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Show THE FORUM Oct. 6, 2004 7 Stress Management Helps the Flow of Life Events counselors said. People can experience illness if they get too far from the optimal level in either direction either too much or too little stress. People also have different levels of stress and can adapt to their stress more easily. It may be harder for some people to recover and get back to the optimal level of stress, where others can noon to 12:55 p.m. It started with a personal Kevan Rossetti Staff Writer evaluation of each individuals stress level by completing a chart with different events or topics. Each topic was given a value, and the values were totaled to give a quick indication of the stress level in each In an effort to help students deal with stress, the Counseling Department is holding a stress management presentation and discussion series co-le- d by Kathy Tyler, director of counseling, and Jeff Bell, counselor. ' The goal of the series, offered for faculty, students and staff, although it is geared more towards students, is to make people more effective in life by being ready for it The first of three presentations, tided Effective Stress Management Techniques was offered twice, first on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 5 p.m. to 5:55 p.m., and second on Thursday, Sept 30, from persons life. We want you to be able to flow through life instead of grinding through it, said Tyler. We need to recognize the signs our bodies give us and be able to heal our bod- kind of exercise, including yoga classes that are offered free Monday nights from 5:30 to 6:30 in the Payne Gym dance rooms. Sleep was listed as the second most important step. Students frequently do not get regular sleep or sleep enough. Eating regularly, especially remembering to eat breakfast, was the third most important item. Bell mentioned that tele- easily rebound to that level. vision increases anxiety and aids depression. Most content available on television is not conducive towards maintaining both physical and spiritual health. Three important steps were mentioned in maintaining a healthy level of stress, beginning with exercise. Exercise is the best thing that a person can do to stay healthy and control stress, but is often the first thing eliminated from a daily routine when stress arises. Tyler recommends any ies. Stress isnt always a bad thing; we need stress to stay alive. The human body relies on a certain kind of stress and the goal is to find that optimal level of stress that allows us to be healthy both physically and mentally, the Spiritual health is not just about religion, said Tyler. Its about how you connect with yourself. tech Several stress-relief niques were then shared, including proper breathing, rubbing your feet and neck and scalp massages. The second presentation, Mindfulness and Meditation, will be offered . first on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 5 p.m. to 5:55 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 7, from noon to 12:55 p.m. The last seminar, Conquering Test Anxiety and Procrastination, will be offered on Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 5 p.m. to 5:55 p.m., and Thursday, Oct 14, from noon to 12:55 p.m. The stress management seminar was first offered in the spring semester of 2004, and is being repeated because of the successful response to the first seminar.CJ Road on a Replay L. Goss Staff Writer Sheena crowd Tuesday, The Pixies played to a sold-o. Sept. 28, at Kingsbury Hall. The show was 12 years'in the making since' the band has been relatively inactive since its final tour in 1992. The Pixies are Frank Black (or Black Francis, depending on the year and the album) on vocals and guitar, Kim Deal on bass and backup vocals, Joey Santiago on lead guitar and David Lovering on drums. The show featured songs covering the bands entire career from early albums like Come on Pilgrim and later albums such as Trompe Le Monde. Radio favorites like Monkey Gone to Heaven, Here Comes Your Man and Where is my Mind? were played. The band also played Bone Machine, I Bleed, Mr., Subbacultcha, Grieves, and Gouge Away. The crowd screamed along to Nimrods Son and Isla de Enchanta. version The band closed with a slowed-dow- n of Hey and Gigantic During Hey, Black and Deal stepped into two spotlights at the front of the stage. Black plyed motionlessly while Deal was more animated. The set was closed with Gigantic, which featured an extended solo by Santiago. ; The problem with reunion shows is that the bands never seem able to play as long as they did in their heyday. Pixies returned for a single song ' encore, of Caribou, despite the crowds attempts to convince them to keep playing. Like so many recent reunion tours, The Pixies are touring in support of the release of their new Mutilation: Best of greatest hits album, Wave of Pixies. The new album is less inclusive than but still 1997s Death to the Pixies 1987-199and Monkey contains favorites like Debaser Gone to Heaven. Members have been pursuing other projects while Pixies have beeninactive. Black formed . Frank Black and the Catholics, who have released several albums. Deal returned to The Breeders, a band she formed before Pixies with sister Kelley Deal. Santiago and Lovering formed The Martinis. 4AD Records, the bands label, has announced the reprint of several vinyl LPs, back by ut , "Who, , ' , s , P 4 f i!j & Ls p h j Afc 4 U-Ma- ss, 1, popular demand.C Sr i3 gl 5 . id: up Ed in Qumzrts t Your Ed Pass. You need it to rid UTA fre. Your UTA 14 Foss is good for free tronv porudon on all regular UTA buses and TRAX. 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