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Workshop looks for end to procrastination By Kasey Kebber Senior Reporter This is one workshop students shouldn’t put off. The “Overcoming Procrastination” workshop, held Monday at the Ne braska Union, examined what procras tination is, how to spot it and more importantly—how to stop it. Career Services and Counseling & Psychological Services worked to gether to sponsor the workshop, which was the third “Overcoming Procrasti nation” workshop this year. A final workshop will be Nov, 12 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. The room will be posted. Monday’s workshop began by ex amining the definition of procrastina tion. Martin Ramirez, consulting psy chologist of Counseling & Psychologi cal Services, said procrastination is a destructive “delaying” behavior. “It becomes a pattern of behavior where you delay, put off and hesitate,” Ramirez said. Ramirez said procrastination be comes a problem when its “conse quences” become apparent. “Procrastination does not work in the world of academia,” Ramirez said. “You can get away with some things, but usually not in academics.” Freshmen are a common target of procrastination, Ramirez said. “Often they do well in high school, and we have to admit that college is a little harder,” Ramirez said. “Their perceptions wear off and reality sets in.” Other students who tend to become procrastinators are those that are per fectionists, students that make excuses, students who hate to lose and some times, those that are afraid of succeed ing. Ramirez said it was important to remember that no one is a “bom pro crastinator.” And admitted procrastina tors can change if they want to. Vern Williams, coordinator of counseling for UNL Career Services, said time management is a key com ponent of dealing with procrastination. Williams recommended that stu dents keep track of what they do hour by-hour in an average week by updat ing a blank “master schedule.” This, Williams said, would enable students to recognize when they are procrastinating and make changes in their schedule to avoid it. Williams said the use of incentives, rewards and job cards also can help combat procrastination. “With job cards, every time you have something to do—write it down on a card,” Williams said. “Then, when you get it done, you can crumple it up, throw it against a wall, throw it in the wastebasket or bum it.” --1 SPECIALISTS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 220 Lyncrest Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510 (402) 434-3370 Stephen G. Swanson, M.D., FACOG James J. Maly, M.D., FACOG VAGINITIS STUDY Currently seeking females age 18 or older to participate in a research study to compare three medications for the treatment of vaginitis (yeast infection). If you are currently experiencing any of the following symptoms, please call for more information. - , T . , „ 1. Vaginal Burning 2. Vaginal Itching 3. Vaginal Irritation The medication, laboratory tests and physical examination by the doctor will be provided free of charge, providing you meet eligibility requirements. CALL: WOMEN'S CLINIC 402-434-3370 .. ii i ... __ _1;1 ..__ri_ Celebrations will be held for parties From Staff Reports No matter what party you belong to, there will be plenty of parties to join Tuesday night as local congressional candidates wait for election results to come in from around the state. Republican U.S. Senate nominee Chuck Hagel will have his celebration at the AKsarben Hall near 72nd and Center streets in Omaha. Follow signs to the ticket office. Fellow Republican, U.S. Rep. Jon Christensen, will have his celebration at the Omaha Marriott at 10220 Re gency Circle. U.S. Senate nominee Gov. Ben Nelson will be at a joint Democratic party celebration with U.S. House nominee James Martin Davis at the Holiday Inn on 72nd and Grover streets in Omaha. A similar joint celebration for Lincoln Democrats, including U.S. House nominee Patrick Combs, will be at the Ramada Inn ballroom on Ninth and P streets in the Haymarket. Also in Lincoln, supporters will rally for U.S. Rep. Doug Bereuter at the Villager Motor Inn at 52nd and O streets. Most celebrations begin be tween 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Polls close at 8 pan. ■r *> American Heart Association-^^ FTghHim Heart Disease andSMe / ' ■ 1 aT«i5i»Mv^^^Taf5 II ififTfo sTP^^^H H s r< Ivl 11 rJMBWi smlillilllif 1 r*4 11 iinB^H j I i
