5. Honor: To understand why we dedicate March to the women who have made historical achievements in our country is to honor them. This month gives us an opportunity to further comprehend the great steps that women have made in the past in order to establish the full freedom of women. Take advantage of this time and join others as we honor these influential characters in history.
4. Learn: This is also a great time to learn why the month is so important. Take time to notice the fliers, posters, banners and other displays on our campus that are there to inform us. Read them! Perhaps even take some time to do a little digging of your own so that you may fully understand just how important the history of women has really become.
3.Respect: Women in the past are not the only ones making history. There are women around us every day who deserve the respect highlighted by this memorializing month. In fact, many professors at ASU have made great accomplishments paved by the very women we are honoring during this month. Take a moment to show your respect to these women and appreciate what they have done and what women today are able to do as a result.
2. Inform: Not only must we learn, we must take what we learn and move forward. This month gives us a great chance to share with others. This may be as simple as starting a conversation about Women's HIstory Month at the lunch table. This could also be organizing a group to attend a seminar held in honor of this month. Do your part and pass the knowledge forward.
1. Celebrate: What is the point in having a month dedicated to something so exciting if we do not celebrate? These historical women have allowed women today make great choices and have great opportunities of their own. The freedom brought on by this history is something well worth a celebration. Take some time to enjoy this. This goes for men and women. If you are enjoying the free lives we live today, then you have cause for celebrating how we got here.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
10 Ways to Give Back
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5. Support: Money and time are not the only ways to support a cause. If you feel strongly about something, let people know! Support your cause by spreading the word and doing small deeds to demonstrate how to best give back towards the organization or cause.
4. Help Others: If there isn't one particular area that you feel compelled to help in, try just helping the people around you. This can easily be done on campus. For example: open doors for people, take their trash and dishes for them in the cafeteria, help with homework, give advice, etc. There are a million ways if you just start looking.
3. Pray: What better way to give back than to go to the source from which all things come. Pray for God's hand in your cause. This is one way to do your part, yet draw from unending resources. Ask God to help the people, organizations, and causes around you.
2. Mentor: If you love children or simply others your age, this can be a great way to give back. Mentors are there for others when they need help or friendship. It is so easy just to be honest, open, and available for another once you just begin.
1. Share: This can be your things or your thoughts. Let all that you have be welcome to others. If you are sharing with those around you, less that you meet will be in need. If they are, share with them resources to help supply their needs. Open up to sharing with others.
5. Support: Money and time are not the only ways to support a cause. If you feel strongly about something, let people know! Support your cause by spreading the word and doing small deeds to demonstrate how to best give back towards the organization or cause.
4. Help Others: If there isn't one particular area that you feel compelled to help in, try just helping the people around you. This can easily be done on campus. For example: open doors for people, take their trash and dishes for them in the cafeteria, help with homework, give advice, etc. There are a million ways if you just start looking.
3. Pray: What better way to give back than to go to the source from which all things come. Pray for God's hand in your cause. This is one way to do your part, yet draw from unending resources. Ask God to help the people, organizations, and causes around you.
2. Mentor: If you love children or simply others your age, this can be a great way to give back. Mentors are there for others when they need help or friendship. It is so easy just to be honest, open, and available for another once you just begin.
1. Share: This can be your things or your thoughts. Let all that you have be welcome to others. If you are sharing with those around you, less that you meet will be in need. If they are, share with them resources to help supply their needs. Open up to sharing with others.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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5. School Planner: This little time-managing technique has saved me in college. This is where the smart planning begins. Get an hour-by-hour planner. If you happen to have a busy life from sun-up to sun-down like most of us, I suggest you purchase one that accounts for hours later than 5 p.m. Schedule everything from breakfast to last minute homework before bed. You'll be amazed at how much it helps if you stick to it.
4. Do not procrastinate: This is in our nature as young adults. We put things off. But if you have noticed all your work and activities piling up and causing you a great amount of stress, you have to take action. Start small. Try finishing a homework assignment the day it is assigned rather than the night before it is due. Next, try taking care of any unfinished business for the day before you log on to Facebook. Before you know it, maybe you'll even have all your responsibilities done before hanging out with friends late at night.
