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THE DAILY COUGAR SPECIAL SECTION
Finalsedition
Hang in there
What not to do
Finals Mania provides ways to ease test stress
These common mistakes prove costly to fi nal grades
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THE DADD ILYLL COUOO GUU AGG R SPECIAL SECTION
Finalsedition
Hang in there
What not to doWhatWhat notnot to doto do
Finals Mania provides ways to ease test stress
These common mistakes prove costly to final grades
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
FINALSEDITIONAdvertising supplement to The Daily Cougar
SECTION EDITORS Bethel Glumac, Samantha Wong
COPY EDITORS Max Gardner, Amanda Hilow,
Elizabeth Jimenez
COVER PHOTO Bethel Glumac
PRODUCTION Andres Garcia, Farah Hasnie, Paul
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ADVERTISING Michelle Alvarez, Michelle Hernandez,
Christina Ilonzeh, Gabriela Padilla
How many times this semester have you stopped and asked “Why am I in school?”The tireless nights, never-ending list of assignments and tests
as well as fi nals don’t seem worth it sometimes. This semester left us won-dering that many times, until attending an International Business class. The whole point of the class was to learn that as countries around the world interacted more with each other, they
advanced in many ways: gross domestic product rose, income per person increased and the infant mortality rate dropped. These nations discovered that a basic, but powerful, part of a strong economy was us — students. Being in school means we are investing in our future. So if at any time during the next two weeks you are wondering if the late, sleepless, caffeine-fi lled nights are worth it, remember what was said here.In this edition, you can fi nd puzzles galore, on-campus and holiday events to keep you occupied, why caffeine isn’t always bad for you, and much more. Also, don’t forget to check out the online section about how technology can improve study habits.
Editors’ Note
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Amanda Hilow
FINALS EDITION
With the end of the semester only a few days away and the stress from finals hitting students, the University has taken strides to pro-vide fun activities around campus as convenient stress outlets.
Students are encouraged to take the occasional study break and socialize with some friends.
Last week, the University Center hosted everything from karaoke to poetry slams to a comedy show with Gina Yashere. Today, the hype will culminate at the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library with
board games and late-night pan-cakes cooked by UH staff.
“It’s all a part of Finals Mania, a tradition at UH that happens twice a year to provide a quick break for students,” said Richard Zagrzecki, communications coordinator of Auxiliary Services.
Hosted each semester by Uni-versity Services, Dining Services and UH Libraries, Finals Mania will kick off with an appearance by Shasta and the UH marching band performing a series of school-spirited songs and will have eight pancake stations available for students.
“After you get your pancakes, you come out to the topping sta-tion. You can get strawberries, whipped cream, butter or syrup,” said Billy Garner, marketing coor-dinator of Auxiliary Services.
The pancake stations will be sponsored and staffed by
representatives from the Student Government Association, Adminis-tration and Finance, Student Affairs, Staff Council, Faculty Senate, the library, the Provost’s Offi ce and the Department of Advancement.
Monster Energy Drink will offer free beverages for those students who are having problems staying awake to study, and Citywide Mas-sage will provide free chair mas-sages for anyone who needs help winding down.
“The library purchased a num-ber of popular board games that will be set out on tables in the study areas,” Zagrzecki said in a press release. “Then, as quickly as it all started, they’ll head back to their on-campus housing, apartments and homes to continue studying for fi nal exams.”
The event will take place from 9 to 11 p.m. and will be open to all students with their student IDs.
Christopher SheltonFINALS EDITION
Final exams and stress are synonymous to senior corporate communications major Sarah Bell — asking if the two are related is a silly question in her mind.
Bell said she keeps the stress of final exams from reaching an overwhelming level by rewarding herself after reaching milestones while studying.
“I treat myself. After I get done
with a paper or halfway done, I stop and take a break. Rewarding yourself for being studious is the best way to go about it,” Bell said. “I watch ‘How I Met Your Mother’ for 20 minutes because it’s good to rejuvenate your brain instead of cram, cram, cram.”
For some, like senior music edu-cation major Jaime Ramos, physical well-being supplements studying. He often visits the Campus Recre-ation and Wellness Center. Without his weight-lifting workout regiment, Ramos said he wouldn’t be able to relieve as much stress or offset the pressure of fi nals as well.
“It’s a nice way to take out the energy of stress and put it toward something that’s benefi cial to my health,” Ramos said. “It’s a nice way
to get away from everything and clear your mind.”
Different departments at UH are contributing to lowering stu-dent stress. The University Center presented “Stress Free Finals” — a week’s worth of events that aim to lower student duress during fi nals.
