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daily nebraskan
friday, november 4, 1977
Rat races, depression, studies could lead to suicide
It's a commonlv accented fact that VVft((TA con ha
one of the most pressure-filled experiences in a person's
life. The race to make grades, to get ahead, to be involved
m extracurricular activities and to maintain a social life
often seems impossible.
Stress and physiological reasons, such as depres
sion and failure, are the most common causes of sui
cides and suicide attempts at UNL, said Kathy Brzezin-ski-stein,
psychological counselor at the UNL Coun
seling Center.
"I've gotten to the point in my own counseling that
when somebody comes in and is depressed, or if they've
been chronically depressed, I make them check about
their last physical examination," Brzezinski said.
"This may rule out any metabolic or physical
components.'
"Through medication they (people with suicidal
tendencies) were able to put their body back together
and lo and behold..." the problem disappears, she
said.
Stress is another common factor leading to suicides.
Students with a low stress tolerance are especially
susceptible to suicidal tendencies, Brezezinski-stein said.
The uncertainty of what life holds after college
graduation, has led some students to drastic actions,
Gerald Shannon, clinical psychologist for the Community
Mental Health Center of Lancaster County said.
He cited an example of one student who was well
adjusted in school and earned good grades.
'The crisis for him was he was having extreme dif
ficulty facing the fau tU. l;c would have to go out in
the world alone, Shannon said. "It's a terrifying
experience."
Freshmen and transfer students are also exposed to
extreme stress situations, Shannon said. Searching for
acceptance and adjusting to a new situation can lead to
possible suicides, although, Shannon said, he has not
seen any actual cases with these circumstances.
Break-ups with a boy or girlfriend is another common
cause of suicide in young people, he added.
"One of the myths of suicide is that if they talk
about it, they won't do it," Shannon said. However,
this is only a myth. He stressed that many people have
followed through on their threats.
The University Health Center counsels students with
suicidal tendencies. Most students talk openly about
their feelings, according to Robert Heins, director of
tfiA rlinic
From his counseling experience, Heins said he has
seen several factors among UNL students that may lead
them to suicide.
He listed these as low self-esteem, loss of a parent or
close friend, increased physical complaints, a previous
suicide in the family and breaking up with a boy or
girlfriend.
Student fees task force report given
Th president's university-wide task force on student
.fees met for the second time Tuesday Nov. 1, behind
closed doors. The press and public were barred from
the meeting.
The task force is to discuss the current structure of stu
dent fees and possible revisions. The committee
announced that the public would be barred from the
meetings to "speed the process and allow a free range
of opinions to be expressed about the student fee
programs."
Following is the complete text of a statement released
by the committee issued "so that the vital information
will not be withheld from students."
The meeting was convened at 3:26 p.m. with one
member, Gary Moore, the UNMC student representative,
absent due to a scheduling conflict with his clinical duty
requirements.
The members of the task force discussed the contents
of the previous -memos to the press and agreed that sub
sequent communications should be of a more substantive
nature. It was agreed that the task force members would
inform the chairman of the items that they wanted
to include in the press release.
The members of the task force continued their discus
sion of the study format to be used in the preparation of
their report. The study format appears below:
Your challenge is to spell a word, or words, using the letters shown below,
Each word must contain the letter the indicated number ot times.
J 1. A word containing 6 Ts": L
2, A word containing 5 "a's":
gT 3. Three words containing 5 "esM:
4. Four words containing 4 "o's": dr
j& 5. Two words containing 4' W;l
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I. General opening statement
II. Charges
HI. Review and analysis of the issue
A. Philosophy
B. History
-University of Nebraska-Lincoln
-University of Nebraska-Medical Center
-University of Nebraska-at Omaha
C. Campus differences
-UN-L
-UNMC
-UNO
D. National trends
IV. Methodology
A. Data collection
V. Alternatives and implications
VI. Recommendations
Members of the task force began discussion concerning
the following items: the history, of student fees at UN-L,
alternatives and implications, data collection, and the phil
osophy of student fees. These discussions will be
continued at the next meeting of the task force.
The meeting adjourned at 5:18 p.m.
The next meeting of the task force will be Tuesday,
November 8, 1977, at 3:00 p.m. in the Tower Room of
the Milo Bail Student Center.
Students attempt
to add excitement
Students in the School of Life Sciences are trying
to turn a room without a ceiling into an exciting place to
study biology.
Steven Ferris, a graduate student in the school,
said an exposed pipe above the Life Sciences resource
Center sounds like a waterfall sometimes, "but that's
part of the atmosphere, I suppose."
Ferris sent letters to 20 undergraduates in late Sept
ember asking if they were interested in putting together
the resource center. Fourteen of those students, most of
them freshmen, are looking for textbooks, furniture,
plants, aquariums and terrariums, and information about
careeh in biology for the new resource center.
Ferris said the students were selected because of their
backgrounds in biology and involvement in high school
and university activities.
The purpose of the room is to keep people from losing
their original excitement about life sciences, he said.
"The building is pretty sterile right now and we'd like
the room to be just the opposite of that. We want a good
atmosphere for study which will create excitement about
studying biology in general."
The center is functional now, but additions might be
made to the room for anywhere from one month to the
next ten years. Ferris said all funds" come through the
School of Life Sciences and that the director of the
school supported the project with both words and
dollars.
Bill Lowndes, a freshman life sciences major, said the
room may be divided into three areas. One part would be
where students can just talk things over among them
selves and relax. A study area, perhaps separated from the
others by bookcases, would be equipped with texts and
reference materials.
Lowndes said a third area would have information
about instructors, courses and career opportunities. For
this purpose, the group asked school graduates to write
about what they are doing now in graduate schools,
medical schools and jobs involving biology.
The Life Sciences, Resource Center is in room 103,
Manterllall.
Call toll free: 800-424-8580. Or write
VISTA, Box A, Washington, D.C. 20525.
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