3. Don't over-book: Sometimes we just don't think. We get in over our heads and plan work, school, friends, family, hobbies, clubs, boyfriends/girlfriends and errands into the tiniest slot of time. Talk about stressful. This is where that planner comes in handy. Make specific appointments for your time. Make sure each commitment of your time has its own special hour or so. It may seem lame penciling in your buddies, but it takes such a load off of your back.
2. Use spare hours: Warning! this may not always be fun. But it helps…a lot. You know that hour between lunch and your next class that you usually spend sitting for an extra long time in the cafeteria or taking a quick nap on the third floor of the Union? Or maybe it's the two hours after class, but before work. Use this time! Catch up on homework or read a chapter of your textbook. It really does make a difference.
1. Foresee the unexpected: Leave time in your schedule for unknown occurrences. Who knows what could happen? Maybe you get called into work the night before a huge paper is due or you get really sick and can't make it to an important appointment. Be prepared for these things. Think ahead and work ahead. Also, make friends in class so that you can catch up on work if you unexpectedly have to miss an important lecture or assignment. Most of all, have a backup plan. You'll need it.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
10 Valentine's Day Dates
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5. Picnic: Go outside! Your date may like nothing more than a simple evening with you at the park. Go enjoy the pretty view of the lake at Craighead Forrest Park. This is great especially if you are on a budget. Just make a simple, but tasty meal. Pack it up and get ready for romance.
4. Progressive Date: This is a really fun and creative idea. Begin the evening at a fun restaurant with your favorite appetizer and drinks. Order, enjoy, then leave. Move on to a great place for a meal. Enjoy a slow, romantic and fun dinner there. Next, move on to your favorite dessert joint. This date is fun and interesting. Plus it draws out the date for more time without getting bored.
3. Group Date: If you aren't in a relationship and you know several friends in a similar situation, organize a group date. I can vouch for these being a blast. Divide into groups of guys and girls (about 4 or 5 of each.) The guys take care of planning and paying for the date. It doesn't have to be much, but it often turns out to be a great time just to hang out with a group of friends on a date. Something about getting dressed up and going out always make things more fun.
2. Play Date: Who says dates must include dinner and a movie? Just have fun! Whether this is your buddies or significant other. Plan something fun. Just play games or go skating or something else that isn't part of the normal routine. Valentine's day is special! Make it interesting by doing something unique and entertaining.
1. Blind Date: These can be scary. However, if you don't have a date and you just really want a special someone for the evening, chances are there is someone else who feels the same way. Have a friend fix you up with a friend or relative in the same boat. There is no guarantee this will produce true love, but it will give you a new person to converse with and learn about. Be open-minded and enjoy your new acquaintance.
5. Picnic: Go outside! Your date may like nothing more than a simple evening with you at the park. Go enjoy the pretty view of the lake at Craighead Forrest Park. This is great especially if you are on a budget. Just make a simple, but tasty meal. Pack it up and get ready for romance.
4. Progressive Date: This is a really fun and creative idea. Begin the evening at a fun restaurant with your favorite appetizer and drinks. Order, enjoy, then leave. Move on to a great place for a meal. Enjoy a slow, romantic and fun dinner there. Next, move on to your favorite dessert joint. This date is fun and interesting. Plus it draws out the date for more time without getting bored.
3. Group Date: If you aren't in a relationship and you know several friends in a similar situation, organize a group date. I can vouch for these being a blast. Divide into groups of guys and girls (about 4 or 5 of each.) The guys take care of planning and paying for the date. It doesn't have to be much, but it often turns out to be a great time just to hang out with a group of friends on a date. Something about getting dressed up and going out always make things more fun.
2. Play Date: Who says dates must include dinner and a movie? Just have fun! Whether this is your buddies or significant other. Plan something fun. Just play games or go skating or something else that isn't part of the normal routine. Valentine's day is special! Make it interesting by doing something unique and entertaining.
