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Some students have changed their
major to international studies, and
others have gone again without the
school credit. You see more than
the tourist view of the country; you
experience the life,” he said.
Students of all ages from uni-
versities across the country join in
the annual adventure to experience
the daily life and enjoy the four ex-
cursions included in the package.
Since the Hispanic population
is such a major portion of society,
Palmer said the class is always sold
out by mid-April.
In addition, a language immer-
sion class looks good on a resume,
Palmer said.
Upon arriving, Palmer will take
the group to the mercado del di'os,
the daily market, where one imme-
diately begins to absorb the Mexi-
can culture.
As part of the program, each
student stays with a host family
who provides breakfast, dinner, a
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Dr. Patrick Foley will present To Seek the Truth of History: Essential
for the Student Monday, Feb. 18, at 12:30 p.m. in C-l 12.
Reta Fretwell will present Testing and Study Skills on Wednesday, Feb.
19, at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in C-l 12. She will review effective test
taking skills and study strategies.
For the students with relationship questions, Dr. Shelly Cavin will pre-
sent Power, Attraction, Seduction. She will ask questions such as “What
power do you have in relationships? What seduces you? and How do your
personality traits influence your relationships?” Students can find these an-
swers on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in C-l 12.
For health-conscious students, Glenda Redeemer, campus nurse, Will
discuss Nutrition and Educational Success. The session will look at the
importance of diet in a “scholastic setting,” Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 12:30
p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in C-l 12.
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by Laurie Mansfield
reporter
Students can become successful at public speaking once they under-
stand how speaking anxiety develops and what steps they need to take to
reduce their anxiety, a NW Campus professor said last week.
Communication apprehension is an individual’s fear associated with
real or anticipated communication, Dr. Bobbi Stringer, speech professor,
said.
Stringer spoke at the Counseling Personal Enrichment Workshop, a se-
ries presented during the month of February. Each workshop is designed to
help students achieve greater personal and/or career awareness.
“More people are afraid of speaking in public than of dying,” she said.
This fear affects one’s level of comfort in communicating. It affects
one’s attitude about one’s self, Stringer said. It can also have a negative im-
pact on academic achievement.
Knowing the facts about public speaking anxiety can help students
overcome their fear, Stringer said.
“The better prepared you are, the better you can cope when speaking,”
she said.
Take time to prepare fully for the speech, Stringer said. Knowing
one’s subject gives one confidence.
Visualizing a positive speech experience is another suggestion to calm
the speaker’s fears, Stringer said.
“The body does not distinguish physiologically between visualizing
giving a speech and actually giving it,” she said.
She encouraged the students to seek out opportunities to speak pub-
licly. She recommended joining organizations like Toastmasters to gain ex-
perience.
“Experience breeds confidence in public speaking,” Stringer said.
Often a previous bad experience as a child may cause a fear of speak-
ing in public.
“The mind is like a tape recorder. One can’t go back in time to re-tape
a past experience, but one can tape over it,” she said.
Using cognitive restructuring exercises (changing negative self-talk
into positive self-talk), students can break out of negative thinking ruts to
view a situation in a positive light, Stringer said.
A speaker can learn to channel nervousness and make it work positive-
ly, Stringer said. Learning how one’s body responds to stress will help one
to control nervousness.
“Another way to conquer fear is through using the biofeedback ma-
chines available to all students at TCC in the counseling and testing center,”
she said.
“Everyone experiences butterflies in their stomach before speaking.
Butterflies are the adrenaline. Adrenaline can work for or against you.
Preparation goes a long way in helping the butterflies fly in formation in-
stead of flying chaotically,” she said.
room and transportation to class.
Students eat, drink and breathe the
culture for four weeks.
A typical day in the mountain
village program includes breakfast
with the host family.
Afterward, they take the stu-
dent to school. Students are
grouped in fives for three language
classes and three culture classes
with breaks in between.
Around 2 p.m., the host family
will pick up their students, or stu-
dents can spend time on their own.
Many of the residents commute
to Mexico City but spend the
evening, or at least the weekend, in
Cuernavaca.
The city has plenty of nightlife,
including dancing, different events
and restaurants.
Four weekend excursions are
part of the class and included in the
package.
The last weekend many stu-
dents go to Acapulco before return-
objective is to understand how stress affects
someone so that the person is able to make it
work for his benefit.
“The healthy reaction to stress involves one’s
perception of it, as well as the way that one coun-
teracts its physical effects. The largest factor in
reversing its physical effects is not to allow it to
build up,” she said.
This reversal can be accomplished through
various methods, including relaxed breathing,
positive imagery or any form of enjoyable physi-
cal exercise, Johnson said.
Stress also is brought on by things other than
jobs, classes, friends, and loved ones.
“It can also be caused by physical factors,
such as wearing the wrong size clothes or shoes
and having bad posture,” she said.
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Students who participated in a recent Spanish immersion trip to Cuer- Spanish instructor, will again lead students on a trip this summer,
navaca, Mexico, join in a figurative sacrifice. Jim Palmer, NE Campus Space is limited, and registration has begun already.
ing for the last day on campus at
TCC.
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ground transportation, Mexican Im-
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about $2,100.
A payment plan is available,
and students may use a credit card.
Tuition at TCC is not included,
and passing Spanish 1411 or the
challenge test is a prerequisite.
The class begins Monday, June
3, and ends Monday, July 8, but reg-
istration has already started. Person- »
al expenses for souvenirs, laundry,. ■
airport tips, occasional restaurants
and extra excursions are not includ-
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Palmer at 817-515-6932.
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chest and keeping the knees straight,” she said.
Johnson told the group patience is needed —
when dealing with stress.
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that there is no quick fix. Stress does not happen
overnight and cannot be solved overnight,” she I
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women in their return to school and was added lo |
the curriculum on the SE Campus this semester. I
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by Don Hicks
reporter
For many students earning
seven credit hours and vacationing
5,000 feet above sea level where the
weather is like spring all the time
may sound like a movie.
However, such an adventure is
available on an annual trip Jim
Jaime Palmer has been directing
since 1993.
Palmer, NE Campus instructor,
has been conducting Spanish in
Mexico for TCC students to learn
Espanol in Cuernavaca.
“The best way to really learn a
language is to immerse yourself in
the culture,” he said.
“With an immersion program,
you learn not only the definition of
words but also the cultural meaning
behind the words,” he said.
Palmer said students react fa-
vorably to the experience.
“Many students have gone back
after class just to enjoy the life.
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Counselor provides stress reducers
by Mikki McManus
reporter
Stress is something all college students face,
a South Campus counselor told students last
week.
Sandra Johnson provided students with
methods to manage the stress in their lives in a
positive manner as part of a series being present-
ed by the Women in New Roles (WIN-R) pro-
gram.
The first step in dealing with stress, Johnson
said, is to understand the meaning of the word.
“Stress simply is your physical and emotion-
al reaction to change. If you perceive the change
to be negative or threatening, it can cause physi-
cal effects on your body,” she said.
Some possible consequences of stress are
anxiety, indigestion, fatigue and irritability. The
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