For first-year students, college is a foreign culture. The freshman adjustment is a process that many new students aren’t accustomed to.
Some students are aware of the new journey they’re about to endure which often leaves them with a...
With headphones on, a tall, black fairly lean woman cleans Feinberg Library of Plattsburgh State every weeknight. She often dons her red fleece jacket. Occasionally, she sits in the cushioned chair just outside the door entering the second-floor circulation...
Every friendship requires mutual respect and trust. Many friendships fail due to miscommunication. For that reason, interpersonal skills are one of the main factors that endures a true friendship. Effective communication is necessary in order to build and maintain...
The finish line to the semester is in plain sight, and summer is so close, but students have to get through finals week first. Finals week means there will be a lot of worrying; however, studies have shown that...
Stress is unavoidable for many people. Most people get stressed out when there is uncertainty about future plans and goals. Some people get stressed out when things aren’t going the way they expected. Stress is defined as anything that...
Plattsburgh State junior Maggie Griffiths has a passion for working with children and uses her unique talents to incorporate music and learning into classrooms.
Griffiths is in the five-year elementary and special education programs with a concentration in music. For...
Nearly 40 percent of female college students use prescription oral contraceptives, according to the American College Health Association. Some students are on birth control pills to help prevent unwanted pregnancy and to alleviate menstrual cramps. Today, in order to...
Almost every college student has to deal with staying up as late as necessary to finish their homework. Although it does vary for each student, most students are night owls, while morning larks are generally people over the age...
Being single is often looked upon in a negative light. To some people it is a problem that needs to be fixed. As humans, people do require social interactions, but it is OK to be alone sometimes. In fact,...
Studies suggest that regular physical activity supports healthy child development by improving memory, concentration and positive outlook, according to the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit operating foundation founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1991.
Learning and exercising have a...
