Dear stressed student: You aren’t alone
Katelyn Eddington
January 16, 2020
I had a great break. It was relaxing and fun, and I was so stress-free. I had forgotten how the feeling of being stress-free was. Then I got back and became a big ball of nervous stress, a ticking time bomb, if you will. I jumped right back into work, which I love doing, and then I jumped back into classes,...
Napping sounds good right about now
Megan Keane, Columnist
December 4, 2019
Finals are upon us. For some of us, this week has been full of struggle and stress and big papers, projects, and presentations. Some of us have been studying tirelessly as a preventive measure to not have to stress later. That’s the smart, right activity to do. Meanwhile, some of us are stressing...
Prioritize health as much as school
Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist
April 16, 2019
With finals around the corner and presentations and projects due in a few weeks, don’t forget to relax. These past two weeks have been killer. I have four presentations in one week coming up, and I just want to remind everyone, including myself, to relax. Prioritizing your biggest projects first is...
STAFF EDITORIAL: Cherish this week, keep working hard, stay optimistic
Staff Editorial
April 7, 2019
This week is one that all of us at Eastern need to cherish and enjoy while it lasts. There are a lot of things that will be coming up soon, and this week can provide us all with the opportunities to relax while we can. There are only four weeks left in the semester before the long-awaited summer break, a...
College 101: How to relieve stress
Elizabeth Wood, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
Stress is in the air this week as midterm deadlines begin to loom over student’s heads. Various assignments and tests accumulate on top of desks and inside book bags that only their owners can seem to sort through. However, students do not have to trudge through stress alone. Graduate assistant Emmanuel...
What to do when life is uncertain, time flies
February 10, 2019
Tomorrow, you are one day closer to the next chapter of your life. The day after that, you have graduated college and are on to your first job. And finally, the day after that, you have little grandchildren running around and are retired at a beach home in Florida with your significant other. Yes...
Take a break before you break down
Staff Editorial
February 6, 2019
It’s no secret; college students are stressed out. There’s a lot of pressure put on us, and there’s a lot of pressure we put on ourselves, to excel in classes, find jobs soon after graduation, pay our bills and loans quickly and dedicate whatever time we have left to having some semblance of a so...
Students to de-stress before final exams
Mercury Bowen, Entertainment Reporter
November 28, 2018
With final exams coming up, students will have the opportunity to take part in crafts, food and a viewing of a movie Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. “It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Finals” will be hosted by the University ...
Prioritize school at this time of the semester
Megan Keane, Columnist
November 7, 2018
I’ve said it once, and I’ll continue to say it a thousand more times: this semester is insanely busy. I have—what seems like—a paper due every other day, several short stories to read nightly and a couple of projects a week. There’s barely time to breathe. So, what did I decide to do? Get a...
Taking the time for self care is worth it
Megan Keane, Columnist
October 24, 2018
It’s officially that point in the semester where I forget I’m a human being. Symptoms of this include: running on two hours of sleep, slurping down coffee like a fiend, realizing you started reading a book for fun FOUR WEEKS AGO, forgetting which day of the week it is frequently, having trouble ...
Don’t get too stressed over midterms
Staff Editorial
October 4, 2018
Midterms start next week, and most college students are probably stressing out right now. It will be fine. Just take a breath and figure out what you are going to do. Do not drink too much this weekend; we at The Daily Eastern News feel that schoolwork should be prioritized over drinking and socia...
College classes can relieve stress, too
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
September 9, 2018
Everyone thinks college is supposed to be stressful and that it sucks the life out of you. There are definitely times when you probably want to give up or just throw your work down in anger because you do not know what to do or how to feel. Everyone can tell you to schedule time for yourself or to ...
