Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist. Week five really brings a plethora of emotions. Sure, we’re only five weeks away from the most beautiful season of the year, but we’re also dealing with the ugliest concept known to mankind. Sorry for reminding you, but it’s midterm season. When I think […]
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Midterm madness hits Cal Poly
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Lately, biological sciences senior Madison Walter can usually be found in the Robert E. Kennedy Library. That is, while she’s not in class. “I study between all my classes, and then probably about six hours every night,” Walter said. Her time spent studying is just more than the Cal Poly-suggested 25 to […]
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Students in diSTRESS
The ways people handle and deal with stress are as unique as their fingerprints. What one student accomplishes by going for a five-mile run might be equivalent to another taking time to schedule out everything on a to-do list. Both activities are still considered by the Cal Poly Academic Skills Center to be some of […]
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How to fight those winter ‘a-choos’
College is about studying, meeting new people, discovering passions and even attending an occasional party. Between all of these different aspects of college life, many students forget how to stay healthy.
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Student suicide of concern on college campuses
Every two hours a person under the age of 25 tries to commit suicide. With academic, social, and financial pressure, coping can be harder than it seems.
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Finals week sex: Cure for the common stress?
So as we go into war against the dreaded Scantron army, our body boosts our strength by nearly shutting down “less important” things, such as our libidos.
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Adderall, study drugs abundant on campus
By some accounts, the use of Adderall and other ADD/ADHD medications as study aids are becoming almost as socially accepted as energy drinks and coffee.