December 6,1995
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Campus Health
Cure for study blues
By Paige Layno
It’s time to lock ourselves up and
pore over textbooks and class notes.
Long hours in the library await us as we
prepare for teachers’ torturous tests.
Studying shouldn’t be so painful, audit
doesn’t have to be. With a little creativ
ity, along with some caffeine and will
power, you can pass those exams with
out enduring all kinds of stress along
the way.
If you’re like me, the sounds of
silence don’t exactly soothe you. Buzz
ing fluorescent library lights don’t set
a great tone for my study routine ei
ther. I prefer to have a little back
ground noise; it’s nice to know some
people are having fun even if I’m not.
The Third Place Coffeehouse on
Glenwood Ave. and Paradigm Coffee
in Cary are great, relatively quiet places
to curl up with your notes on mitosis
and Krebs cycle. The Tudor Rose Tea
Room in Cameron Village is virtually
empty from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Monday
through Friday. Grab your favorite Brit
ish authors and have a nice pot of Earl
Grey and a scone—-what better place
to read the wit and wisdom of Jane
Austen?
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when
you face five exams in as many days. A
good way to handle the plethora of
materials is to block offa study time for
each class. Whether you prefer the
peace and quiet of a library or the
stimulating activity of a coffee shop,
take only those books for which exam
you are studying. When the bell gets
ready to toll for that Western Civ exam,
pull out your maps and notes from Dr.
Novak and leave everything else be
hind. Somehow it’s not as hopeless to
face one class at a time rather than a
towering stack of books.
If you remember to nurture your
self as you nurture your mind, exams
will “pass” by you like a crowd of
Christmas shoppers. Don’t cram, and
don’t wait until the last minute. And as
William Shakespeare said, ‘“Beguilethe
time and feed your knowledge.”
The Acorn (Meredith’s own literary and art maga
zine) is taking submissions for this year’s edition.
If you like to write poetry or short fiction, or if you
have art or photography that you feel should be
published, the Acorn needs you! Submissions can
be placed in the box by the English and history
office in foyner or in Cate Center. If you have any
questions, call Deanna at 859-3819.
Attention Meredith
Students:
Have you heard about the
network services (E-mail and
Internet) available on
campus? If you are
registered for 3 or more
credits please call 829-2363
and register for your
network training class.
Classes offered by the office
of Technology Services.
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