1. Blind Date: These can be scary. However, if you don't have a date and you just really want a special someone for the evening, chances are there is someone else who feels the same way. Have a friend fix you up with a friend or relative in the same boat. There is no guarantee this will produce true love, but it will give you a new person to converse with and learn about. Be open-minded and enjoy your new acquaintance.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
10 Things Student's Don't Need
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5. Expensive things: Don't get all caught up in the society's ruling that we need the newest, most high-tech items on the market. While it may seem pretty cool at the time, these things add up and before you know it, that refund, paycheck, or money from your parent's can either be a killer savings account or a killer of your fun when it runs out.
4.Extra stress: We have enough of this, wouldn't you agree? Between class, work, parents, social life, and anything else we have on our plate, the last thing we need is more stress. For ways to reduce the excessive stress in your life, see my list on stress relief.
3. Roommate conflict: Oh how this can put a damper on the college experience! But it is bound to happen. Trust me. Something you want to put energy into is keeping peace between your roommates. Take the time to build on these friendships and save yourself and them some serious frustration later.
2. Sickness: Nobody likes being sick. But the winter always comes with the threat of some sort of cold or flu, especially on such a crowded campus. So, take steps to keep yourself and your peers healthy. Wash your hands. A lot. And actually take the advice of those signs posted all over campus warning you to stay home if you are already ill!
1. A boyfriend or girlfriend: You may disagree with me on this one. I, however, am a firm believer in this. So many students spend their college years wrapped up in a boyfriend or girlfriend, or wrapped up in trying to get one. This isn't a must, though. We have the rest of our lives ahead of us. Don't fall prey to the idea that you can only be happy if you have someone calling you their's.
5. Expensive things: Don't get all caught up in the society's ruling that we need the newest, most high-tech items on the market. While it may seem pretty cool at the time, these things add up and before you know it, that refund, paycheck, or money from your parent's can either be a killer savings account or a killer of your fun when it runs out.
4.Extra stress: We have enough of this, wouldn't you agree? Between class, work, parents, social life, and anything else we have on our plate, the last thing we need is more stress. For ways to reduce the excessive stress in your life, see my list on stress relief.
3. Roommate conflict: Oh how this can put a damper on the college experience! But it is bound to happen. Trust me. Something you want to put energy into is keeping peace between your roommates. Take the time to build on these friendships and save yourself and them some serious frustration later.
2. Sickness: Nobody likes being sick. But the winter always comes with the threat of some sort of cold or flu, especially on such a crowded campus. So, take steps to keep yourself and your peers healthy. Wash your hands. A lot. And actually take the advice of those signs posted all over campus warning you to stay home if you are already ill!
1. A boyfriend or girlfriend: You may disagree with me on this one. I, however, am a firm believer in this. So many students spend their college years wrapped up in a boyfriend or girlfriend, or wrapped up in trying to get one. This isn't a must, though. We have the rest of our lives ahead of us. Don't fall prey to the idea that you can only be happy if you have someone calling you their's.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
10 Ways to Prepare for Winter Weather
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5. Warm up: Make sure you bundle up in your warmest clothes. Be smart. Wear gloves, a scarf, and a hat. Even if the temperatures aren't freezing, those snow balls that will be flying will be.
4. Have fun: Speaking of snow balls...don't let the potential snow day slip by without some fun! Get a group together to play in the snow or build a snow man and make snow angels. The snow doesn't come often or stay long around here. Make the most of it!
3. Stay healthy: Even if you are in great health, the cold weather always seems to bring that runny nose which can easily lead to a cold, the flu, and so on. So be smart. Keep some antibacterial gel near by and use it often! At very least, you are saving others from having to put up with your germs.
2. Watch the weather: Keep in the know. Don't take other people's word for it when it comes to something as unpredictable as the weather. Try to keep up with any updates posted on the news website. This will ensure that you aren't hit with any major surprises.
