October 24,1985 Page Five editorial opinion Take advantage! I recently had the pleasure of viewing an event in Behrend’s expansive Cultural Series. On October 15, NORTH WIND swept the Reed Lecture Hall with its blend of jazz, blues and folk music. The per formance was exceptional. Unfortunately, attendance was less than exceptional. The Lecture Hall was less than half full. And I must say that em barassment overcame me since this ensemble, NORTH WIND, sells out throughout the U.S. I understand that not everyone on *and around Behrend Campus enjoys jazz as much as I, but I simply can not understand why people do not take advantage of cultural entertainment. Behrend’s Cultural Series offers diversified events each month—and usually they are free. What more can a college student ask for than entertain ment to take them away from their trials and tribulations— not to mention FREE enter tainment. Such events en courage a ‘break-away’ from the books and are vital in enriching a student’s college experience. I can’t figure out what turns on college students. If you don’t like the events offered, make a suggestion to Student Activities. No one hears a silent thought or suggestion. the Penn State-Behrend jCollegian Feature Editor Jack Horner Business Manager Joe Kuvshinikov Sports Editor Jim Parachini Photo Coordinator Napoleon Birch Ad Managers Dan King Advisor Robert DiNicola Steve Roney staff Jim Cooper Barbara Golden Greg Goldsmith Travis Goines Paul Kitchen Mailing Address - Behrend Collegian, Station Road, Erie, PA 16563 Office located in Reed Union Bulding Office Hours - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Monday through Friday Phone: 898-6221 Opinions expressed by the editors and staff of the Penn State-Behrend Collegian are not necessarily those of the University Administration, faculty, or the student body. I say support the arts. Let your appreciation for these events grow. 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The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for length, and to reject letters if they are libelous or do not conform to stan dards of good taste. Postal Information: The Behrend Collegian (898-6221) is published fourteen times annually (seven times during each academic semester at The Behrend College) by the students of The Behrend College; The Reed Union Building, Station Road, Erie, PA 16563. Member of The Press Association Editor Paula Maus Roni Sue Kowal Suzanne Nathans Barrett Parker Karen R. Pastorik Greg Rathbun Editorial Policy Sue Rattenbury Robert Roth Lisa Scherer Patrick Schlipf Tracy Simmons REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY CASS Student Advertising, Incorporated 1633 West Central St. Evanston, Illinois 60201 reader opinion: added stress by Michael Eric Wimms Collegian Staff Writer We all have a common enemy that is associated with our every day lives. Eash of us may handle the situation differently, but sooner or later we all deal with stress. Stress is an unfortunate and omnipresent reminder that things can either work for us or against us. We can never completely eliminate stress, but there are things that we can do to help us relieve much of the pressure that stress forces us to deal with. I constantly hear people voicing their discontent with the stressful situations that they axe forced to contend with. Many times the sources of their ill feelings arise from the pressure of school life. Tests, grades, club responsibilities and personal relationships are just a few of the many daily things that accumulate and build until Tammie Starcher Dave Stolnacker Matthew Sullivan Anne Waskowitz Michael Wimms Mark Wuerthele the boiling point is finally reached and most of us explode. How many times have we heard a friend or even ourselves com plain about a killer test thats com ing up? This killer test usually turns out to be worth half your grade and is given two days after the late drop deadline. A situation such as this is enough to make you want to pull out all your hair, at the roots. I am not about to go on and list the many things that that promote stress. I am instead going to discuss ways in which we can relieve some of the pressures. When my week has been par ticulary rough I like to take time out and converse with someone, anyone. Talking, to me, is the oldest and most effective form of communication. I am sure we can all find someone who will be will ing to listen to what we have to say, but we have to make an effort to-find them and be willing to tell them our troubles. I also like to listen to music, because it has the power to soothe the mind. Music allows ones mind to drift to some treasured memory that will make one feel extremely content. Not all music is good for this purpose, but I am sure we all have a song opinion we like that is appropriate. On Wednesday, October 16, the Behrend College Christian Association held an informal gathering called IMPACT. They dealt with the topic of stress and how to better deal with its effects. Among other things they outlined the use of prayer and the part God plays in helping us to better relate to stress. I am not saying religion is the best or worst way to deal with stress, but it is a very good option, one I would highly consider. There are many ways to deal with stress but its just a matter of “different strokes for diffemt folks.” No matter how you choose to treat the onset of stress you have to realize there is no escape. You can take a temporary vacation from society with alcohol or drugs, but they only cloud the issue and add to the pro blem. Escape is definitely not the answer, finding out how to cope is. The main point is that their are outlets out there that can effec tively help us to deal with “added stress”; all we have to do is to find the one that bests suits us. There is no reason why we have to deal with stress alone.
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