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Thursday, December 8, 1983
Volume 73 Issue 35 Th e
Lumberjack A consensus wa9
reached Friday
to reopen the
application deadline for
NAU’s athletic- director.
After months of adver­tising.
screening and Ln-t
e r v i e w i n g , t h e
numerous candidates
were narrowed to four
possible choices—Robert
Brooks, athletic director
at Oral Roberts Universi­ty
in Tulsa. Okla.. Jack
Kcklund, athletic direc­tor
at the University of
Puget Sound in Tacoma.
| Wash, and Joe Salem,
former head football
coach at the University
f of Minnesota and NAU..
| Prank Besnette. vice
I president for administra-
| tion and finance, said the
I decision reached was to
I reopen the position and
| begin the advertising.
I screening and interview-
! ing process again.
I “The finalists lame to
I us with s ig n ific a n t
credentials and ex­perience."
Besnette said.
Suzette Haenel, and Todd Cislo (foreground) help kick-off the “ But President Hughes
Christmas season for NAU students by putting the final touches of and I did not feel good
tinsel on the ASNAU all-campus christm is tree. about making a decision
w ith o u t a d e f in it e
consensus.'
The position is -vacant
due to Hank Anderson's
retirement hist Monday.
Until a decision is
expire. reached. Besnette said he
“ If the perpetrator is a will be the acting athletic
transient, he will be hard director and will work in
to find.** Juarez said, conjunction with Linda
fa e m said students French, assistant direc-staying
in resident halls tor of athletics,
d u rin g holidays like Besnette said there is
Thanksgiving break, are no deadline in which
putting themselves in they must decide on an
danger if they stay alone, athletic director, but he
He suggested students hopes the position will be
band together for safety. filled by April.
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ATTN: -KATHY MgOtFIRE Tuition
Regents postpone
final tuition decision
Mike Rucker
Staff Reporter
A fter tentatively setting
tuition in its October
meeting, the Arizona State
Board of Regents have failed to
finalize registration fees, and will not
do so until March.
The board in its December
meeting at NAU, decided not to ac­cept
any recommendations for set­ting
tuition.
By postponing the decision until
March, financial aid for the
1984-85 school year could be
delayed in being awarded.
“ This creates some difficulty and
will require us to do more work and
adjustments in our current way of
awarding students financial aid/*
said David Markee, vice president
of j&udeii* «ervwe».-
“We would like more lead time to
put everything together,” Markee
said. “ Also the later students know
what tuition is set at the less time
they have to prepare for that
amount.”
“The university will not know
what they’ll be able to offer in
scholarships or tuition waivers, said
C hris M c M a h o n , assoicated
students of NAU president. “Some
scholarships match tuition they
may have to settle with a less
amount."
“Students have to register in
April and will not know what to ex­pect
until the end of March.
McMahon said. “The university is
going to have to change its ways in
collecting tuition."
The board, in its October
meeting rescinded the one-time $93
surcharge it imposed on students
for the 1983-34 school year, and
then raised tuition by $80 for
1984-85 school year.
Tuition for 1984-85 was then
t a t iv d y at $835 fbr rn-xtnte'\rK;
$3,130 for out of state.
The board was then supposed to
set final fees in its November
meeting but then decided against
that after hearing from Gov. Bruce
Babbitt.
Babbitt said he was against the
board lowering tuition and then ask­ing
for an increase in legislative ap­propriations.
He added it was going
to be hard for him to ask the
legislature for such an increase.
Following this, the Regents asked
the three university presidents to
come up with a figure they thought
was appropriate. They presented
the board with a figure of $936 for
in-state students.
“ This figure is too high.”
McMahon said. “Nobody knows
how they came up with this figure.
It was a lot of rhetoric and there
was no real criteria in using this
number.”
“Associated Students of NAU
will be involved in researching
other ways of setting tuition and
finding options to raising tuition/’
McMahon said.- -**•—-
The A SN AU council also
presented plaques to Regent
William Payne and Regent Thomas
Chandler for outstanding serv ice to
students. Payne and Chandler both
completed their terms on the board
in its D e c em b e r m e e tin g .
Abuse case reported
Laurie Hurd.
Staff Reporter
A Cow den H all
resident was sex­ually
abused on
Nov. 24. in a second floor
bathroom, NAU police
reports.