1. Enjoy: Finally, just love it! Take time to look at the beauty of the falling snow. Savor the joy among your peers as the snow covers the town. If you are anything like me, you can enjoy the gift of a snow day just fine by cuddling up with a blanket for a while and watching the snow fall from the comfort of your own couch.
5. Warm up: Make sure you bundle up in your warmest clothes. Be smart. Wear gloves, a scarf, and a hat. Even if the temperatures aren't freezing, those snow balls that will be flying will be.
4. Have fun: Speaking of snow balls...don't let the potential snow day slip by without some fun! Get a group together to play in the snow or build a snow man and make snow angels. The snow doesn't come often or stay long around here. Make the most of it!
3. Stay healthy: Even if you are in great health, the cold weather always seems to bring that runny nose which can easily lead to a cold, the flu, and so on. So be smart. Keep some antibacterial gel near by and use it often! At very least, you are saving others from having to put up with your germs.
2. Watch the weather: Keep in the know. Don't take other people's word for it when it comes to something as unpredictable as the weather. Try to keep up with any updates posted on the news website. This will ensure that you aren't hit with any major surprises.
1. Enjoy: Finally, just love it! Take time to look at the beauty of the falling snow. Savor the joy among your peers as the snow covers the town. If you are anything like me, you can enjoy the gift of a snow day just fine by cuddling up with a blanket for a while and watching the snow fall from the comfort of your own couch.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Top 10 Student Complaints About ASU
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5. Food variety/quality: Students have complained that the quality and variety of the cafeteria food in Acansa Dining Hall, even at the beginning of the semester, is unsatisfactory. With continued themes of the same old pasta, meat and potatoes, or just the usual salad bar, there is not much variety after a couple of weeks of getting use to the food.
4. Book prices: We are paying a high tuition and this payment is covering our education and our education is coming from these necessary textbooks, however the payment for the textbooks is not covered by our tuition. This seems like an outrage! What is our tuition actually paying for?
3. Fire Alarms: Last semester, a resident of NPQ was diagnosed with a perforated ear drum as a result of multiple fire alarms sounding so loudly. The volume of these alarms was already unbarable, come to find out that the alarms have been altered and increased in volume and sound for the spring semester. How can they increase this when the old sound was already a problem?
2. Supplies: According to frequent visitors of the campus store and Starbucks in the student union, the fulfillment of supplies is unaccepetable. Students say that these establishments are ofen out of key supplies on a daily, or even weekly, basis. Causing much student frustration, buyers are less motivated to visit the stores at all for their usual on-campus needs.
1. Installment fee: For students paying off their student debt, an instalment plan can be put into place. This is suppose to be to help students' ability to pay off their financial aid in regular installments. A problem is that there is a fee to set up this plan. It does not seem to make sense to ask already poor students to give up more of their money simply in order to give their first paymetns at all.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
10 Reasons to Visit Home
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5. The Town: If you are anything like me, there issomehow a sweet comfort in returning to that place that you know like the back of your hand. The shops, the park, the food joints, the movies, and even the High School is fun to go back and visit. It's just cool to be back in that familiar air again.
4. No Pressure: Oh, this one is the best. Going home means a break from reality. No school, no class, no fellow students, no college buzz, no pressure! It is so relaxing to be able to go back and plop down on the couch with a non-school-related book and chill out while munching on that favorite snack mom always makes. If you ask me, it is needed every now and then. Just go home, chill out, have fun, and enjoy!
3. Be a kid again: Do you ever find yourself acting ten years younger when you go home? This is especially a problem for the baby of the family. You go home and it's just when you were a kid again. Of course, it doesn't help that mom waits on you hand and foot and you have no responsibilities. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing! I think it is ok to go home an be a kid again from time to time.
2. Money: Or should I say lack there of? Usually, going home means not having to worry about finances for a couple of days. Parents love to help out their kids. Coming home means they take you to dinner and pick up a few things you need while their at Walmart. It is really appreciated after a semester of scraping for change.
