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Justina Siuba, program coordinator for stress management at the Center for Health and Well Being, tries to help students prevent stress. “Stress is a way our bodies respond when we encounter a perceived threat,” Siuba said. Siuba explained t hat t hose t hreats can var y widely, including any t hing from arguments to car accidents. The symptoms of stress are also diverse. In fact, there are a wide variety of stress symptoms depending on the person. Common symptoms include headaches, upset stomach, sleep deprivation, chest pains, increased breathing patterns, and changes in eating habits. “One of the worst things is the impact it has on ou r hea r t because of t hat
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acceleration of our heart rate,” Siuba said. “That can cause issues like hypertension from having so much stress all the time ... the long term effects are definitely there.” Since t here are so many variables when it comes to stress, the Center for Healt h a nd Well Being split s the symptoms into four categories: physical, emotional, cognitive and behav ioral responses. This allows counselors to categorize responses to help students manage their stress. T he C e nt e r f o r He a lt h and Well Being recommends st udent s lea r n tech n iques a nd methods to help them prevent stress rather than trying to counteract stress. SEEFINALSPAGE3
In t he beginning of April, t he newly-elected Student Government executives were sworn into office for the 2018-2019 year at USC. Since then, they have been working to ensure they accomplish what the students voted them in office to do for the fall and spring semesters.
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Taylor Wright and Mills Hayes attend the SG debate before spring elections.
St udent Body President Taylor Wr i g h t h a s b e e n w o r k i n g o n establishing an executive cabinet to advise him in the coming year, and he chose over 20 people who he felt demonstrated passion and initiative within their area of the cabinet. “They’re all so fired up and they all have these great ideas,” Wright said. “We’re kind of focusing on how to narrow in on the kind of objectives we want to complete this year.” Wright has also started to transition into working with organizations within the university to speak about improving student life and the student experience. “The main work has been building relationships with the administration, the board of trustees and the student body as a whole through the cabinet,” he said. Student Government executives have already established mobile ticketing
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for athletic events, and are working on guest ticketing. Wright also wants to develop a healthier USC — both physically and mentally — and diversify campus as a whole in the fall semester through programs that help recruit minority students. “Inclusion and equity is extremely important to me personally and I know the effect that can have,” Wright said. Student Body Vice President Mills Hayes has been working on reinstating the USC Bucket List, developing a communications team and conducting research to figure out the best way to find out what students want. She hopes give them the chance to communicate their ideas. “ We’r e j u s t r e a l l y t r y i n g t o brainstorm a good communications method and pathway channel for our students to our Student Government,” she said.
The 2016 -17 school year was a whirlwind for Student Government, marked by getting a bill for a student v ot e o n t he B o a r d of Tr u s t e e s i nt r o d u c e d i n b o t h t h e H o u s e and the Senate as well as a House subcom m it tee hear i ng. The new Student Government executive board now takes over the legacy left by Ross Lordo and Nick Santamaria. “ Ro s s [ L ordo] d id a m a z i n g work last year k ind of setting the groundwork, and Nick Santamaria wa s rea l ly i n f luent ia l i n t hat i n reaching out to legislators and setting meetings and I think they made a lot of progress,” Student Body President Taylor Wright said. “And I do think eventually it’s a possibility to make it happen. I feel strongly that it should happen.” Wright will work closely on the bill with Taylor Bradley, his Secretary of Government Relations. Bradley worked under Santamaria last year as the Deputy of Government Relations and is now leading the effort to set meetings and talk to legislators. “ She’s g ot t he b ac k g rou nd a s to some of the data that supports st udent s b ei ng vot i ng memb er s o n t he i r i n s t it ut io n’s B o a r d of Trustees,” Lordo said. “She’s also bu i lt rel at ion s h ip s her s el f w it h different elected officials so to be able to harness those as well as have a background in the issue at hand will allow her to be really powerful this next year.” The current temperature of the t r u stee s i s m i xed , ac cord i ng to Lordo. One vote will not change the university, but he does believe that one vote should be granted to students. “I think each trustee has a unique opinion. I think that there are many that are in favor and there’s obviously some that are hesitant,” Lordo said. “I think there’s always a fear of change ... we have to figure out how to use facts more so than opinions in driving the message home.” Each student body president takes his or her own approach to the job. Wright has been given a challenging task to push forward during his yearlong term. This is a slow-moving pro ce s s i nvolv i ng m a ny elec ted officials and their opinions on the bill. “If anything, I’ve learned that the process literally moves so slow. I think after just laying out the actual plan for it, it’s very long term and it’s kind of hard whenever the legislators’ terms are for two years and student government, ours is only a couple of months,” Bradley said. “But pretty much ... it requires a lot of patience ... a lot of patience and understanding.”
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University of South Carolina’s Dance Marathon reached its goal of $1 million on March 3, 2018.
D a n c e M a r at ho n r a i s e d over $1 million in March for Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, which is part of the Children’s Miracle Network. In honor of reaching its lofty goal, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster declared that April 25 is South Carolina Dance Marathon Day. The ceremony took place at the Statehouse with the Dance Marathon executive board in attendance. “These are dynamic young people, and they need to be celebrated and praised because this is the future,” said Samuel
Tenenbaum, president of the Palmetto Health Foundation, on Good Morning Columbia Wednesday. Tenenbaum also said t hat women in sororities have been t he “d r iv i ng force” of t he organizat ion, and now t hat the Interfraternity Council is joining, “hopefully they’re going to knock it out of the park again.” The governor’s declaration comes in USCDM’s 20th year. Dance Marat hon or g a n i z at io n s at C le m s o n Un iver sit y a nd C ol lege of Charleston were also honored for their fundraising efforts. SEEUSCDMPAGE4