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Show 5 TOchu Servic David McEwen Stqff Writer If so, you may have a case of a.m. and you are What from a deep sleep by Syndrome? SUM t. in' IPs 6 ikened ia "nping electronic beep, egily, you reach for the ;oze bar. Why did I go to annoying ' there rycea. Kolo movie last night? ate s, Dl i May 20, 1988 DIXIE SUN Page 9 Spring quarter syndrome , a dreaded disease J yourself, Cli you Just ten more all I minutes ten soon Those is mi tome hours. fish! Startled, you sit up in bed, ilCret at your alarm clock and terpr j that you have slept ake.i eight- oclock ugh your f Cet Oh well, you ;ogy class. I guess I could o yourself, nous he notes from somebody in miles of utes Cany sleep-th- ats ;i " c - ' reds i that beautiful Spring crevicr friends invite you to your id the rest of the afternoon spet to do something fun. You ifting rationalize for a minute r, litessa i. finally decide that you can onD. neup the work somehow. It gh jch a lovely day, how could let it go to waste? tra fs, Have you found yourself in V above scenario quite often? Later I le Gi in Spring Quarter Syndrome. is Spring Quarter More than likely a student who experienced Senioritis in high school will experience Spring Quarter Syndrome in college. The two are synonymous because their symptoms are alike. Some of them are a lack of discipline , which is needed to get up in the morning, (not to mention daylight-saving- s time going into effect and losing one full hour of sleep); restlessness in class; lack of concentration; daydreaming; preferring outdoor activities like swimming worshiping the sun (tanning) instead of attending class; and general apathy toward school. Spring Quarter Syndrome seems to last for the entire quarter, unlike Spring Fever which lasts approximately one week. Most teachers agree there are some abnormalities that seem Hearst scholarships increase Due to an increase in funding, this years sophomore students may qualify for an academic scholarship, paying full tuition, with a GPA of 3.7 or higher; half tuition with a GPA of 3.4 or higher. There William Randolf Hearst Foundation scholarships for to occur during Spring Quarter as opposed to other quarters. Statistics are not readily available on the overall percentage rate of grades for each quarter to prove this syndrome exists. n But it is a fact the Full Time Enrollment (F.T.E.) decreases each passing quarter with Spring Quarter being the lowest. This piece of evidence gives support to the existence of Spring Quarter Syndrome. However, theoretically it can happen. When temperatures rise so does the possibility of well-know- nontraditional students increased for the 1988-8- 9 school year, according to a report from or George Rampton. Re-ent- ry nontraditional students are colthose who are lege following a break from will still be the their formal education, usually those over age 24, and including single parents. Those eligible are beginning freshmen, transfer students and continuing sophomore students who e must be (carrying at least 12 credits per quarter). Re-ent- ry full-tim- Summer cont. comes to life in ventage back to Buch Cassidy and the in Grafton, Sundance Kid Utah. It was the site where the Spring Quarter Syndrome bicycle scene was filmed. You occuring. can view the remains of Silver May I suggest, especially if and 15 miles west of you are a Sophomore and plan Reef, is Frisco. It was Milferd on graduating, that you dont be the wildest minto let this dreaded syndrome get in the Great Basin. ing town the best of you. Pipe Springs National Monument is where the Old West costume. In Vernal, Utah we have the Outlaw Trail Festival opening July 1 thru the 30th. 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