1. Love: Yes, I know it is mushy, but it's true. How nice is it to go home to be in a place where you are loved. Even if it is just for a little while, and bickering may happen, but feeling all the love of friends, family, animals and just the cozy comfort of home is simply a great feeling. You have to love it.
5. The Town: If you are anything like me, there issomehow a sweet comfort in returning to that place that you know like the back of your hand. The shops, the park, the food joints, the movies, and even the High School is fun to go back and visit. It's just cool to be back in that familiar air again.
4. No Pressure: Oh, this one is the best. Going home means a break from reality. No school, no class, no fellow students, no college buzz, no pressure! It is so relaxing to be able to go back and plop down on the couch with a non-school-related book and chill out while munching on that favorite snack mom always makes. If you ask me, it is needed every now and then. Just go home, chill out, have fun, and enjoy!
3. Be a kid again: Do you ever find yourself acting ten years younger when you go home? This is especially a problem for the baby of the family. You go home and it's just when you were a kid again. Of course, it doesn't help that mom waits on you hand and foot and you have no responsibilities. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing! I think it is ok to go home an be a kid again from time to time.
2. Money: Or should I say lack there of? Usually, going home means not having to worry about finances for a couple of days. Parents love to help out their kids. Coming home means they take you to dinner and pick up a few things you need while their at Walmart. It is really appreciated after a semester of scraping for change.
1. Love: Yes, I know it is mushy, but it's true. How nice is it to go home to be in a place where you are loved. Even if it is just for a little while, and bickering may happen, but feeling all the love of friends, family, animals and just the cozy comfort of home is simply a great feeling. You have to love it.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
10 Registration Suggestions for Freshmen
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5. Be realistic: Schedule for class times you will go to. Avoid 8ams or night classes. Trust me on this one. If you are not a morning person now...don't pretend you'll be one next semester. This is the great thing about college! You don't have to take a class early if you don't want to. Same with night classes. It sounds like a good idea at first, but if you are a social person, it will be hard to choose going to class over hanging out with your friends.
5. Be realistic: Schedule for class times you will go to. Avoid 8ams or night classes. Trust me on this one. If you are not a morning person now...don't pretend you'll be one next semester. This is the great thing about college! You don't have to take a class early if you don't want to. Same with night classes. It sounds like a good idea at first, but if you are a social person, it will be hard to choose going to class over hanging out with your friends.
4. Don’t overload: Unless you are fixed on taking the fast track out of here, don't try to do 18 hours every semester. If you did it at first, just remember that your classes will get harder. It is a lot harder to load up with work than it sounds. Just be wise when planning out how much you can handle.
3. Talk to friends: See what they’re taking. It makes it a lot easier to take a class with a friend. Not only does it make it more fun, but it is easier to go to. You will have accountability. Plus, if you miss a day, you will have someone to call to catch up. This also applies to needing help in class or if you forgot something about an assignment.
2. Spread out hard courses: This is just a suggestion. This isn't best for everyone, but most find it to be the best plan. If you know that there are several science or math courses coming up, spread them out. Try to keep them separate if you can. This goes along with being careful about how much pressure you plan for yourself.
1. Keep records: Hang on to your unofficial transcript, 8 semester graduation plan, and write down the requirements for your major. You will need these! Especially towards the end of your college career. Plus, it will make a huge difference to your adviser if you come in prepared every semester.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
10 Howl-oween Ideas
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5. Trick or Treat: You can't forget the classic. I don't care how old you are, this age-old tradition never goes out of style. If you need something really great to do on Halloween, dress up and go door to door. If you need a really good excuse, take a niece, nephew, or neighbor. It'll be fun and you'll come out of it with a sweeeet treat.
4. Pumpkin Carving: This is so much fun. Although, this tradition is not as easy as it sounds or looks. First bit of advice, make sure you get an actual carving pumpkin. Small, pie pumpkins rot fast. Second bit of advice, be prepared for some work. If you are, it can be a load of fun. Get creative!
3. Haunted House: You won't catch me at a haunted house this time of year. Or ever. But I do know that most people get a strange kick out of being scared to death and chased around by men with chainsaws. SO, if that is you, look up some of the popular ones around town and have a frighteningly good time!
