{"73322":{"#nid":"73322","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Stay Safe, Manage Stress at the Semester\u0027s End","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Week Preceding Final Exams (WPFE) has begun, and\nstudying will peak to an all-time high as students tap into their last ounces\nof work ethic before the holidays commence. As the semester draws to a close\nand you attempt to remind yourself of an entire semester\u2019s worth of\ninformation, we hope you\u2019ll also be reminded of a few other important things.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELook out for your safety and the safety of others. If you\u2019re\nstudying or working on campus late at night, use the Stingerette or Georgia\nTech Police to get home safely. Request a Stingerette at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/stingerette.com\u0022\u003Estingerette.com\u003C\/a\u003E or\n404.385.RIDE, or request a police escort at 404.894.2501. Keep in mind that\nall-nighters are best spent at home rather than in an academic building.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStress is a part of college of life, but it shouldn\u2019t be the\nwhole thing. You can call the Counseling Center 24\/7 at 404.894.2575, or use\ntheir online resources at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecounseling.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EStudy hard, but know when you need a break. Plan to take a\nbreak with\u0026nbsp;the Student Center\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=73250\u0022\u003EMidnight Breakfast\u003C\/a\u003E, where faculty and staff volunteer to serve breakfast to students (purchase tickets \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techstuff2.gatech.edu\/ePOS?this_category=ROOT11_SUBCAT20\u0026amp;store=808\u0026amp;form=shared3%2fgm%2fmain%2ehtml\u0026amp;design=808\u0022\u003Eonline\u003C\/a\u003E). These events are open to all students and include the eternal\nmotivator: free food.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, if you have an issue regarding WPFE policies in one\nof your classes, inform the Office of the Provost at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/reporting\u0022\u003Eprovost.gatech.edu\/reporting\u003C\/a\u003E. Familiarize\nyourself with WPFE policy on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sga.gatech.edu\/undergraduate\/WPFE\u0022\u003EStudent Government\nAssociation\u2019s website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EReminders of safety measures and stress-relievers during the week preceding final exams.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Reminders of safety measures and stress-relievers during the week preceding final exams."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2011-12-06 09:36:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:30","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-12-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-12-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.sga.gatech.edu\/undergraduate\/WPFE","title":"WPFE Policy"},{"url":"http:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\/","title":"Counseling Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/provost.gatech.edu\/reporting","title":"WPFE Reporting Site"},{"url":"http:\/\/stingerette.com\/","title":"Stingerette"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.techstuff2.gatech.edu\/ePOS?design=808\u0026form=shared3%2fgm%2fmain%2ehtml\u0026store=808\u0026this_category=ROOT11_SUBCAT20","title":"Purchase Tickets to Midnight Breakfast"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1020","name":"counseling center"},{"id":"4822","name":"Midnight Breakfast"},{"id":"170830","name":"Stingerette"},{"id":"167229","name":"stress"},{"id":"15261","name":"week preceding final exams"},{"id":"15260","name":"wpfe"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.shaw@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Shaw\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ECommunications and Marketing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}