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Show Monday, Ian. 5, 2009 AggielAte Page 7 Therapy: Using animals to cope DOMESTIC DOMINATION Oatmeal: The new way to dominate in the morning Milk is the classic option and a good new semester is upon as as well as a new year. Resolutions have been one at that for some added calcium. , made, that will soon go unfulfilled, Maple syrup, honey, agave nectar and bellies are still full from three weeks of turbinado sugar are good sweeteners home cooking and Logan has officially to add that won't give you a sugar rush turned into an arctic tundra of inver- before class. Add a little zest as well with some cinnamon or nutmeg. sions. Let's get some protein in that bowl, While the cold weather may have you wishing you could hibernate with the especially if you have just worked out. bears, quit fearing getting out of bed and Nuts are the easiest to mix in and they instead warm up from in the inside with a add some texture. Almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts and peanuts are all bowl of oatmeal in the morning. I know how a bland bowl of oatmeal well rounded nuts that give you good sounds - completely unappealing. But fats, such as Omega 3 and protein. If you with simple additives such as fruit, milk, don't want the chunkiness peanut butter nuts and a little maple syrup it will keep is always a cheap nutritious option, go for the munchies at bay through the morning Adam's all natural. Fruit. You can't go wrong with fruit in as well as give you more protein, flavor and gratification than eating a Pop Tart. I the morning. Cut up banana pieces mesh don't care if the Pop Tart is organic, it still well with nuts and maple syrup. If peaches and cream are your thing drop some has refined sugar in it. Oatmeal, which is gluten free, has peaches in there. Apple slices do nicely 33 percent of your daily intake of fiber, and are said to have the same power as a no cholesterol and acts as the perfect cup of coffee in the morning. Dried fruit is also a good option. Chop canvas for creating a masterpiece of breakfast deliciousness with simple addi- up some dried mango or apricot and give tives that are nutritious. Oatmeal will give them a try in your oatmeal. Experiment, you more energy because it is a complex there are enough mornings in a semester, carbohydrate and not a simple carbohy- so you never have to do the same thing drate like most cereals and store bought twice. breakfast pastries. , , -. C.Ann Jensen is a senior majoring The first step to enjoying a good bowl '"'• in print journalism. She. received ramekins for of oatmeal is stepping away from the Christmas and will be prepackaged business that comes loaded making creme brulee with crap you don't need. Get a big tub for any one who wants of plain oatmeal so you get to decide what goes in it. It is well worth the price some. You can contact of $2.59 at Smith's. her for questions or comments at ch.jensen© You've got a steaming bowl of oatmeal aggiemail. us u. edu. before you so lets add in some good morning options to power your brain, your body and your bones. A 01 continueA from page 6 pet owners already know," Doty said. All kinds of animals are part of pet therapy, including dogs, cats, horses, birds and farm animals, she said. The deciding factor on what animal to use is its obedience and behavior in social settings, she said. Doty said there are several reasons why animals in therapy can be so effective. "They are unconditional with their love, they give people a sense of acceptance because they aren't judgmental and they can help people feel more in control and less isolated," Doty said. In some cases, she said, a pet can bring a person into a healthy human-to-human relationship because of the trust they learned to build and accept with a pet. Doty said the student attending therapy will be more likely to open up to the therapist because the pet acts as an intermediary, calming the patient. "Animals can provide something that human therapists just can't. An animal can cross boundaries I can't, with no strings attached," said Doty. She said the animals can also serve as icebreakers for students, and a metaphor for the therapist to use. For example, she said, a dog that throws its water dish because it's empty is not being passive, but showing its feelings. Doty said she would use this to explain how students can be assertive. Doty said the Counseling Center treats students with a variety of issues and mental illnesses. War veterans, students with relationship conflicts, bipolar disorder, OCD, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, Autism, recovering drug users, sexual assault victims and the most common problem - students with adjustment concerns about college, marriage and homesickness. Also, according to Doty, a third of the patients report depression symptoms, and another third report anxiety symptoms. In any given semester, the Counseling Center will see around 300 to 400 clients, Doty said. Doty said students are eligible for treatment by pet therapy if he or she is a student on the Logan campus with at least six credits. The therapy is free, and is confidential. Doty said a student who