2. Scary Movie : Again, not a personal fave, but quite popular. There are a couple really scary movies in theater right now. Rumor has it, there's few better ways to get scared during this spooky season. Or there is also the renting options. Go out and rent some of the classic scary movies, make some snacks, and have yourself a freaky night.
1. Party: Number one for a reason. This is my favorite way to celebrate any holiday. Get a group of friends together and go at it. Include themed decor, food, music and dancing. It doesn't get much better than that. So go ahead and have a very spooky, frightening, scary, and of course happy HOWLoween!
5. Trick or Treat: You can't forget the classic. I don't care how old you are, this age-old tradition never goes out of style. If you need something really great to do on Halloween, dress up and go door to door. If you need a really good excuse, take a niece, nephew, or neighbor. It'll be fun and you'll come out of it with a sweeeet treat.
4. Pumpkin Carving: This is so much fun. Although, this tradition is not as easy as it sounds or looks. First bit of advice, make sure you get an actual carving pumpkin. Small, pie pumpkins rot fast. Second bit of advice, be prepared for some work. If you are, it can be a load of fun. Get creative!
3. Haunted House: You won't catch me at a haunted house this time of year. Or ever. But I do know that most people get a strange kick out of being scared to death and chased around by men with chainsaws. SO, if that is you, look up some of the popular ones around town and have a frighteningly good time!
2. Scary Movie : Again, not a personal fave, but quite popular. There are a couple really scary movies in theater right now. Rumor has it, there's few better ways to get scared during this spooky season. Or there is also the renting options. Go out and rent some of the classic scary movies, make some snacks, and have yourself a freaky night.
1. Party: Number one for a reason. This is my favorite way to celebrate any holiday. Get a group of friends together and go at it. Include themed decor, food, music and dancing. It doesn't get much better than that. So go ahead and have a very spooky, frightening, scary, and of course happy HOWLoween!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
10 Ways to Save
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5. Don’t waste anything! Save leftovers for later, use the backs of paper, reuse plastic cups and plates, and use Wal-mart sacks as bags as often as possible. Be creative and you’ll be surprised how less often you are in need of buying replenishments of this and that.
4. Use your flex: If you didn't know, you can use your flex dollars in the campus store to buy things like toilet paper or snacks. This fund is already paid for and you have to use it by the end of the year or it goes to waste. Use it to avoid spending real money at the store as often as possible.
3. Find less expensive activities: You can have just as much fun on the weekend playing cards with your friends than going to the movies or Memphis. Save coslty events for special occasions. On normal weekends go to the football game or just have a group over to hang out and watch some t.v. It will literally pay off.
2. Look for deals: When you do go out, take advantage of promotions. For example, there are several nights at the bowling alley in Jonesboro that offer special discounts. Pick nights like these to go out. Search online or make some calls to discover the cheapest way to spend your hard-earned money.
1. Practice self-control: Just don't! Think hard before you spend. Ask yourself three times...do I need this? Can I afford this? Is this worth the money? Counter these thoughts by some others. What else could I spend this on? Do I have any expenses coming up? Could I save this instead? These questions could save you more than you can imagine in the long run.
5. Don’t waste anything! Save leftovers for later, use the backs of paper, reuse plastic cups and plates, and use Wal-mart sacks as bags as often as possible. Be creative and you’ll be surprised how less often you are in need of buying replenishments of this and that.
4. Use your flex: If you didn't know, you can use your flex dollars in the campus store to buy things like toilet paper or snacks. This fund is already paid for and you have to use it by the end of the year or it goes to waste. Use it to avoid spending real money at the store as often as possible.
3. Find less expensive activities: You can have just as much fun on the weekend playing cards with your friends than going to the movies or Memphis. Save coslty events for special occasions. On normal weekends go to the football game or just have a group over to hang out and watch some t.v. It will literally pay off.
