Daily Nebraskan
Pago 3
Monday, December 19, 1933
Take a finals break
walk, roll in snow, eat
People react to exam week in markedly different
ways. I rarely put myself out for exam week. My
rationale is: If I haven't learned it already, Fm not
going to in a few more houra
Some people I know cram for the whole week,
ending up with no sleep. One girl I know doesn't take
her finals. She's not sure why, but she likes to avoid
them, and then take whatever grade her professor
will give her.
The right balance for a successful exam week
includes plenty of sleep, good food, not too much
No-Doz or coffee, studying and, yes, entertainment.
Entertainment diverts your worries for awhile
and can relax a mind that is screwed up from read
ing and thinking so hard.
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I Chris Welsch
What is final week entertainment? It should be
somewhat wholesome, because alcohol destroys
brain cells and during this time span brain cells are
essential Diversion shouldn't be too mentally tax
ing, either. Do something mindless. Here i3 a list of
exam entertainment and stress relief suggestions:
1. Watch music television. MTV is a favorite of
mindless activity the year round, and around the
clock. Watch music performed to writhing bodies
and breaking glass. This may stimulate your libido,
and it will satisfy any violent tendencies you might
have. Watch for about a half hour at the most any
less and you won't be truly bored with it; any more
and your mind will be a bit mushy, hence not condu
cive to studies.
2. Take a walk. People used to do this all the
time. Ronald Reagan recommends outdoor activity
in his PARADE article on fitness and on his new
aerobic chopping video and album. The crisp clean
air will invigorate you, and if you've been watching
MTV, walking in the Nebraska winter is almost as
good as an icy shower.
3. Read something you don't have to read. For
some reason, it's fun to read Dante's "Inferno" when
no one is making you. Even a Harlequin Romance
can provide that needed break from reading matter
that matters.
4. Ctick your head in a bucket of ice water. IVe
never done this, but I'm sure it's entertaining. It
can't hurt.
5. Eat. Oh, dear readers, it's a wonder what a
carton of yogurt will do for a limp studying constitu
tion. Or toast and cheese. I cannot begin to tell you
what hot, buttered toast can do to lift those down
trodden souls in studyland.
If you are studying in Love Library, you can com
bine suggestion 2 with 5, step over to Stutter's Place,
1008 P St. and gorge yourself. The little shoebox
building that houses Stutter's has held some truly
classic Lincoln restaurants.
Chauncey's Ribs was as good as Loyce and Char
lie's is. Melt in the mouth ribs my! Then there was
the Buffalo Dell Buffalo meat is better than beef
both in taste and consistency. It's a shame it never
caught on in Lincoln.
Stutter's Place has a better shot at success than
either Chauncey's or the Buffalo Deli did. Stutter's
hasnt put all his chips on one table, so to speak. His
small restaurant doesn't specialize. They say spe
cialization killed the dinosaurs. Noted philosopher
Buckminster Fuller said specialization would be the
end of the human race we eventually will lose our
great adaptability.
Stutter's won't. It has runzas, baked ham, donuts
in the morning, barbeque beef sandwiches all the
time, hoagies for a small place one could hardly
desire more variety.
6. Take a nap. I could have interviewed someone
to tell you this. Don't cram all night. It only strains
that gray matter; you probably wont remember that
much if you haven't slept at all anyway. Besides,
dreams can be better than TV.
7. Spoil yourself. The American Cancer Society
recommends this as a way to help quit smoking. It.
can be applied to almost anything stressful Take a
hot bath, eat a bowl of ice cream, go outside and kiss
somebody.
8. Take off your clothes end roll in the enow.
Finnish people do this after a sauna. Like sticking
your head in a bucket of ice water, this activity
cannot help but be invigorating. If you have a sauna,
use it before you roll in the snow.
0. Stretch. Stretching your muscles will make
you feel better. Touch your toes, twist your back,
jump and shout. The blood will begin to flow.
10. Write a letter to one cf your heroes. Like
reading things you dont have to, writing things you
don't have to is therapeutic. Sometimes I just sit
down and write a letter to the Pope. Even though I'm
not Catholic or religious, the pope is a nice guy. In
fact, I tried to call John Paul at the Vatican for some
comment about what he did to entertain himself
during finals week back at the seminary. I'm sure he
wasn't one of those all-night crammers or a pon
tiff who would blow off his tests. Unfortunately, he
wasnt available for comment Darn.
11. Above all, den't werry. In the word3 of Doris
Day, who also was unavailable for comment, Que
sera, sera.
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