{"id":1993,"date":"2013-04-11T16:57:17","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T16:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2013-04-11T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T16:57:17","slug":"keep-calm-the-semester-is-almost-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2013\/04\/11\/keep-calm-the-semester-is-almost-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Calm: The semester is almost over"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commentary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Diamond Jenkins<\/strong>
\nBlue & White Flash\/Associate Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spring season is slowly merging into the summer and I\u2019m sure many of you have already begun compiling \u201csummer to-do lists\u201d or \u201cgoal sheets,\u201d right?<\/p>\n

Freshmen, it only gets easier from here. Sophomores, you\u2019re not freshmen anymore. Juniors, only one more year, and seniors, it\u2019s about that time to get your life together, but keep calm.<\/p>\n

I know this has to be the longest 30 days of your college semester. I\u2019m talking about the end of the semester. Or, not exactly the end but the week or two leading up to the semester\u2019s close. Crunch time, stress time, or whatever you might call it.<\/p>\n

At most U.S. colleges and universities, the spring semester winds down by uncomfortably sandwiching a week or two of classes plus final exams in between. Not only do most instructors have final projects, papers, and tests to grade before giving and grading final exams, but the end of the semester also creates deadlines for recommendation letters, internship applications, etc.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to be sharing with you, a few tips on how to survive the end of the semester fever and how to occupy your summer.<\/p>\n

I present to you three realistic ways to occupy yourself:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Exercise to relieve stress:<\/strong><\/p>\n

While college can be a lot of fun, it can also be extremely stressful. One of the best and most healthy ways to relieve stress is through exercise. Whether or not you gained that freshman 15 and forgot to lose it, exercising will help relieve the stress you conjured up during the semester.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find a new hobby:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn to play a musical instrument, take up singing, and learn to dance, or develop your artistic skills and find a hobby pertaining to your major.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Get a Job\/Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all know that working and interning is important. It\u2019s pressed on me all the time to the point where that\u2019s all I think about. I know working for a company in your industry can give you valuable insight into whether or not the industry is the right choice for you, potentially avoiding the costs of obtaining a degree in a field you\u2019re not interested in.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0 Travel:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have ridden the bus quite a few times. Take a bus or a train somewhere new. Flying can be so cheap these days that we sometimes forget about the bus or train. But sometimes the journey is half the fun and you\u2019ll see new parts of the country you\u2019d never see from the air.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, your time in college has been filled with stressors like classes, papers, lab reports, and exams. It is also happily filled with the fun stuff, like friends, parties, going out, and a seemingly endless schedule of events and activities. During the summer, while you are having fun; remember to come back!<\/p>\n

\u00a0The views expressed in the commentary are those of the writer(s) and in no way represent the views of The Blue & White Flash.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diamond Jenkins Blue & White Flash\/Associate Editor The spring season is slowly merging into the summer and I\u2019m sure many of you have already begun compiling \u201csummer to-do lists\u201d or \u201cgoal sheets,\u201d right? Freshmen, it only gets easier from here. Sophomores, you\u2019re not freshmen anymore. Juniors, only one more year, and seniors, it\u2019s about that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-opinion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}