2. Look for deals: When you do go out, take advantage of promotions. For example, there are several nights at the bowling alley in Jonesboro that offer special discounts. Pick nights like these to go out. Search online or make some calls to discover the cheapest way to spend your hard-earned money.
1. Practice self-control: Just don't! Think hard before you spend. Ask yourself three times...do I need this? Can I afford this? Is this worth the money? Counter these thoughts by some others. What else could I spend this on? Do I have any expenses coming up? Could I save this instead? These questions could save you more than you can imagine in the long run.
Friday, October 16, 2009
10 Ways to Make it to Class
5. Count down! Think to yourself, "Okay, after today there are only 15 more times I have to come to this class." Then be positive. "I can do that. Only 15 more." And so on. It will give yourself less of a hopeless "I can't do this anymore!" kind of attitude.
4. Motivate yourself: Think ahead. You are at college for a reason. This is a great opportunity. Think about your future and what you will do with your degree. Is it worth it? In order to get there, you must actually go to class. Then go.
3. Enjoy class: Find something, anything, about each class that you enjoy. Maybe it is a friend in there with you. Maybe it is the access to computers. Maybe it is the subject matter or class discussion. When you think you just can’t go to another one of these classes, remind yourself there is at least something small you don’t hate about it. And go for that.
2. Imagine the big picture: It may seem like forever away, but for most you have about four years before you graduate. That’s not forever, at least not in the long run. Just tell yourself that this is a small season of your life. It will pass. The days where you have to drag yourself to class will soon turn to days where you get up to go to that job you love every day. Just remember, it isn’t forever.
1. Your money: You are paying for an education. Or at lease someone is. Don’t waste those funds. If it is scholarship, think of how hard you worked to get it and how there are some who didn’t receive it and are paying out of pocket. Either way, it is expensive. So get the best out of it! Seek your education with a whole heart. Go to class!
10 Reasons to Befriend an International Student
5. Help them out: If you are familiar with how things work around the college environment, you know that it would be tough to survive without friends. Think about how often you call on others for help with school, rides, problems, etc. This is the case for internationals too. They have a lot of adjusting to do once they arrive at Astate. Be a part of helping them out.
4. Learn something: There are students from all over the world at our school! That is so cool. Think of all the things they know about that we don’t. Or even just interesting things that occur in their culture, but not ours. Not only small interesting facts, but true life lessons. These students have a lot to share.
3. Share your beliefs: Ever have the desire to take your thoughts or beliefs to the nations? You don’t have to wait until you can hop on a plane and travel world-round. Strike up a conversation with a Chinese or African student. You’ll be amazed at how interested they usually are in what Americans believe. Good luck finding an American that interested in what you have to say.
2. They are a big portion of our student body: How can we just ignore such a great percentage of our student body!? They are in the cafeteria, in your classes and maybe even your roommates. We have a multi-cultural population here. That is a really great thing. Don’t consider them the minority. Consider them your peers.
1. Why wouldn’t you?...: Finally, what is stopping you? These are real people. Do you intentionally exclude other American peers? If so, that seems very…high school. We are adults now. Chances are we are going to be working with a vast variety of cultures in just a few years in our full-time jobs. Embrace it. What are you waiting for?
4. Learn something: There are students from all over the world at our school! That is so cool. Think of all the things they know about that we don’t. Or even just interesting things that occur in their culture, but not ours. Not only small interesting facts, but true life lessons. These students have a lot to share.
3. Share your beliefs: Ever have the desire to take your thoughts or beliefs to the nations? You don’t have to wait until you can hop on a plane and travel world-round. Strike up a conversation with a Chinese or African student. You’ll be amazed at how interested they usually are in what Americans believe. Good luck finding an American that interested in what you have to say.
2. They are a big portion of our student body: How can we just ignore such a great percentage of our student body!? They are in the cafeteria, in your classes and maybe even your roommates. We have a multi-cultural population here. That is a really great thing. Don’t consider them the minority. Consider them your peers.
