FOMO got the best of you.
FOMO (n.): Fear Of Missing Out.
FOMO is the expression used to describe the fear that if you
don’t go to a party or event, you will miss something great. It
is the little devil standing on your shoulder. Let’s face it, at one
point this past semester, fomo has beat out your conscience.
Especially in a college environment, there is always an
alternative to studying. “No matter how much I don’t want to go
out or know I shouldn’t, the feeling of knowing that other people
are having fun is what keeps me from going against my own
will,” said sophomore Bia Jurema.
Fler suggestion? “Remove yourself from an environment where
people are getting ready to go out and get off of Facebook.
Mobile uploads are the catalyst of all FOMO.”
It’S called “Club Belk”
for a reason.
Sure, Mom and Dad will be overjoyed when
you say you were in the library all night, but
just because you’re in a library doesn’t mean
you’re necessarily getting anything done. If
you know you aren’t going to study while at
Belk, don’t go. There are other places that
are underrated and free of distraction.
Some popular study spots around Elon
include Koury Business Center, Acorn Coffee
Shop, Fireside Lounge in Moseley, Irazu
Coffee Shop and Lindner Reading Room.
Find your spot and get to work!
we live and we learn
Whether in class or not, as college students we are
constantly learning. Sometimes there is only one way
to learn: the hard way. With the semester winding
down and New Years just around the corner, it is a
critical time to reflect on the first half of the year and
what went right, what went wrong and where we can
go from here.
You weren’t as involved on
campus as you’d like to be.
Now that you're in the swing of things, there’s no
excuse not to oe involved. With more than 200
itiors. there's something for
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Even though you received a
syllabus on the first day of
class providing you with every
assignment and deadline, every
time you turn the page of your
planner, a new deadline seems
to appear out of nowhere.
Procrastination is a college
student’s worst enemy and one
of the biggest contributions
to the undeniable sleep
deprivation among students.
Putting things off until the last
minute adds stress, takes away
from sleep and reduces quality
of work.
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deadlines tar in advance in
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amount ol time to complete
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Angelique Kyhakos
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
You spread
yourself too thin.
It’s an old saying: don’t
bite off more than you can
chew. If you found yourself
overwhelmed last semester
and struggling to balance
everything on your plate,
make a list of priorities and
decide where you should
cut back. Maybe this
semester you think twice
about volunteering to chair a
philanthropy event, or signing
up for e\ ery student media.
Your resume will be just fine.
In fact, many employers
would rather see you
focused on few er relevant
a:id ""bO'tant activities than
soattereo acess the board.
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