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By SHAYLA STUTTS
Staff Writer
When students attend college for
the first time and plan a schedule,
their agenda includes courses with
obvious objectives: history, math,
English and maybe University 101.
In some majors, it's at least two
years before a student actually
explores his major in depth.
For those students who haven't
passed the two-year mark and are
bored with the rigor of classes, or
for those who have begun more
serious studies as upperclassmen
and are still not challenged, college
academic life may lose its spice.
Unique courses for more curious
students are offered by the USC
Honors College. Interested students
should inquire about the academic
requirements if they desire acceptance
to the Honors College.
One class that emerged from
numerous student requests is
Native American Spirituality, which
explores the tribal histories and customs
of the Hopi, Cherokee, Apache
and Lakota nations, with special
attention to their tribal spiritual
pathways.
Journalism senior Svetozar Postic
took Native American Spirituality in
its premiere at USC this past semester
along with 15 other students.
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American Indians have a lot of spiritual
power," Postic said. "The class
was a lot more experiential than I
thought it would be."
Students participated in sweatlodge
ceremonies held at a farm in
Blythewood. Their shamanic journeys
were guided by medicine
man/Professor Kenneth Trogdon.
These journeys included four 20- to
30-minute rounds of chanting, praying
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pouring water over 32 stones placed
in a metal barrel in the middle of
the lodge, similar to a sauna. The
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sticks covered in canvas.
"The Indians used the sweat
lodge before every important event
like Vision Quest and related rites
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Postic said.
Lloyd Raleigh, a Baccalaureus
senior, also took the class. "I was
interested in the Native American
Indians," he said. "It was a positive
experience. We were immersed in a
culture."
A student doesn't have to participate
in the sweat-lodge ceremonies
in order to receive a grade. The ceremonies
may be in conflict with a
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God."
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induces an altered state of consciousness,
or altered brain patterns,
through beating a drum 200 beats
per minute. This method is known
as psychotherapy. "Spirit helpers"
are also contacted to help someone
in need.
"The spirit helpers contacted during
the ceremony have a Christian
counterpart: angels," Postic said.
"Such ceremonies were a way of
life for the Indians."
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Suicide and Literature, another
unique course taught for the first
time this semester. Suicide factors
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Professor Ron Maris said, "The
impetus of the course is my own
interest in the subject. The subject is
presented through the literature of
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especially in light of the Kevorkian
suicides."
Each student keeps a journal on
suicide, writes a suicide note, (joes
an exercise on the role of humor in
suicide and reports on one suicide
case history.
Steven Burritt, a broadcasting
junior, said, "It's been interesting.
Professor Maris does a good job of
interjecting humor into the course,
surprising as that may be." Burritt
plans on working with high school
and middle school children with
drug problems.
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students. William Mould, dean of
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areas which surprise the students.
Students often think they hate a
subject, then they take a stimulating
class and return a year later glad
they took it."
Mould said students with technical-oriented
majors^ often take
courses unrelated to their specified
career. For example, in the Native
American Spirituality class, there is
a political science major, a chemistry
major and a biology/pre-med
major, among others. This proves
that well-rounded student aspirations
are academically healthy.
"We shouldn't stereotype people,"
Mould said. "It is delightful to
see students exploring beyond their
set majors. It is exciting when a student
goes beyond the norm. This is
when learning truly takes place."
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By JENNY McINTYRE
What was your New Year's resolution?
Was it to quit smoking?
Exercise more? Eat healthier? Lose
weight?
So, have you started? If you're
one of those people who make resolutions
only to break them a week
or two later or never start them at
all, you're not alone. Most people
find themselves struggling with
New Year's resolutions sooner or
later...usually sooner.
The following suggestions can
serve as guidelines for determining
reasonable goals and help you on
your way to achieving the ultimate
you.
Start with a list of why you
want to do this.
This serves two functions: to get
you motivated at the beginning and
to keep you motivated when things
don't seem as promising. You may
find that a few weeks into your
program, you may be feeling a little
burned out. A quick read over
your list is a great pick-me-up.
Be clear about what you want to
achieve.
Rather that just saying "I want
to quit smoking," give yourself a
road map for success. Be specific
about your goals. If you want to
quit smoking, great! That is your
major goal. Now write subgoals.
Exactly how are you going to quit?
Set a quit date, find alternative
activities, and write them down.
This gives you a plan to work from
and makes you really think about
all that is involved in your goal.
Set realistic goals.
Nothing is more discouraging
that immediate failure, yet many
people set themselves up for failure
by setting unrealistic goals. If
you've never even jogged around
the block before, you are probably
not going to win this year's
Carolina Marathon, but a lot of
people expect miracles such as this
from themselves. They set their
goals too high and expect too
much too quickly.
Take exercise, for example. Joe
is a non-exerciser who decides he
wants to take up running. He gets
the gear, gets all psyched up and
decides to start running three miles
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John (Joe's twin brother) also
wants to start running, but he sets
his goals a little lower. The first
couple of weeks, he goes out for
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alternating walking and jogging. In
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running in the Copper River
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Reward yourself.
Changing habits takes a long
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may take even longer. It's helpful
to reward yourself for achieving
your mini-goal with something
that's important to you. For the
beginning exerciser, maybe something
that will be beneficial to the
ultimate goal, such as some sports
equipment
Don't beat yourself up.
Everyone makes mistakes,
including slipping up on a behavior-change
plan. You don't have to
be perfect to reach your goal; you
just need to make the better choices
most of the time. Take a step
back, look at what didn't go as
planned and figure out what to do
about it next time. RELAX! (Nuff
said.)
Use your resources.
USC has a wealth of resources.
Campus Recreation sponsors aerobic
classes throughout the week,
and the PE Center has much to
offer for the indoor and outdoor
athlete. The Open Door Drop-In
Center provides peer counseling on
a variety of health issues, including
an eight-week weight-loss program.
The Counseling and Human
Development Center offers one-onone
counseling as well as classes
on reducing stress and other personal
development issues.
Best of luck, don't give up, and
have a healthy day!
Jenny Mclntyre is a graduate
assistant with Health <& Wellness
Programs in the Thomson Student
Health Center.
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