1. Why wouldn’t you?...: Finally, what is stopping you? These are real people. Do you intentionally exclude other American peers? If so, that seems very…high school. We are adults now. Chances are we are going to be working with a vast variety of cultures in just a few years in our full-time jobs. Embrace it. What are you waiting for?
Friday, October 2, 2009
Top Ten Time Management Skills
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5. Write things down: Make sure you write down any assignments or appointments. It is a lot easier to forget things than we let ourselves think. This is especially problematic as the semester goes on and our workload increases significantly. Don’t let yourself get behind because you relied on your memory. And once you write it down…remember where you wrote it!
4. Prioritize: Think about what is most important. Is it school? Which class? Which assignment? Then what? Work? Friends? Make sure you are not leaving the most important responsibilities for last, but also make sure they are orderly first. This helps a lot with school. I suggest doing what is hardest first. Next, move on to your major and minor work. Finish with the small assignments. There’s not much more stressful than having your biggest assignment left to do and not enough time left to do it.
3. Sleep counts: Don’t leave sleeping out of your schedule. Get rest. And make sure you are getting enough. More than that, it should be quality rest. Get on a healthy sleep pattern and adjust to it. This will be easier to do if you are managing your time wisely! Then, you will feel more refreshed and be more physically and mentally able to do what you need to do.
2. To-do lists: Most people have mental versions of these at least. Try to put it on paper. Not your schedule, but your tasks. Where you need to go, what you need to start and finish, etc. This will also help you put better thought into prioritizing things. For satisfaction sake, check off the tasks you complete. You will feel mightily rewarded when you fill in that last check!
1. Have you-time: Save time for you! Even if it seems like you are wasting time, make sure you have at least an hour a day to just chill. Read a non-academic book or go for a run. Just do something alone that you enjoy. It will give you the break you need to get everything else done. While it may seem like it is giving you less time in a day, it is actually enabling you to finish out the day feeling like you accomplished all you should.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
10 Reasons Not To Go Home So Often
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5. Expensive: Making the drive home, even if it is only an hour, can take up quite a bit of funding if you make a habit of it. Not just the obvious gas expense, but also the money spent on snacking, packing and any other additional attention your trip may require. If you can just stay put and have a great time on a cheaper budget, why wouldn’t you?
4. Academic strain: Studies also show that students can make a lot better improvements on test scores and assignments if they are completing their work in the same atmosphere that it was assigned, as long as the same place where peers and tutoring sessions are offered.
3. Fun: There will always be stuff going on at home that you can return to, but here, there are great new opportunities to get involved! Typically, your adjustment at school and the amount of fun you have while on-campus will directly correlate to how often you stay and how often you leave. So stay! Or else you will never have time to adjust and learn to love the good times at your school.
2. Growing up: Going home all the time is going to keep you from experiencing the most important aspect of going off to college. It is growing up. You quickly learn how to make it on your own and how to be your own person. While this process could still occur with a person who frequently goes home, it will probably be much slower and less effective.
1. Missing the point: The whole idea of going away to college is to step out of the box and take that next step in life! Get away from what you are use to and embrace the point of the college experience! It is well worth the discomfort!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Ten Fitness Opportunities
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5. Fitness Assessment: (October 13 and 15; December 1 and 3) Participants are given a fitness assessment including testing of their flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and body composition. The assessment is followed by recommendations on how to improve or maintain their fitness level.
4. Bench Press Challenge: (October 20) A weight is assigned and participants are to bench press this as many times as possible. Men will be assigned to bench press their own body weight and women will be assigned half of their own body weight.
3. Get-A-Grip Challenge: (November 10) This entails hanging from a chinning bar for as long as the participant can with arms straight and hands not touching. This must be done without the use of artificial support such as chalk or wrist straps.
2. Fitness Challenge: (December 1) This challenge will include bar hanging, bench pressing and stretch running. Points for participation are accumulated for completing each activity. Performance points are also awarded for placing in the top five of each activity.
1. Daily Fitness Center Access: (DAILY) The fitness center is open often. Find a time in your schedule to visit and utilize the equipment. Just a little while a day can make a huge difference in your overall fitness and health.
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