fL-L-j Collegian
DECEMBER 12,1985
If you follow the right guidelines,
you can improve your test taking skills
by Lynn Litterine
You knew the material cold,
but with -the words “You may
start,” you stopped. Your mind
went blank. Your hands began to
sweat. Your heart raced.
What a shame! The test was
designed to determine what you
knew, and you knew a lot. But
you clutched so you were unable
to show it.
Most people feel a bit nervous
before an exam, and that may
even give a desirable edge to their
performance. However, extreme
anxiety or panic will hamper it.
What gets in the way, according
to Steven Batoff of Philadelphia,
is non-specific anxiety. Batoff, a
Rock climbing around the Gorge
in a twenty-five foot fall
results
by Sue Nathans in the Gorge. - Rain which had
Collegian Staff Writer been falling for approximately
At 4 p.m. on Nov. 19, Sam, two weeks had ceased, leaving the
Jim, and Matt went rock climbing Gorge very wet.
by Gregory D. Goldsmith
Collegian Staff Writer
There are a variety of reasons
why colleges should sponsor
blood drives.
In the Erie Community, 1500 to
1600 units of blood are needed
every month. Physicians and
researchers have uncovered new
psychologist, provides stress
management counseling in his
practice.
“If you find yourself thinking,
‘What if this happens,’ or ‘What
if that happens,’ you have a
generalized fear in which you have
to account for the possibility of
anything,” he says. “You are not
reacting to a specific threat that
you can deal with.”
Rehearsal is one way to take the
what-ifs out.
“Practice test-taking with a
similar instrument,” Batoff says.
“If you’ve taken a College Board
test four times before, it will be
that much easier when you go in
for the real one the fifth time.
You’ll still be nervous about dif-
ways to save lives using com
ponents of blood.
Another factor which con
tributes to the increasing demand
for new blood donors is the rising
average age of our population.
People 65 and older comprise
more than 20 percent of all
hospital patients, but they use up
wards of 40 percent of all blood
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ficult questions, but you’re not
going to have that generalized fear
that anything might happen.”
Follow a specific routine in
preparing for a test, he says.
“Routine tends to build con
fidence, and the test becomes an
end product of a whole work
task.”
Batoff also advises against
cramming.
“lt’s bad to study right up to
the time of the test. Ten horns of
studying over two weeks is better
than 10 hours of studying the day
before the test. Over two weeks,
you have time to integrate the
material, to tie the new facts to
your existing body of informa
At about 4:20 p.m. that wetness
caused Sam Avampado to plunge
25 feet into the Gorge’s creek,
breaking both his heels and slight
ly spraining his ankles.
Somewhere around 4:35 p.m.,
Matt Stebick, first semester,
Metallurgy, alerted Avampado’s
Resident Assistant of the pro
blem. Francis Greene, Lawrence
R;A., accompanied by a few other
students, rounded up blankets
and proceeded to the Gorge.
Greene said that he had planned
to try and carry Sam from the
Gorge and escort him to the
hospital personally. Greene had
never before been ir. the Gorge.
After arriving at the top of the
Gorge and seeing that there was
no way possible to retrieve Avam
pado without help, Greene alerted
campus security at 5:13 pan.
Security proceeded to the Gorge
to determine the exact location of
the injured party and what equipt-
essful at Behrend
transfused. Thus it is easy to trib
recognize why the need for blood ir
donors is increasing.
The blood that is collected on
the Bloodmobile at area colleges is
very important to the total pro
gram of the Community Blood
Bank’s overall effort. Students
will have the opportunity to leam
about blood and a chance to con-
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Division merge proposed
by Mark Wuerthele
Collegian Staff Writer
A proposal for a new school containing the divisions of Humanities
and Social Sciences has been proposed.
Majors that are currently under the College of Business such as
humanities and social sciences will be implemented into a seperate
college.
Provost and Dean, Dr. John Lilley, is strongly in favor of the new
change. “The faculty of the humanities and social sciences is outstan
ding here at Behrend. Students who are humanities and social science
oriented may become even more involved if there is a separate school
for their field of study.”
Lilley stressed the fact that this is actually not a merge, it is a proposal
for a new school. “We must let students be aware of the fact that this is
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ment was needed to retrieve him.
After determining the location of
the accident an ambulance was
called. The time was 5:21 p.m. An
ambulance arrived at the scene at
5:31 p.m.
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tribute to the actual saving of lives
in their community. The persons
that organize a blood drive will
work on a cooperative project
that will bring a sense of ac
complishment that comes from a
very important job well done.
In an attempt to help the Com
munity Blood Bank of Erie, the
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VOLUME XXXIV NUMBER 7
Inside
Semester Calendar
may change to
14 weeks .pg. 2
Donald Kaul featured
during spring
semester. pg. 5
Comment on “Com
parable Worth” pg. 6
Spring Break
getaways pg* 9
Lady Cubs capture
tourney pg* H