1993_11 The Daily Collegian November 1993

              tEjje Batlp Collegian
Vol. 101, No. 44
CSU-Fresno
Wednesday, Nov. 3,1993
Students burning candle at both ends
By Stephen Kellogg
StaffWriter
. Between work, school and a meager so¬
cial life Ken Duncan has just about had it
There's so much smff to do every day,"
said Duncan, a 20 year-old liberal studies
major. "I work 12-15 hours a week, 'go to
school all day, I'm barely making it."
Duncan like many other students at CSUF
attributes his current state to being "burned
out"
"About this time every semester I start to
feel like this," Duncan
said, referring to sleep¬
less nights and what
he termed an overall
stressed-out bored
kind of feeling.
"It's like I know I
have a lot of things I
could be doing, but I
just don't feel like do¬
ing them."
Although this time
of the semester is cause
for burnout in some
students for others it is -
simply business as
usual. , ■
"I try to keep up with what I'm doing and
TibT^6VerTwiL>amed'hy eveiytrung,** said
Theresa Mendez, a 21 year-old business
management major.
"I see my friends start to get behind in
their classes and then the stress and anxiety
start to build."
. Sam Gitchel, Health Educator at the
University Health and Counseling Center
said that how an individual chooses to ap¬
proach the things in their lives has a lot to do
with the amount stress they feel.
"Just doing
something you enjoy
doing each day can
relieve stress and
help to avoid
burnout."
—Sam Gitchel
Victor-Oes Roches/Dally Collegian
"It's nice to find a sunny spot Just to relax and study," says senior Chris Vtahavaa,
a liberal studies major. She tries to catch "an hour here, an hour there" to keep
caught up with her work.
'Stress and burnout are often more a
thing," Gitchel said, explaining that if you're
not sleeping enough and not eating a bal¬
anced diet, eventually you will start to feel it
"I started to notice that something was
going on when I stopped eating at home."
said Duncan. "I was eating a lot of crap and
it caught up with me."
Although it is often difficult to tell if
you're in "burnout" there are several warn¬
ing signs which can alert you.
According to Gitchel, headaches, back¬
aches and changes in eating and sleeping
patterns <u e among the most common signs
of high stress or burnout.   \
Other signs of an
overload can be in¬
creased smoking ten- '
dencies, alcohol con¬
sumption and/or drug
use.
Inordertodealwith
the effects of stress or
burnout Gitchel sug¬
gested finding an ac¬
tivity you enjoy doing
each day, and paying
attention to your
physical health.
"Just doing some-
\ thing you enjoy doing
each day can relieve stress and help to avoid
burnout" Gitchel said.
Another suggestion Gitchel gave t'oravoid-
ingburrout is to in control ofthe .;
the things in ones life.
"How much control we have over our
circumstances will often dictate bow much
stress We have." Gitchel said "Often students
are jumping through hoops for someone else."
Although there are several ways of dealing
with burnout and stress on your own, "There
are times when it is more than stress and
everything can become overwhelming,"
Gitchel said. /
In these instances Gitchel suggests that
perception than an absolute" said Gitchel, —    .
emphasizing that good stress management students visit the Health Center. The center is
begins at the preventive stage. open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and
"There is a cyclic nature to the whole Monday-Thursday 2 p.m.*to 4 p.m. ■   -
Lecture series rolls along
By Olivia Reyes
StaffWriter
The University Lecture Series
program, featuring an array of speak¬
ers, is one ofthe few forums existing
in Fresno and links students to the
"outside world," said Joe Ortiz, Ag.
Education major and ULS commit¬
tee member.
"University Lecture Series pro¬
vides campus, community and fac¬
ulty an opportunity to hear renowned
speakers," Ortiz said. "It's ideal for
students tohear what's going on in
the outside world.
•'WhaUtianpensisthatULS giv^sa
student acontact in the outside world."
Susan Vasquez. director of ULS.
said the program includes a commit¬
tee made up of students, faculty,
staff and community members.
The committee examines a list of
possible speakers and decides which
lecturers they want to speak on a
particular date, depending on avail¬
ability, the director said.
The program reaches students,
staff, faculty, and community mem-
lien, she added.
'"University Lecture .Series tries
to meet a.diverse population and
diverse needs," Vasquez said.
"Whether it's Spike Lee, Linda
Chavez, Edward James Olmos; Jack
The program began about lOto 15
years ago, Vasquez said, and during
that time, it has brought 13 to, 20 lec¬
tures a semflller, which included fac¬
ulty speakers.
Today, the forum brings three lec¬
tures a semester.
Tbe decrease in lectures has been
caused by reduced program funding
because of the state budget crisis and
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