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Friday, December 8,1995 y a vi vvwi? in I 111 n 11 H I Yourroomma hi | ^ i! InIB Nowyouveg HMUmlHimifiH Right about n about everyo suffering fror disease: STR1 how you can I B come out a w I ven though it's the end of jP semester, and at last a ra sunshine is beginning to si through the clouds of classw | and term papers, one ban still stands in the way of HjH average student: exam we And with exams, come stn Fortunately, stress is not a tot bad seed. In fact, stress is a ] of your life every day. Stres our bodies' reactions to van H| events, changes and challenj So when it comes right dowi it, it can be just as stressfu get married as it is to j arrested. But this time of the ye students often start to f overloaded with stress, which can cause emotioi social and physical problems. "Stress is a very individual thing," said L Mohn, director of Health and Wellness Progra at USC. "There is probably a list of hundred different symptoms that can be either physii emotional or behavioral." So as you prepare for exams and then get re to handle the holidays, keep a few of these t from Health and Wellness Services in mind. Organize your day. This has to do with a li thing called time management. Make a sched of your day ahead of time and prioritize your prqje If you have a paper due in two days, it may better to spend more time working on it tl studying for a geology exam next week. Also, try to center yourself on a job until done. If you try to do too many things at once, of them may end up half-done. ne n the same ESS. Read beat tt and jA the Some specific ideas are getting up 15 n y of earlier in the morning, preparing for the c low night before (packing lunch, picking out < rork and organizing books) and writing dow rier schedule. the Don't try to be a superhero. Don't be ;ek. to tell people no. This includes your very own ess. Just because you're home for Christmas < ally mean you have to spend huge amounts ( iart with each and every relative. Remember a is is not quantity. ous And while you're involved with exam! ges. time for other things may be cut back, so be n a to "In this transition time between hon 1 to school, try to have realistic expectations," get said. If you don't have a fantasy family life the year, it doesn't all of a sudden become a i iar, life or the perfect Ward and June Cleaver sit eel We put a lot of stress on Christmas. Trying 1 rial, it as just a nice time to be away from scho maybe not putting as much pressure an the sr isa for it to be ideal may be helpful." ims Eat well, and get enough rest, esp< s of during exams. You'll need to be your bes cal, your best, so don't tax your body during this si time. ady And when you feel tempted to read ;ips fattening snack like cookies or potato chips, something a little different may be the ai ttle "You have to be thinking about some substi ule in advance," Mohn said. "So if you know cts. going to be sitting around, and you like 1 be rather than maybe fighting that urge righi lan make sure you have some healthy snacks a It's going to be a whole lot healthier to eat it's of light microwave popcorn or munch on all sticks, because a lot of times when you eat stress it's not so much you're craving fatter ETC. dilutes junky foods. You want oral lay the something to help the nerve :lothes be very rewarding." n your Exercise. It's cold out) busy, so it may be difficult 1 afraid during exams, family. "Purposely have some al loesn t 25 minutes you're going to t ) and walk around the block or u said. "Then you're getting ex 3 vour you're not just sitting inside Practice being calm. I le and natural to study for exams, Mohn about practicing relaxation, during One way to practice beinj antasy part of your body, starting uation. moving to your head. Also to view and steadily, ol, but Visualization is a very re tuation you have to do is imagine yo that makes you the happie jcially Many people imagine themsel t to do lemonade and listening to I aessful the sand. What a way to st . Get away from it all. 1 i for a . try. important of all. Set aside s< lswer y?u ^ to do, like reading nov models or just listening to n yOU>re This private time is imp eat time and the winter holida; t then, a^er y?u enjoy a hobby for i round, prepared to plunge back int ; a bag events. carrot If you think your life is 1 under the Health and Wellness for i ling or from staff and peer health e ymm \ Owner John Items he sell Shopf at 11i( AMY SBARPA When was you visited a really, truly in a variety of fas that were actu a located on tr Points across f The Unexpect almost unhea As you're w on a bright paperbacks ad cents line the s blown glass b< display and: incense be Unexpected J be taken for a counter-culture sporting smili stick incense, James Dean. When yo Unexpected < generic expecti monastic chor and the incens* niincrpnt Mv J Icons of saints s the wall. Ac plants, candeh things, a propel inspection. Reminded "Needful Thing is more here