friend or zone out in front of a movie, senioritis is extremely curable.
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