One of the events included was Cougar Cab, a game-show style way to get a ride to class and answer trivia questions along the way. “Ted” was shown in the University Center at 7 p.m. Thursday. Finals Mania will be held in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library tonight, where a free pancake breakfast will be served from 9 to 11 p.m. and free snacks and drinks will be handed out.
Finals Mania offers students pancakes and games during fi nals week
Organizations promote physical, mental well-being to combat duress
Breakfast before bed
UH provides stress relief options
STRESS continues on page 11
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David Haydon
FINALS EDITION
In response to The New York Time’s investigative article into caf-feinated beverages in November, many have worried about the nega-tive affects of energy drinks on the body. But coffee addicts and energy drink freaks can calm down; there is nothing wrong with caffeine — in moderation.
According to incident reports submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, energy drinks were linked to more than a dozen deaths in the last four years. Scores of separate fi les linked these energy drinks to serious occurrences like
heart attacks and strokes.Monster Energy Drink caught
the brunt of the negative flack. Other brands, like Red Bull Energy Drink and 5-hour Energy Shot, suffered similar public relations fi ascos.
The news reports failed to make clear correlation does not imply causation. The Times mentioned a 14-year-old who died of cardiac arrhythmia caused by caffeine tox-icity after drinking two 710 milliliter cans of Monster Energy.
But the teenager had a pre-ex-isting heart condition and Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder. Ingest-ing 475 milligrams of caffeine was
irresponsible.Even if energy drinks caused a
dozen other deaths in four years — which there is no proof of — there is no cause for panic.
A few deaths out of hundreds of thousands of consumers is a good track record compared to other stimulants like cigarettes and alcohol.
Consumers should be more con-cerned about the sugar content and over-saturation of vitamins found in most energy drinks. The recom-mended daily allowance of sugar for the human body is 40 grams.
One can of Red Bull contains about 30 grams of sugar. A can of green Monster Energy contains
about 60 grams. The kidneys and liver can only take so much abuse.
My advice for people who need energy drinks to perform well in school: Sleep and study will never be second fiddle. When it comes to healthy stimulants, little else is superior to a cup of black coffee.
Coffee shops like Starbucks Coffee Company have spoiled consumers with overpriced, froth-filled frappuccinos of cream and sugar for years. It’s time to go back to basics.
Most cannot stand the bitter taste, admittedly, but don’t blame black coffee. Black coffee is cheap and naturally sugar-free. It con-tains on average 100 milligrams
of caffeine. Perhaps most impor-tantly, it is only fi ve calories per six ounces.
But if black coffee doesn’t cut it, don’t waste money on a $3 drink. Over-the-counter caffeine pills can be found at any pharmacy or dollar store. They’re cheap, effective and aren’t stuffed with the unreasonable amount of vitamins and minerals found in so many energy drinks.
While consuming these bev-erages, people should keep in mind one thing: Regardless of the medium — be it pill, energy shot or coffee — caffeine is a drug. It’s benign compared to cocaine and amphetamines, but it deserves respect. Treat it with such.
Caffeine stirs up caution — if not used carefully
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‘Tis the season of sleep depriva-tion and memorization, of energy drinks and all-nighters, of wishing you had gone to class more often and actually listened. Ah, ‘tis the season of fi nals.
Without a doubt, the campus seems to change when the end of the semester is near. You catch your professors smiling as they walk to class thinking of new ways to destroy your GPA.
There is also that faint aroma of coffee, Red Bull and junk food in the air. Worst of all is the downgrade of students’ appearances.
They say Houston only has two seasons: hot and hotter.
The same could be said for the appearances of students at UH dur-ing finals, but the seasons would have to be hot and not so hot.
Not only are the jeans and cute tops thrown to the back of the closet to be replaced by oversized hoodies and pajama bottoms, but students also transform into their vampire-like states.
Thanks to the lack of sleep and constant studying pale faces appear, dark circles form underneath blood-shot eyes and unwashed hair accompanying a constant cold sweat becomes the norm.
Basically, the “Twilight” franchise could have saved piles of money by casting some UH students during fi nals week.
But do not fret — there is a way to break this spell that doesn’t involve a wooden stake.
Here is a list of what not to do while studying for fi nals.
1. Don’t stay awake for two days straight.
Not only does your brain start to shut off and lose its ability to retain information, but you start to look crazy. And it’s just rude to walk around campus scaring other people just before they walk into fi nal exams.
2. Don’t be so strict with your studying that you leave no room for mental stress breaks.
You have to let your freak flag fl y every once in a while and this is especially important during fi nals. Play video games, watch a funny movie, karaoke or dance Gangnam style. Whatever you’re in to, just do it and take a break.
3. Don’t forget about hygiene. A good scrub down never hurt anyone.
And while on the topic, No-Shave November is over. Yes, ladies that includes you. We all know why your legs haven’t seen the sunlight since Halloween. There is no need to have a disgusting December
because all that leads to is awk-ward Christmas gifts of deodorant and body spray.