tl eye. But this si is on the ri Purgatory. John Hart,; a brown bearc cap,opened Orthodox books this Saturday 1995. Thestoi the one hand, such as icons ? devotions stimulation and just theological gui s, so a carrot stick can In San Frar . l_ _ j years ago, ne 1 3ide, and everybody's idea with a frie to get proper exercise a particular! Eastern Orthoc ternatives. Say every moved to Colu ake that study break ^ve P 11*3 33 * the Horseshoe," Mohn UP3^) ercise, a little bit, and fmlb ^er'w , the whole time." bright blue at , ,, outside, tven though it seems ?m, . , students rarely think Hart said. "I , . , , and had resoi % calm is to relax each learning as I g r with your toes and Although T1 try breathing deeply joy has rem through that a ilaxing technique. All period, Hart hi urself doing the thing a business cour st and most relaxed. the store in re Ives on a beach sipping jobless conditi< the waves wash over A f o r m art a calculus exam! language stud rhis may be the most envisioned ov >me time to do things (Signs of hope, rels or putting together majors and erst lusic. Althoug >ortant during exam traditional R yrs. And many times, ^ i while you feel more all but convent j r -i queries over th a studying or family of iconography. ? . ? the sacred a too stressful, stop by ?j g j h nore help and support gen8e of hu] ducators. explains. Tdp junk out on t] they'd pick it 1 B?*? BBP& wi jff ill; i K* j^| J*f ' '"JP^ jl TYSON PETTMREW The Gamecock Hart shows off one of many iconoclastic s at Unexpected Joy in Five Points. )er's heaven awaits i Unexpected Joy LLA Staff Writer inside, and see the real ) the last time treasures/" shop that was The "Junk"to which he iteresting, with refers usually comprises icinating wares attractive handmade objects ally affordable? ?vases, maracas, ash trays, le edge of Five incense burners?of glass, rom Food Lion, wood and various metals. ed Joy fits this It is impossible to separate rd-of bill. the store from this man, as indowshopping the shop is so much an ; Saturday, emanation of the owner's vertised for 50 personality, idewalk, hand- "One of the reasons I )ttles gleam in 0p6ned is I had too man^ now-burning bookg? Rart gaid He alg0 c on s . e showcases abstract and stillriother trend7 life Paintings by his brother, dLnaSbly who dreams of opening a ng brass suns, gallery, and posters of Hart awakens at 5 am. to cull the flea markets, antique u enter The malls and thrift stores of curios loy, however, just stuff that he likes, in itions falter. A hopes that others will, too. us fills the air, Incenses of 120 varieties, i becomes more including three grades of stery abounds, frankincense, as well as myrrh rfown /^mim J ? ?1 ? ?? ?3 ^ - iuuc uuna uuui tuiu Luptu, are uxipurteu iruiu ross shelves, the Middle East, Mexico and *bra and, of all from across the United States, ler beanie await Hart assures his incenses are made of resins: "You won't of the movie find any sticks or cones here.* s, I know there The Unexpectcd Joy ia dan meets the student-friendly, given nres proprietor .^g eciec^ic stock of leisure ^ S1 801 reading, literature, biography, a tall man with refe nce books and even I and stocking textbooks, which students sel] this Eastern food money." store a year ago Language majors have the , in December best digs, with all imaginable re contains, on tomes and translations, worship aids, particularly representing works ? pews, even in German, Italian and Greek il books and Merchandise aside, this des. store already seems to have icisoo about two its own mythology, acquiring thought of the a handful of anecdotes in its nd after seeing relatively brief life. Inon( y impressive recollection, Hart, stil lox store. Hart incredulous, relates how his mbia, selected store stood untouched by s ^Ca^n fire that ravaged neighboring b help from his olinna _ ^ ho painted the ,, j ??n??r One customer descnbec Id yellow logo the store -the ^ of ^ 3d to happen" Points." Hart must contribute was available this estimate, because he trees. I'm just *s one ?f the most affable o along." people I have ever met. be Unexpected If you do venture into The lained open Unexpected Joy, theangstitical one-year ridden Christmas mailas never taken pilgrimage will seem a long se. He opened forgotten nightmare. Anc ssponse to his leave the credit card at home )n- Hart's prices are low. ;r merman Incense usually sells foi ent, he never $1 an ounce> while candles rning a store. range from 25 cents to $2 ESlSfS For a selection of Christmas white slackers!) , . . v tt f gnts combining seasona eaderVthe ^tmospherepemonal wann^ ch, his store is and originality, dont miss ths ional, and one sale this Saturday. Ii e combination Oration of the Feast of the md odd objects Unexpected Joy?the store's od the profane, one-year anniversary ? Han ave a strange W^1 reduce his already m 0 r," Hart abysmally low-priced items >ut all kinds of another 10 percent he sidewalk, Frankincense and myrrh wil up and come sell by the pound.