P o lic e s a id the
perpetrator is a white
male, approximately 6 feet
tall and weighing 150
hair, a full mustache and
brown eyes.
He was wearing a blue
warm-up jacket with white
stripes ami j&nr jeases.
Sergeant H.M. Juarez,
detective working on the
case said police are con­ducting
an open investiga­tion.
The department can
keep the case open until
the statute of limitations
Studying
Students deal with stress,
must be aware of factors Do plan, don’t cram
study which will vary greatly depending on personal
preference, he said.
“ Some people like to use a highlighter in their text­books,
others take notes while reading from i t / ’
Johnson said. ‘‘Some need a very quiet environment
and others need the radio playing. It ’s different for
different individuals/’
One thing all students should do i9 have a certain
area that is always used for studying and not for
Christy True
Staff Reporter
C ramming for exams and pulling all nighter*
may be familiar rituals to NAU students,
but this is probably not the most effective
method of studying, according to one expert.
Many people, who never learned how to study
properly in high school because they didn't have to.
That may constitute a game of racquetball for
some or talking to friends or playing a video game
for others, he said.
One of the best things you can do to relieve ten­sion
is to talk to friends about problems, he said.
Students should also get plenty of rest, plan their
time and go into exams with a relaxed frame of
Christy True
Staff Reporter
F inals week is probably one of the most
stressful times for students, but there are
things students can do to relieve stress, said
NAU’s Health Educator, Jon Rudy.
Stress can be caused by geveral factors besides
school. Rudy said. Parental pressures and having
high personal expectations of yourself are two
examples.
Stress can be positive because it is a motivator,
but it becomes a problem when it is chronic.
“ You need to reafiflfyoa are in a stressful situa­tion
and know that it's temporary,’’ Rudy said.
People become ill when they internalize the
problem.
“ Fifty percent of the time the common coW is
caused by emotional stress,” Rudy said. ‘‘Streescan
weaken the immune system and raise the blood
pressure if not corrected.”
There are healthy and unhealthy ways of dealing
with stress.
“ You can reduce stress by taking time out from
studying, even when you think yon can’t afford h *"
Rudy said. “Take time to relax, do something that
takes your mind off of studying."
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mind.
“ Cramming few finals is not healthy. It will affect
your health and mental awareness if you are not us­ed
to staying up late at night,” Rudy said. “You can
concentrate much better when you are relaxed. Go
into finals in a relaxed state of mind.**
Drugs and alcohol may affect one’s ability to do
well in school if they are abused.
‘’Drinking more than one or two drinks a day
puts a physiological tress on the body/* he said. !‘lt
temporarily relieves stress but the next day the wor­ries
are still there/'
Taking speed or large doses of cafMne is not con­ducive
to doing well on exams, Rut>; added.
“Speed stimulates you. It will interfere with your
ability to think clearly. If you are nervous for an ex­am
and stimulated on top of it. you w ill not concen­trate
w ell."
Caffiene and speed aleo suppress the appetite and
makes it d^fienk to sleep, he said.
have trouble when they come to a university, said
Ron Johnson, a graduate assistant whose specialty
is study skills.
Johnson is available every day at the Counseling
Center for students who need help in refining their
study skills.
The key to being successful on exams is to be
organized, Johnson said. If you have good study
habits, then your schedule should not change much
when it comes time for finals, he said.
“The student who has trouble during finals week
is the one who has not kept up with the work, has
put off projects and been unorganized.”
The first thing a student should do is fill out a
schedule to organize the time they' have, he said.
“ It should include time for classes, recreation,
meals and studying for each exam."
The next step is to evaluate how much time
should be spent on each topic. Johnann said.
Then a student shmild set up how they plan to
resting, he said.
For example, studying while laying in bed would
not be a good idea for most people since they may
associate the bed with sleeping and feel tired, he
added.
Students should leave the study environment if
they want to relax and take a break.
It’s also a good idea to study in one-hour blocks
and take time for recreation for 15 minutes, he
added.
“Recreation is important so you won't bum out.
It can be anything from talking to friends to doing
some type of physical activity, depending on the
person.”
Statistics show people often remember what they
studied first and last but the in-between may get
lost. Johnson said.
Lastly, one would probably do better to get a
good night's sleep the night before an exam and feel
fresh rather than cramming.