4. Don’t think you can live off Diet Coke and Flaming Hot Chee-tos for two weeks.
Throw in some vegetables and fruit. Heck, go crazy and treat your-self to a full sit down meal. You’ll feel revitalized and ready to return to studying.
5. Don’t ignore the gym, espe-cially since you probably ignored the previous paragraph.
Run, rock climb, take a spin class or be one of those weird people who
stare at themselves in the mirror while lifting weights and claim it’s to ensure good form — you’re not fooling anyone, buddy. Do anything and take advantage of those endor-phins to power through the rest of your work.
6. Don’t be one of those people who talk only about what they are studying.
First of all, this is because no one cares. Save your friends hours of half-smiles and head nodding to your insistent jabbering about chemicals, numbers, your essay or whatever. Just talk about anything else, please. It also allows you to get your brain off of your fi nals. It’s not a study break if all you talk about is studying. When in doubt, quote “Mean Girls.” Tina Fey’s humor is universal. If your friends don’t agree, get new friends.
7. Don’t underestimate the power of a good laugh.
I am talking about a laugh that makes you clap like a seal as tears stream down your face and no audible noise comes out. A laugh that doubles as an abs workout.
8. And fi nally, one “do.” Do actu-ally study.
It’s cute that you have color-coated note cards, brand-new high-lighters and a fi rm grasp on what you have to get done, but none of this helps your fi nal grade. Find out what style of studying works best for you — study groups or studying solo, music or silence, fl ashcards or continual reading — and stick with that.
You can thank The Daily Cougar for all this great advice when your fi nal grades are posted.
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many plays 10 “I could ___
horse!” 14 Republic on
the Caspian 15 Allies of the
Yanks, often 16 Workers on
financial records
17 What gossips dish
18 It may follow grade school
20 Fill beyond full 21 Find a
function for 22 ___-weensy 23 Unable to
react chemically
25 Bluish-green 27 Small beard 29 Assumed to
be true 33 Back-to-
school item 34 Kind of van or
bus 35 Within shout-
ing distance 36 In-flight stat 37 Battlefield doc 38 Amateur’s
antonym 39 Six years, for
a senator 41 Guinness or
Waugh 42 Eucharist
plate 44 Blood
carriers 46 Treat with
contempt 47 Highly rated 48 Former French
currency 49 Accumulate 52 Conniving 53 Twosome in
the gossip columns
56 Make your plans to attack known
59 “I couldn’t ___ less!”
60 Poker pot input
61 Where Davy Crockett met his maker
62 The “A” in A.D.
63 Make messy or untidy, as hair
64 “Seven Years in ___”
65 Depict unfairly
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container covers
2 Oratorio high-light
3 Dojo activity 4 Arrangement
between na-tions
5 Formally disavow
6 Pie part 7 Pitchfork
prong 8 “Lord, is ___?”
(Last Supper question)
9 Prefix with “metric” or “bar”
10 Battlefield formation
11 “You could hear ___ drop”
12 Yard sale labels
13 Covered with soot, e.g.
19 Gather, as grain
24 Always, to an old poet
25 Forum garb 26 Sweeping
story 27 Actress Garbo 28 Classic TV’s
“The ___
Limits” 29 What oppo-
nents take 30 Rural
underground container
31 Dog-___ (folded book pages)
32 Ambient sound 34 Bench-clearer
at the ballpark 37 Large water
pipe 40 Vaccine
target, often 42 It may be split
for soup 43 Lotions for
treating sprains
45 Sub ___ (in confidence)
46 Wood decay 48 Moth
attractor 49 Being No. 1? 50 Beanery
handout 51 Makes a
scene? 52 Mop decks 54 White-tailed
eagle 55 Cat’s plaint 57 Critter of
the Chinese zodiac
58 Pharmaceutical giant Lilly
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24 Couple with 16 arms? 27 Singer Amos 28 Fill-up fi ller 30 Steep,
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measurement 47 Animal
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partner on the range 66 Takes into a count? 67 Homebound student, often 68 “Good
heavens!” 69 Put through the paces 70 Overdo it onstage 71 Nevada’s second-largest cityDOWN 1 Attack with a dagger 2 Act the crybaby 3 Like a stumped puzzle solver? 4 “___ to my ears” 5 Word with “high” or “light” 6 West of old Hollywood 7 Abutting at 90 degrees 8 A euro
forerunner 9 Kentucky Derby victory margin 10 Poet’s name for Ireland 11 Smaller and weaker, perhaps 12 Break the news 13 Television award 21 Carve into glass 23 Blame bearer 25 Kind of testimony 26 Fancy chopped liver
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