is feeling any symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression should not hesitate to go. "Students who miss their pets back home can stop by anytime to just visit with the dogs," said Doty. Currently, the Counseling Center has two dogs, though they previously had cats. Remy is an Australian cattle dog that was rescued and Boris is a female that's part yellow lab, part retriever. Both are well socialized and very lovable. While the pet therapy can be very successful, the counselors don't recommend everyone actually owning a pet. Students with emotional problems may not be fit to care for an animal, Doty said. Also, she said, student housing can be difficult to find that will allow pets, not mention the financial pressure of owning a pet. "People under the right conditions can own a pet, but it is a big responsibility, rather like having a child. It is definitely a two-way street," Doty said. However, Doty said a student who is feeling stressed can save a pet, and the pet can save the student. "A great animal interaction can really surprise a student, and even change their hearts," said Doty. -storee.powell@aggiemail.usu.edu A snowy adventure in Logan Performing: Student plays Scrooge [J continuedfrom page 6 USU STUDENT KIERA BINGHAM pulls her friends on a tube behind a snowmobile in a field in Logan. Students enjoyed all types of winter activities during the Christmas break. CAMERON PETERSON photo USU S T U D E N T LUKE BYBEE, left, has performed in more than 30 plays and said he began acting five or six years ago. Bybee said as a child he was bashful and credits his shyness for his For Your Princess involvement with acting, photo courtesy of LUKE BYBEE While Luke may have good memorization The most physically demanding role Luke has skills, he admitted forgetting lines. ever played was the narra"It s so funny," he said. "It's a fraction of a tor, a green grasshopper, second but it seems like a million years. First, in "James and the Giant you just panic, 'I don't know what the hell I am Peach." For the entire show, going to do.' Then you think, 'Well, I've got to he said he had to keep his do something/" legs bent at half-mast. Then he's got to think fast. Luke said he is "My thighs were on fire," also good at paraphrasing and is so familiar he said. with the play, he can transition from line to line To prepare for the show, fairly smoothly. he would ride his bike up "You've got to think on your feet pretty the path on Old Main Hill BYBEE quick," Luke said. three or four times in a row. While performing a play by William The pain, however, was Shakespeare, Luke said he and another actor worth it. He said children who saw the show were nearing the end of a scene when the other absolutely loved it and would just scream when character started the scene over again. Knowing it was over. That, Luke said, is the best part. the audience wouldn't want to see the scene "There is nothing greater than having an again, Luke had to bridge the beginning lines to audience laugh," he said. the end. He said it went all right but making up One problem Luke has with acting is that line in iambic pentameter isn't easy. people do it for all the wrong reasons, like fame. Aside from memorizing lines, actors have to "I hate that," he said. "I loathe that." stay engaged in the scene. During "A Christmas He said it's "not for the last trick, not for the Carol," there are several scenes where Scrooge last laugh. I get to do something. It's a great observes other characters without saying feeling to have the last laugh. It's a great pay off anything. Luke said he couldn't let his mind but there should be more depth to it." wander by thinking about what the other actors Not only should actors be in the business were doing and how they were performing for the audience and the experience, Luke said because, when it was his turn, he would forget they must also be willing to try new things and his line, "Then I'm the one who looks like a experiment with their roles. goose," he said. "You never know but you've got to try it," he He also has to avoid praising himself subconsaid. sciously. Luke said sometimes the brain will Luke shared a story about one of his favorite, think, "Oh, I did something good." iconic actors - Daniel Day-Lewis. The director "As soon as you think that, you are out of the of "There Will be Blood" wanted Day-Lewis scene. You've got to just keep engaged, whether to play one of the main characters but when it's good or bad." he tried to contact him, he was nowhere to be To prepare for "A Christmas Carol," Luke said found. Eventually he found Day-Lewis in Italy he read the book. He also did a lot of people working as a shoe cobbler. Luke said that's how watching, something he said he does for every acting careers and life should be led - trying role. For Scrooge, he observed older men he everything, experiencing all walks of life. worked with and old men going about their "That's a great sort of life thing," he said. daily activities, like walking into a gas station to ~arie.k@aggiemail. usu. edu pay the bill. He said he learned a lot about their attitudes and movements. 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