Relaxation Group Helps Students Cope
Two groups of Brevard College
students meet once a week to
train themselves in self
relaxation under the direction of
Drs. Sherry Bowers and Abe
Klein.
A relaxation group first
met last year as an interest ses
sion for the psychology club. Soon
afterwards the club was called a
Hypnosis group. However, with
students’ misconceptions of the
meaning of hypnosis, the group
again changed its name, and is
now referred to its current name.
The group has basically two
goals. The first is to have positive
thoughts about something that
you had never felt positively
toward before. The second is to
relax and relieve tension and
stress.
With Drs. Bowers and Klein as
advisors, the group meets for an
hour every Wednesday to discuss
such issues as study habits,
alcohol, sleep, and diet.
Each individual’s goals are
discussed and imagined. Visual
imagery, says Dr. Bowers, is us
ed to place a picture in the mind;
then one should concentrate total
ly on this picture with regards to
its positive aspects.
According to Dr. Bowers, this
positive picture may lead to
positive suggestions and thoughts
which aid in solving problems. Or
it could result in coming closer to
one’s goals.
Both of these goals are aimed
at helping the student cope with
college-academically, socially
and personally.
During an average session,
students are told to get into a
comfortable position, and they
are instructed to imagine their
muscles are “melting” in order
to achieve a state of relaxation.
Following this step, Dr. Bowers
reads a story (or makes up one)
and the entire group visualizes
the story. The story contains
positive connotations to improve
the student’s thoughts about his
or her problems or goals.
Participants are taught self
relaxation techniques so that
they may relax at any desired
time. Several students said their
training at these sessions has
helped them get to sleep. Others
stated the training aids them
before tests.
SHARING GROUP
A second group which meets
regularily on campus is a “shar
ing group”. This group’s goal is
to develop a “group spirit” by
sharing concerns and supporting
one another, Dr. Bowers explain
ed.
Dr. Klein urges the par
ticipants to develop a feeling of
committment for the group. He
believes that consistency is an
essential ingredient to have a
successful session.
This group gathers in Dr.
Klein’s office and discusses
anything a student wishes to talk
about, thus helping to alleviate
college stress.
“Those who come always fe^ a
sense of relief,” stated Dr. Klein.
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Volume 50 Brevard College Tuesday, March 29, 1983 Brevard, NC 28712
Issue 8
BC Student Elections
Set For Thursday
By Phil Monte
The Student Government
Association has mainly been busy
lately planning the upcoming
election of executive officers for
next year. A new Student Govern
ment Association President,
Social Board Vice-President, and
Judicial Board Vice-President
must all be elected for 1984-85, A
president, and vice-president of
each dormitory must also be
elected said current SGA Presi
dent David Mobley.
All candidates must have at
least a 2.3 or better grade point
average to be eligible to run for
election. Actual campaigning
began last Friday.
The election will be held this
Thursday in the lobby of the
cafeteria during lunch hours of 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. No election
posters may be exhibited inside
the lobby of the cafeteria, or
anywhere within 50 feet of the
polling pole on election day. All
campaigning posters and adver
tisements must be removed from
the campus before this Friday.
Dormitory elections shall take spring? The BC community thought it was ear-
nl,mced'^by\hf curTL” dorm ly last week...until Wednesday night when “Old Man
president. To sign up, students Winter” returned for a two-inch encore.
Sophomore Monta Davis sizes up classmate Lewis
Monroe for graduation cap and gown as e
Sophomore Class prepares for the upcoming
graduating ceremonies which will take place Sun ay,
May 8. About 151 sophomores hope to earn their
degrees.
should see the current president
of the dorm they intend to live in
next year. Campaigning may
begin on Friday,
Wind Ensembk
Performs Tonight
The 50-member Brevard Col
lege Wind Ensemble will present
a spring concert in Dunham
Auditorium tonight at 8:15 p.m.
Under the direction of Dr. John
Upchurch, this musical group
will perform a program of selec
tions which are sure to please
even the most demanding au
dience.
The program opens with the
Overture to the opera. The Poet
And Peasant, by von Suppe. This
highly technical, and musically
demanding work contracts raped
scales with waltz themes in the
style of Johann Strauss.
Following the overture, the
percussion section will be feature
in a work by the late John Barnes
Chance, entitled Incantation And
Dance.
The ensemble will also perform
melodies from the popular
musical Annie.
The program concludes with
the Finale from the New World
symphony by Dvorak.
Attendance to tonight’s perfor
mance is free.
Peace/Security Group
Sponsors Essay Contest
Are you a PEACEMAKER in
this troubled nuclear age? Can
you tell someone else why you
are?
Transylvanians for Peace and
Security is sponsoring an essay
contest for Brevard College
students to express themselves
on this topic. Contestants should
submit 500-600 word manuscripts
which deal subjectively and
specifically about their percep
tion of the world they live in, their
responsiblity for being a
peacemaker, and what they are
presently doing or willing to do to
be a part of peacemaking in the
world. The judges seek nitty-
gritty realities, not philosophical
vagaries.
Forty dollars worth of books or
magazine subscription of the win
ner’s choice will be awarded to
1st and 2nd place papers. All wor
thy documents will be published,
and authors invited to read or
share their work at designated
meetings. Each participant will
be presented with a Certificate of
Recognition.
Entries will be judged on ideas
and clarify, not literary perfec
tion. Students who do research in
preparing their papers should
document thpir soiirccs. The
seriousness with which a student
researches his idea will weigh in
the prize determination.
Documentation need not be
limited to current research; it
may include previous reading
matter that has been an in
fluence.
Manuscripts should be submit
ted to Mr. Preston Woodruff
(M.G. 235) by April 15th, Please
include a self-address stamped
envelope if return of the paper is
desired.