FRIDAY, FEB. 15, 2002
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Stress relief available in many forms
Sleep, eating right help reduce stress say local experts
By Summer Lewis Kansan staff writer
As class work begins to pile up, experts recommend anything from masturbation to exercise and planning ahead as ways of deal with stress.
Relieving sexual tension relieves stress, said Dennis Dailey, professor of human sexuality.
"Probably most effective is masturbation, since sexual interactions are often stressful in and of themselves," Dailey said. "I would never recommend 'sex' as a stress reliever, but recognize that sexual release does relieve tension for some folk."
Linda Keeler, psychiatrist at
STRESS RELIEF TIPS Be independent.
Get plenty of sleep.
Keep in contact with friends and loved ones.
Avoid excessive, regular consumption of alcohol.
- Deal with personal problems when you're well-rested and in a positive frame of mind.
Avoid procrastination.
Source: Watkins Memorial Health Center
Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that students needed to get plenty of sleep and adequate nourishment.
Avoid staying out late on a regular basis.
'Sleep allows your body to naturally restore the levels of energy and rest to where they need to be." Keeler said.
"There are many things that can be helpful, but these are the things that will serve them the best."
She also said contact with friends and loved ones helped reduce stress levels.
"Look for support from people around you," she said. "Human beings are social animals and contact with other people helps to modulate stress."
Planning ahead can also help, she said.
"If you know that there is a situation that is going to be stressful, such as having to work out a relationship or cleaning duties among roommates, the time to do it is not really late at night when everyone is tired," Keeler said. "It is much easier to resolve these situations on a weekend. Thinking ahead about situations that need negotiations and compromise is important for stress management."
"Human beings are social animals and contact with other people helps to modulate stress."
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Linda Keeler psychiatrist at Watkins Memorial Health Center
She said procrastination and partying could cause stress for students.
"Getting the work done or breaking it down into more reasonable amounts is a wonderful stress relief technique," she said. "Also, limiting alcohol will help because excess alcohol intake creates far more stress than it ever relieves."
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Bob Jones University, the fundamentalist Christian school that banned interracial dating up until two years ago, is recruiting minorities in hopes of shaking its racist image.
The Associated Press
More than 40 minority students have applied for aid through two new funds that are sponsored by private donations, and nine have won scholarships so far, said Dan Hicks, a liaison between the university and the scholarships' boards.
Bob Jones University seeks minority students
School spokesman Jonathan Pait said the scholarships reflected a growing interest by
The university first admitted African-American students after the IRS moved to revoke its tax-exempt status in 1970, citing discrimination.
Contact Lewis at slewis@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brooke Hesler.
African-Americans in the 4,200 student school.
"Another reason is that we're so often pointed out as being so racist," he said. "We wanted to take a stab, at least, to overcome that stereotype."
Bush was criticized for failing to address the school's ban on interracial dating and statements by Bob Jones III that were perceived as anti-Catholic and anti-Mormon.
The school was thrust into the national spotlight when George W. Bush stopped there during his presidential campaign two years ago.
In the wake of the criticism, Jones, president of the university founded by his grandfather 75 years ago, announced the school would drop its ban on interracial dating.
Man convicted of rapes released after 15 years
The Associated Press
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A man convicted of committing two rapes 15 years ago was released from prison yesterday after prosecutors said DNA evidence raised questions about his guilt.
Judge Gerald Corso granted Bruce Godschalk's request for a new trial, but prosecutors said they would ask the court to dismiss all charges rather than retry him. He was serving a 10-to-20-year sentence.
Godschalk had confessed,
but later said he was coerced.
He said yesterday he plans to live in the house his late mother left him.
"I lost my whole family while I was in jail — my mother, my father, my sister," he said.
did not know whether Godschalk was innocent, but said he could not prove his guilt.
Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor said he
"We are not in the business of keeping people in prison that we cannot prove are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that's the situation we have now." Castor said.
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After Godschalk sued for the release of DNA evidence, Castor and the Innocence Project had tests conducted on sperm samples taken from the two rapes.
Labs hired by both the defense and prosecution agreed the sperm appeared to be from the same man but not from Godschalk.
The Innocence Project, based at the Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law in New York, provides free legal assistance to inmates in cases involving DNA evidence.
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