Dec. 4, 2013 by Central Michigan Life

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EDITORIAL | Campus Programming Fund in need of proposed funding increase

It’s time to vote ‘yes’

he Student Government Organization has been working for months, crafting a resolution to ask the Board of Trustees to increase the Campus Programming Fund.

The resolution, passed last month in the student Senate and House, was signed by SGA President Marie Reimers and is now being prepared to be introduced to the Board of Trustees today at the student liaison meeting. SGA is requesting the fund be increased to $1.8 million to be on par with what it should be, as the fund hasn’t been adjusted for inflation since its creation in 2001. The fund has lost $348,958 in buying power over the years and the resolution seeks long overdue change. While we are sure the board

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will no doubt question where the money for the increase will come from, seeing as the university is operating at a deficit and student enrollment is down, the merits for the increase are genuine and the benefits for backing CPF work toward a greater good for the university. The fund is the financial backbone of all the offices that help make attending CMU a worthwhile experience. CPF funds not only SGA, but also the Office of Student Life, the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, Program Board,

Greek life and registered student organizations. Student retention has always been a concern to the university and nothing makes students want to stay more than a fulfilling college experience. The offices funded with CPF dollars have been a tool in student retention for many years, but they have had to operate with less and less as the years passed by. With this new boost, hopefully CPF will be able to fulfill this role again. The Program Board has a long history of bringing big-name per-

It’s the most stressful time of the year Ah, exam week. The smell of coffee is strong in the air, and everywhere you look, students are frantically scurrying back and forth with a manic glint in their eyes. The library is filled with people studying, slumped over desks with dark circles under their eyes, smelling of highlighter ink and despair. That’s right, kids. We’ve once again reached exam week, the mental and emotional “Hunger Games” that happens once a semester. Sure, some of you might have it easy — only a couple of classes, easy A’s, all that jazz. Others, like me, have a little bit more riding on those final exams coming up. Unexpectedly hard classes, subpar professors, whatever the story is, there’s no denying it — we’ve reached a very stressful time of year. So, how does one go about trying to relax in the stress-filled mire that is exam week? It’s a tough one, let me tell you.

Sure, everyone says to get enough sleep — you’ll feel better if you just sleep a little. But how are you supposed to sleep with six exams to study for? To be perfectly honest, I don’t know. That’s a question whose answer I’m still searching for. However, getting close to eight hours of sleep a night, at least in the weeks leading up to exams, can be really good for your body and mind. Other than sleep, you can try exercising, which admittedly, is not for everyone. But, if physical activity is something that calms you down and clears your mind, you should absolutely try to make time for it during exam week. Take your trig notes down the SAC, hop on an elliptical and study while you’re working on those buns of steel. Exercising not for you? Try taking a nice, hot shower, or maybe watching an episode of a television show that makes you laugh.

formers to the university, attracting thousands of current students to the shows and becoming a selling point for future Chippewas. With the office’s limited and shrinking budget, it can only afford to bring in a limited number of performers — and an undersized budget doesn’t help. CPF reform has been a volatile subject in SGA for the past few months, with debate and inquiry raging back and forth between members of student government, both vocalizing their concerns. The debate within the student body alone should be enough to show how passionate the student body is when it comes to how the university spends tuition dollars. If the university wants to keep tuition money coming in and student filling the classrooms, passing the CPF resolution when it’s time to vote is a shove in the right direction.

Elizabeth Benson

Staff Reporter

Eat some Ben and Jerry’s, play a silly game with your roommate, or listen to a Disney soundtrack. There are plenty of things you can do to relieve stress and make yourself feel a little less frazzled and anxious during exam week and with the pressure of the holidays looming ever nearer. In the end, it’s all about finding what works for you, even if it’s just taking a moment to do some deep breathing while you’re blazing through your psychology textbook at 3 a.m. So buckle up, go watch some cat videos on the Internet, and then get back to work. You’ve only got a few short days until the sweet relief of winter break. Hang in there, and then we can all go out in style.

Jacob Tyrus Mills @jacobtyrusmills1h Organic chemistry obvi

Andrea Lundquist @andrea_jean932h my Accounting 210 exam! It will be the death of me.

Allyson @Ally_Kat072h CDO 331, Audiology! #DeathByAudiology

STUDENT FACES

Clarkston senior Rob Hearnes

Natalie @natawee7_2h it’s a three way tie between statistics, bio psych, and chemistry. :(

Rob Hearnes is a senior from Clarkston who is majoring in neuroscience. CM Life: Describe yourself in three words.

T-Kus @KusOnTheLoose2h accounting 255

Rob Hearnes: Quiet, patient and adventurous. What is the best part about being a Chippewa?

Brie @briepotter2h HST 201 & HST 321

RH: The atmosphere. I’m extremely grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had in neuroscience. They really throw you into the research.

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Kelly Rocheleau

Staff Reporter

Trying to be healthy is hard For a week and a day, I tried to eat well and exercise. I weigh about 158 pounds on a good day, and regularly eat an assortment of bacon cheeseburgers, ice cream, and all sorts of crap that I know is terrible for me, but I love it all regardless. If I managed to convince myself to do some push ups two days in a row, or take a run with a friend once a month, I felt accomplished. My body has been handling it well. But it won’t be that way forever. I decided that for eight straight days I was going to eat nothing but healthy food (with least one serving of each food group), do 25 push-ups daily, run twice a week, and record the results after the eight days were done. The first couple of days went well enough. I would start the morning with a bagel with a smidge of cream cheese. Grapes and carrots became my best friends. The closest thing I had to a dessert was a small serving of macaroni. All and all, I was pretty happy with how it was going. Until day three. On Wednesdays, I have a sixhour gauntlet of classes from 4-10 p.m. I began to grapple with the thoughts of chocolate and cheeseburgers. It got to the point where I almost texted a friend of mine to PLEASE bring me some Rally’s, but decided against it. By the end of that third horrible day, though, I realized something: I couldn’t remember the last time I felt this good. After three days, I had more energy. I caught myself smiling more. No longer did I need to take three naps. I wish I could just end it there. Say that it all went well, I hit all my goals and continued eating right and exercising after the eight days were over. But that would be a lie. After hitting my goal of 25 push ups for the first two days and deciding to up it to 50 push ups a day on the third, I forgot to do a set on Thursday, with only some sporadic exercise on the following days. I never ran, and, on day six, I had dinner at a friend’s house and ate roasted chicken, blueberry pie and a bowl’s worth of potato chips. Despite these small improvements, I learned that in order for this health thing to stick, you have to continue at it. You can’t start for a week and then stop. To be healthy and in shape you have to continue to eat the right food and stay fit. Now that I know this for myself, maybe one day I’ll be able to continue that process. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a cheeseburger I have to attempt to ignore.

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