As finals approach, student stress increases
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: News
Last update: 4/29/09 at 9:00 PM EST
 Media Credit: Brad Morocco |
Students pack into Duquesne University's Gumberg Library on Wednesday to take advantage of a reading day, which is a designated day for studying before final examinations officially start Thursday. According to Marie Hirsch, a nurse practitioner at the University's Health Services, the number of sick students who visit Health Services remains constant around finals, but the number of stress-related illnesses increases. Click here to read more on finals and stress.
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Philadelphia Movers
posted 5/14/09 @ 2:51 PM EST
Stress related illnesses can be serious and it's understandable that students experience a great deal of stress around finals time. Maybe the school can offer some sort of stress management guidance to help relieve the stress and reduce the amount of illnesses. (Continued…)
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