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Junior Quinn Tyler fidgets with her hair while working on homework, one way she reduces anxiety from classwork and school pressures. Photo by Ana Manzano.

Students use habits to cope with pressure

Anjali Noel Ramesh November 15, 2019
The quiet tap of a foot on the carpet floor or the quick movements of students shifting in their seats reveals a few ways students release pent-up energy during first hour. The classroom is humming with noise, the shuffling feet on the carpet and flipping papers contribute to the hum of background noise. These motions are not completely aimless, as they pertain to the feeling of minor agitation, also known as nervousness. 
Dealing with final exam stress

Dealing with final exam stress

Ben Yelton May 20, 2016

  Final exams are where it all happens. It is the final 100m where all of the materials the students have been studying the whole semester come together into one test. It is also where all of the...

The pressure of perfection

The pressure of perfection

Humera Lodhi April 12, 2015

Students struggle with maintaining exemplary academics Every day of the fall semester, senior Minna Oba drifted off to sleep around 2:00 in the morning after hours of studying. After a few hours of restless...

Cheaters take the lead

Cheaters take the lead

Ross Parks December 16, 2013

Though cheating may be the worry of many educators and students, the strange fact is, it is not all that rare. According to www.stanford.edu, cheating is defined as, “representing someone else’s work...

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