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Nov. 3, 2011
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Boydology Dr. Mike Boyd, the director of the Counseling Center, answers student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college.
Hey Mike, There is a guy where I work on campus who picks his nose. I don’t just mean that he itches it; sometimes it is like he goes in up to his second joint. It grosses me out, and others too. How can we get him to not dig so much. -Nauseated Mike says: Wow, not someone I want to shake hands with. OK there is no easy way to make someone stop doing something that has become habitual. He probably does not realize what he is doing. So, if he is around you enough you can try to raise his awareness by first telling him privately that his “Digging” is unpleasant for others, and then doing something to notify him when you see him delving inward. Just saying, “Ahem,” may be enough and will not be publicly embarrassing. If that does not work, or if you are too infrequently around him for him to change, live with it. When he is around look at your shoes rather than his nose. -Mike
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Boogger
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Too much of your love Hey Mike,
I have a boyfriend, and I get to see him on the weekends, because he goes to a college only about an hour from here, but sometimes I feel like he is trapping me and I can’t breathe because all of my free time is spent with him. I care for him so much, and don’t want to hurt his feelings, so how do I tell him that I just need a little room. -Trapped Mike says: Well, trapped, your name says a great deal. When time in a relationship becomes a tug-ofwar it is time to examine what is going on. But even people who have been together for years need time to themselves. The most important thing to do in a relationship is to communicate well and often. That means you have to say right out that you are feeling trapped and need time to yourself. Here are the things that might happen: 1. You may be surprised to learn that he feels the same and is relieved to get time to himself. 2. He may initially feel hurt but acts gracefully, learns to accept it and with time realizes you are healthier and happier which is good for you both. 3. He is hurt and feels angry or sulky and miserable, and tries to manipulate you to change back. 4. He bails. You can definitely live with 1 and 2. You may fear 3 and 4, but look at it this way; the truth is that if either of those happen you do not want a long term relationship anyway, he would be too self-centered if he acted this way. In any event you need to continue communicating in your relationships. Sometimes it is painful but talking through problems solves them; holding your annoyances in makes them fester into contempt.
Rules: Your aim is to fill up each column and row with numbers 1 to 5 without repeating any of the numbers. At the same time, each heavily outlined cages must produce the mathematical operation indicated in the top corner.
courtesy of kenken.com
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 18x
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3 5 4 1
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E-mail questions to Michael.Boyd@loras.edu. The identities of the senders will be kept confidential.
Culture Shock
by JOHN CLARK