March 3, 1999

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Students maybe feeling the effects of stress, which can harm the immune system . Page 3

Indians claim LSC Championship, now lo host NCAA regional tournament Page 6

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SU to host NCAA regional tourney dians top seed in ·eld of" six teams DA- HENSUY

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western State men's basketball team news on Sunday that they would host the V. South Central Regional Touma.men! set ibiS",:d::cod. ~ lndians waited for the news that was dcUvfrom Channel 6 and cheered when the news

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JJrf '\\inning the Lone Siar Coofcrcncc tour' MSU had hoped to host the Regional nt. It will play the winner of Truman >,(issoWi Western on Friday. 111 looking for it to ~ real intense," junior Tenc:oce Thomas said. '"I feel like if we <Mil with a lot of emotion and be well prelbcn we should win." MSU wins, they will ad van« to the NCAA n ' toumamcnL. also known as the Elite held on March 11. 18 and 20, with the last

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Tribe has worked hard this season and is · for that work to pay off this weekend. 't- played 101(:thcr as a team." junior guard Hamihon said. ·-we just have a lot of heart polled togclhcr." basl:c1balJ coach Jeff by is preparing the fm- the tournament lhc way he has been · g lhcm for games all season. t·~ no11oing 10 change anything," Ray said. 'rt going to prcpart jus1 like we've been · gall year long. It's too late in the year to lll)'lhing." Indians will, howe\'er. be watching the orllbursday to prepare for Friday's game . bopc Thursday night we get to \'.!Itch they play, and kind of give us an idea of who ·• going 10 play for Friday," Ray said. " It'll ~~ttlc bit of a scoul rcpon so ~ can go

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61: team," Johnson said. "We know abou1 the oul of the Lone Star Conference. Bui. by us bving to play Thursday, that will give us a to find out a linlc more about the teams we bt:playine,." lodians arc taking the tournament slow to

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Friday night. we can be concerned about y night. lbat's the way we've approached 1hing all year long. so we're not going to 111)'\hing." rqional 1oumarncnt will be loughcr than lbt Indians have done thus far due to lhc caJol' lbc teams in the region. ·gtu now they arc all tough:· Ray said. "I ~ idea who we 're going to play yct. lbcy're rotDg to be tough. lnere's six teams left in our · lDdthcn:'s n01anyofthcmthat 'snotcapaor winning the whole thing." U v.ill be the top seed for the tournament &.'tothcr teams.

Fans of the MSU Indians lined up tram the box office through the Hall of Honor and all around D.L. Ligon Coliseum Tuesday afternoon when tickets for this

weekend's NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament went_on sale. Some fans waited in line for more than two hours. Photo by Teannette Miller

Local station leads campaign to boost school spirit DAWN H ■ NSLIY TheWlchi1an

With the Midwcslcm Slate men's baskccball team hosting the NCAA Soulh Central Regional Tournament this weekend. KFDX Channel 3 is planning a campaign for MSU students to show their school spirit. The program is named "Show your Spirit," and is aimed at the community to

encourage 1hc Indians to a victory over the weekend. Channel 3 is asking its ; udicnce to pain1 windows, leave messages on marquees, put out signs or even display banners in fron1 of their homes -and stores around town. Each person who participates is to call Channel 3. and a picture will be taken of lhc display and shown on the news '"We arc urging our viewers 10 show their spirit like !hey did when the Cowboys

came lo town," News Cbtnncl ) ·reporter Megan Henderson saqi :'ll's more like a wclco_mc mat We arc really hoping all the stOt"cs on Kemp will decorate for it" KFDX is also going to be shooting Live at 5 from D.L. Ligon coliseum to enthuse lhc fans before the game. Students art asked 10 wear school colors and logos 10 the game on Friday 10 show support for the Indians. The program also allows MSU to show

off lhc facilities 10 the visiting fans and MSU hopefuls from out of town . /

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Usually the only time the i th1clic facili .. tics arc displayed arc during Collcg-e Preview Day in the Spring and Spirit Days in the summer. With this campaign, the athletic dcpaitmcnt will be able to show the coliseum, classrooms in the coliseum and the weight room if desired.

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deficit also can get test according to Wozcncnft: ''Test anxiety is an anxious reaction. The person has the ability. but somehow they have just become anxious about test taking." Wozcocraft also said that all it would cake to cause someone to become anxiow in a certain subject area was one bad class in the past. ''The srudcnt might do really bad in a class and then think be is not competent in that area." Wozcocraft

wi~eracbicvers mig.bt also have a problem with test an.x.icty. "PcrfcctioniSIS put so much pressure on themselves to succeed, and they pot so much pressure on each

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receive help for test anxic1y the~. Students can be taught brcalhmg and relaxation exercises. There arc also videos they can wa1ch, or they can rehearse Laking the 1cs1. The Counseling Center also offers information on how to properly study for exam~. and tips on how to slay calm dunng the test. "We have informational handouts on how to study. 1aking notes prop• crly, highlighti.ng the book correctly and study lcchniqucs," Hollingsworth said. They also encourage students to get into I.be proper frame of mind for laking a test. .. You can sabotage everything you've prepared for if you tnink negatively about the test," Hollingswonh said. The Psychology Department also works with students to change lhc way they think about the test. "We work oo decreasing the person's IIWety by working on ways to relax them physically before the test. We then recognize and change lbc behavior thal makes them anx-

ious," Wozencrafl said. They teach the students a though! stopping 1cchniquc which will help the students wilh tcx1 anxiety stop thinking negative thoughts and think new IX>5itivc thoughts about thc 1cs1. Ocfinilc signs people have test anxiety arc going black constantly during a test, upset stomach , throwing up and even diarrhea. according to Wozeocraft. "For people with true test anxiety, it's best to ge l counseling," Wouncraft said. "It could lake four to six one-hour sessions. Very few people arc successful in doing it on their own wi1J1 honest 10 goodness lest anxiety." Students who have strong physical reaclions to taking tests should strongly consider scck.ing help at either the Counseling Ccn1cr or Psychology Department "It's hard to take a lest when you think you arc going to hurl," Wozcncraft said.

Test and other pressures can,lead to·a realistic problem of test anxiety for some students, Photo by Teannette Miller •


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