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What you can do to manage the sophomore scaries, featuring quick advice from UO counseling services
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How I tackled the overwhelming question some sophomores face: “What’s next?” By Beatrice Byrd Opinion Columnist
SLEEP IS IMPORTANT. TRUST ME, I’M AN ATHLETE By Brianna Carrasquillo Opinion Columnist
The University of Oregon: where institutional pride and athletic prowess converge. At the heart of UO, a vibrant lust for sports entertainment captivates the lives of students itching for college gameday.
Athletes are modern-day alchemists, transforming effort into excellence with each welltimed rest. The margin for error is razor-thin. As a D1 lacrosse player at UO, my routine is calculated down to the speed, exertion and force metrics we track with GPS technology.
Sleep is more than a nightly pause; it’s a strategic component of our execution. The body repairs, the mind refocuses and the spirit strengthens. For active individuals, meeting the demands of sport hinges on quality of sleep, which prevents sickness, boosts cardiovascular health and sharpens memory. All propitious components for a balanced student life. Read full story on page 7
I am familiar with the habit of nonchalant, horror-story-spilling. By this, I mean, the act in which you tell someone about a future event in your life that may be difficult to handle, and they meet you with an abundance of personal anecdotes about the topic that edge on fear-mongering. I experienced this drastically before the start of my sophomore year.
CITY NEWS
Volunteer Opportunities in Eugene Available for Students
I heard that, as a journalism major, the dreaded Gateway to Media class would be the cause of death written on my academic gravestone. Others worried that my incoming role as a resident assistant would rob me of my beloved sleep schedule. One of the scariest phrases dealt to me was, “Oh, I hated my sophomore year.”
By Joseph Chiu City News reporter
As students begin crafting their resumes, building their portfolios and searching for jobs or internships to apply for, many volunteering opportunities exist right in Eugene that are available for students at the University of Oregon to take advantage of.
I’m not sure if it was the symphony of cautious voices concerned with the success of my second year or my own circumstances that led me to the collegiate void of stress, but by winter break, I reached a breaking point — which happened much more quickly than many of the horror stories warned.
These opportunities provide students with many options to choose from according to their interests or necessities for their future career goals. Joe Waksmundski, natural areas and trees volunteer coordinator in Eugene, said that students could learn many skills through these opportunities while benefiting the local community.
My family’s cats gathered in the living room around me as I began to reveal the near-constant stressors my sophomore year had dealt me. Stress from my job as a Resident Assistant, slogging through sleepless on-call shifts. Stress from my upcoming classes in the honors college, dumping hours of extra work into my already-packed schedule. And stress from reckoning with the amount of enjoyment I actually obtained from my social Read full story on page 7
OPINION
The Eugene Parks and Open Space Division offers many career-building opportunities for students with volunteer programs in the developed parks and natural areas. (Stephanie Yang/Emerald)
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