Stress doesn't stop after finals

Classes are over! You should feel relief and be able to relax -- right? Apparently, that doesn't prove true for many college students. The article "Helping College Students Deal with Stress During Winter Break" discusses many types of stress students experience over the winter break and offers strategies for coping.

Tarleton Libraries wish you all a safe, happy, and reduced stress holiday!

Today in History: December 7

Today in History: December 7: "Air Raid on Pearl Harbor On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. The attack sank three other ships and damaged many additional vessels. More than 180 aircraft were destroyed. A hurried dispatch from the ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief Pacific, to all major navy commands and fleet units provided the first official word of the attack at the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base. It said simply: AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL."

What do you think? Call Mom & Dad?

Many colleges and universities are reluctant to reach out to parents when there are signs of trouble, such as a missing or potentially suicidal student. Citing a federal law meant to protect student privacy, many schools rope off young people's records from parents and authorities. But in one area, administrators are increasingly exploiting an exception in the law that allows them to reach out: drinking and drugs. A growing number of colleges, such as Texas Tech and Ohio University, are deciding to call mom and dad about underage drinking and illegal drug use, often at the very first signs of trouble.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119690910535115405-Cv0wTZ_BMaCF7joUpFDoQDBSn9A_20081205.html?mod=rss_free

(Taken from the Kept-up Librarian)

What do you think? Should college administrator's have the right to contact your Mom & Dad?

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Increasing the likelihood of YOUR college success

• Are you known as “conscientious and hard-working”? If you are, congratulations! This may be a better indicator of success in college than your SAT scores. See the whole article at http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1329
  
  
• Do you hate those group project assignments? --Don’t! "Students learn better and develop higher-level skills by participating in cooperative (team) activities...”, according to a study at Penn State.
  See the whole article at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071105095721.htm
  
  
• A timely question with finals looming:
  “Will an all-nighter actually help your grade on a test? The correct answer is ‘no’”.
  Read whole article All Nighters Equal Lower Grades at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071130162518.htm
  
  

And this is too late for you, but pass it on to your younger connections:

• “Students with the most rigorous high school preparation in mathematics perform significantly better in college courses in biology, chemistry, and physics.”
  The whole article is available at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/0700726142071.htm