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Show -- 2- DIXIESUNLINK.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY SCAN HERE f WITH YOUR, f Go online to see a video feature on texting etiquettf Students find ways to stay motivated . ' Ask Questions Where am 1 going? What do 1 need to do to get there 7 What is important me? Work hard Give yourself great reasons to succeed. Reward yourself after studying. Stay focused. Have Funp Take classes you like. Find a creative outlet. Give yourself time to , wind down. BY CHRISTINA OSBORN Staff Writer Hear that sound? Its the grumbling of 9,000 well-fe- d stud and dents dragging themselves back to class for another round of grueling course-worwell-reste- k. Christmas lights have come down, and that eu- phoria is starting to fade. Its time to get serious. It's two weeks into the semester, and the class sizes are already noticeably smaller than they were on Jan 9. Everyone here knows that college is hard, especially when youre juggling it with a family, a job, a social life, extracurricular activities, and still managing to get enough sleep (or not). Add to that balancing act the millions of distractions competing for your attention, and campus life can quickly become a circus. However, many are fighting the good fight and sticking it out. Many remember why they are here. Youve got to keep your eye on the prize, said Tiffany Williams, a sophomore psychology major j from St. George. Ive learned that if you want something, you have to pursue it with vigor and passion because no ones going to hand it to you. For Williams and Josey, finishing the year is the light at the end of the tunnel, but for Kevin Steck, a junior accounting major from St. George, the payoff is more immediate. He said the sense of accom- plishment is a huge motivating factor, but what he really looks forward to are the open hours after a study session. Z "I like being able to hang lo out with my friends, play 18 ball, and just relax. Steck said the reward of free time is worth the hard work. DSCs athletes are well from Pleasant Grove. versed in this kind of She recommended keepard-driven motivation. full a schedule is that ing These kids are here befocused on a specific goal. cause they love to play, and Williams said she's workthey want to keep playing, ing towards a stint at BYU said NCAA Academic Adwhere she will study beviser Brett Adams. When havioral science. their grades are slipping, I find the busier I am, g theres no point in the less time I have for disit. Either pass your tractions, Williams said. classes, or you cant play Students all over campus and you cant practice. echoed Williams throughAdams, who is a commuout the week, saying what nications alumnus of Dixie keeps them motivated is State, has been on both what want. sides of the desk, first as an knowing they Im focusing on graduathlete and now as the guy who keeps the athletes foating right now, said Marshall Josey, a senior cused when they have to integrated studies major slog through required in class classes. When they first come in and theyre gung-h- o about school, I tell them to throw in something fun," Adams said. "Whether it be yoga or bread making or ceramics or photography, find a creative outlet. Otherwise, they get burned out too quickly. ' Striking that delicate balance between enjoying ones self and actually getting things done can be tricky, but Michael Harding, associate professor of theater, said asking questions you are interested in keeps everything in mo- stops," Harding said." best questions are th0S that raise more quests And if youre not what questions to askd worry because youre SUlt r alone. Katie Fischer, a fresh general education majo from Sandy, shared her doubts on where shes headed. I took some EMT classes in high school , Im starting with medic and seeing where ittah me, she said. She said she's beend, bling in sports mediciu, and is enjoying herself Im not sure yet tion. When you ask a question and it gets answered, thats where the learning Ill ultimately cher said. "All its worth it." go whs into,1 I know i rew- sugar-coatin- h foes ire ect Jordon Sharps name was mis spelled in a headline in the Jan. 18 issue of the Dixie Sun, lure Sta nei lo ire the; nal The Dixie Sun staff regrets this error ledi Iki ittr :e you lute |