Male student plays vital role at Health and Wellness Center by Sarah Orr staff writer Although he is a very busy student, you may have seen him diligently working behind the desk or elsewhere at the Penn State Behrend Health and Wellness Center. His name is Jerod Bollard, a sth semester Management and Information Systems major, who holds a work study position at Health and Wellness. He brings a male presence to the otherwise female staff, not including the Health and Wellness peer educators. Jerod has not always been a dedicated Health and Wellness worker. He had been working with the Theater Set Design, but un fortunately due to class scheduling conflicts last semester, Jerod was forced to look for employment elsewhere. So, after searching In addi- PHOTO BY BECKY WEINDORF [ion to this While working at the Heatlh and Welness Center, Jerod Bollard helps to work, Jerod keep the reception area tidy and organized stays active through a list of possible options, Jerod de- by participating as a member of the MIS club cided that the Health and Wellness center was and as a pledge of Delta Sigma Pi, Behrend's a good choice. Part of his attraction to the job Professional Business Fraternity. was the fact that he was hoping to find a job that involved some deskwork. Much to his ex- Want to advertise your ['cony business? The Healthy Livin g pa g e is a supplement that runs every month and is read Ly over 3,500 students. The next Healthy Livin g will run in January. Get your ads in now! Call 898-6488 or email us at Lel-ircoll.2@aol.com On The Lighter Side Katie Galley Food, family omelet with cheese, when all of a sudden my vision got blurry and I went blind. I couldn't see or hear anything and I completely freaked out my friend that was The actual holiday of Christmas may only standing in line with me, not to mention the be two days in length, but the 'Sparkle omelet guy. Season,' as it is called in Pittsburgh, runs I somehow made it back to my table and from mid-November until January. That's was feeling better and had my vision back close to two months of food, fun, spirits, within twenty minutes, however the scare family craziness and general insanity in the that it gave me was enough to send me to shopping malls. It's enough to give anyone Saint Vincent's Medical Center the next day. a heart attack. At the hospital, after about five hours in the And being a student at this time isn't much better. On top of everything else we have to do to get ready for Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa, we have to worry about finals and the end of the semester. If that's not stress, then I don't know what is. And it's the stress of the season that really gets people down. Last year at this time my level of holiday cheer was at an all time low. I didn't even put up our family Christmas tree until two days before Santa This year is much better; I am feeling festive, but still stressed. And I want to talk briefly about an incident that happened a week before Thanksgiving break that put the words 'stress relief' into a new perspective for me. I was standing in Dobbins on a Sunday afternoon, about to get my brunch time Healthy living citement, he did. He has been employed with the Health and Wellness Center for two se mesters. Jerod comments that some of the benefits of working there are the nice people, the unpredictability, and enough work to keep him fairly busy. He works very closely with an other employee of the Health and Wellness Center, Melanie Smail. He says that 95 percent of the work that flows his way comes from Melanie. Jerod fills his mornings by filing paper work, answering telephones, and running errands. He is the general "go to" guy. Jerod is also extremely sensitive to the needs and situations of all of the callers that phone the Health and Wellness Center. Jerod sums up his experience work ing there by saying, " 1 enjoy the challenge of helping each per- ER, it was determined that I had a fainting spell, and since all my blood tests came back fine, it was said to probably be from stress. And even though the doctors were fine with this diagnosis, it still scared the crap out of me. I didn't particularly FEEL stressed out, but after I got back from the hospital and I had time to let it all sink in, and I thought it through, I guess I had been stressed. I figured out that between school, a new job, family, the newspaper and about a hundred other things that I was not only a Type A personality, but under a great deal of stress. And the two don't combine well. Now throw the holidays in that mix. How do I pay for presents for the family and friends when I work nine hours a week? When do I go shopping for all the presents in college a son that calls or comes through the door." He emphati cally en dorses the efforts of any student who would be consid- ering a work study position with Health a n d Wellness, recom- mending the job to anyone. and the holidays...surviving the stress when I don't even have time to sleep these next two weeks? It all adds up to make a very stressed out student. So what can be done to relieve the stress so you don't end up fainting in your omelet or eggnog? There are several things that while may seem like common sense, they are very practical and will help get you through until the New Year. Eat sensibly. I know that this is the absolute hardest thing to do during the holidays, and I am a huge culprit of improper nutrition in December due to the fact that my aunt makes the best Christmas cookies in the world and my grandparents make the best stuffed cabbage in the universe. But I might try something different this year, moderation. And not only moderation, but choosing the best foods for my body. Instead of three helpings of the stuffed cabbage, I'll only have one and then have some of the roast turkey that usually goes untouched until the midnight cravings. I'll have the s'mashed potatoes and corn without butter and just a little salt, and I'll eat the pumpkin pie rather than the apple or chocolate. Believe it or not, pumpkin puree is actually very low in fat and calories when prepared properly, as are the potatoes and the turkey that I mentioned above. Other foods that will fill you up while keeping you healthy are sweet potatoes and eggnog, as long as you stick to the low fat kind. Just be sure to use the spiced rum in it sparingly. Take time for yourself. This is extremely hard for me during the holidays. I am only home for a limited amount of time and everyone that I haven't seen while I have been away at school crawls out of the woodwork and wants to 'hang out' which usually involves spending money that I do not have. Not to mention that after I get back from break, between work, 'hanging out' and general holiday festivities, I feel like I need another break. I am usually so tired when I get back here on campus that it seems detrimental to even have gone home. So say 'no thank you' when you feel overwhelmed, and don't feel bad about etb for further nfo oti sites i nfo rm ation wtvw.leavesiocull A fun site where you can buy all kinds of teas that help relieve stress. You can also get recipies and articles - httpsiiliase.s.m,rrAslarbi)hysicsilatohlud ,-striosstralietittirk„. - • A hysterical 4,,t4r,A, provides *outs of stress , relief with Virtualbubblewrap;llinea4 nB w',the hampster euace and Serie ether really doing it. Get enough sleep. Another obvious statement, but the week before I almost did a header into my omelet, I had about five hours less of sleep per night than I normally got. I just kept saying that I would catch up over break, and look where that got me. Another five hours in the ER, and we have just determined that we all have too much to do on breaks to worry about sleep. So when you feel tired, go to sleep! Don't stay up partying every night like it's 1999. Save it all for the night it turns into 2001. The REAL Y2K. But that's a whole other story. The holidays can be a great time, as long as you remember to kick back and actually enjoy the free time. Don't stress too much these next couple of weeks of classes and have a great Sparkle Season!
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