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Monday, December 4, 2006 Page 4 Campus Lifestyles wmmmm Career Services Center area ay io get advice students free of charge," Stranger said. The center also features a library dedicated to helping students in their professional lives. The library has an extensive collection of books on grad schools, job seeking guides, career briefs, cost of living indexes and Ovard-Snyder can help students find the answers to any question they may have on careers. The center's services are open to any WSU student, prospective student or alumni. Anderson advised students to "get in here as soon as possible.

You need to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life so you don't have to back track." You can leave a message for reporter Ryan Roake by calling 626-762 7. said the internships average about $10hr. The fourth step is the application phase. Students go through' mock interviews, and work with career counselors in their areas to refine their resumes. During this phase, the center also helps students meet prospective employers through on-campus interviews and the Center's annual Career Fair.

This year's Career Fair will feature more than 100 employers. ThefairwillbeheldFeb. 15, 2007 at the Dee Events Center. Stanger emphasized the value of the services the Career Services offers. "If you went to Salt Lake and met with a professional organization like Murdock or Haldane they would charge you between three thousand to five thousand dollars for the same services we provide By Ryan Roake correspondent I The Signpost Haven't decided on a major? Wantanon-campusjob, assistance with interview skills and resume? In the market for a career? Weber State University's Career Services Center can help.

"Most students think we're just here to help them find part-time jobs," Career Services Librarian Orlene Ovard-Snyder said. "In reality that is only a small part of what we do, we're here to help them with their professional lives." According to Career Services Director Winn Stanger, "We offer a full range of services for students; from freshman until the time they graduate." Stanger said he wants to encourage WSU students to get into the Career Center and take advantageoftheresourcesavailable to them, ideally as a freshman. One of the services is the Center's four-step program for matching a student's interests to a profession and a major and helping them get a job. As explained by Stranger, the program consists of a series of steps. One of which is a series of skills, interests, values, and abilities assessments.

With this information from these assessments the center can help match students up with a career and a corresponding course of study. Katie Anderson, WSU freshman and office assistant for the Center, said of all the services the center offers, she found the career assessments to be the most beneficial, especially for students who don't know what they want to do. The second step is an KWCR Weber FM radio station the sound of Weber State ftf J4 ill' 14 -ly ljl i 1 V. 1 Student DJs host shifts on 88.1 FM, offer listeners variety of old and popular music By Angela Tyler corresspondent I The Signpost For nearly forty years, the. Weber State University radio station KWCR has been broadcasting on frequency 88.1 Weber FM.

The station operates on 2,000 watts, meaning the frequency's reach is limited. KWCR's signal reaches outside the WSU extending it's signal throughout the entire Ogden community, some parts of Layton, Brigham City and Tooele, and it can also sometimes be heard in Wendover. They are also streaming on the Internet. With approximately thirty student Disc Jockeys, KWCR operates seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. The station also works around the DJs' schedules and there are times when the station is being run by a computer.

According to Kael Harris, KWCR's general manager, the station will be flexible to the students' needs as long as the students are willing to commit to at least two hours in the studio. "We will do all we can to insure the student DJs succeed here," Harris said. One thing that helps student employees is the fact that the station is almost completely student-controlled. "Weber FM is run completely by students," said David Caulford, KWCR program director. "We have a station Students confront test anxiety By Shalian Dore correspondent 1 The Signpost It's the beginning of December and to the average college student, it's a time of agony.

Finals are here, and everyone is scrambling to get their last assignments turned in. Long nights are being spent in endless studying as students prepare for the defining moment of the semester. It can be a difficult time for Weber State University students. Finals can cause many people a lot of stress, and even illness. Everyone feels test anxiety to some degree, but it can cause real problems for some more than others.

Test anxiety is actually a type of performance anxiety, a feeling someone might have in a situation where performance really counts or when the pressure's on to do well. It is not the same as doing poorly on a certain test because the student's mind is on something else. "I was shaking so bad, I couldn't even write," said WSU communication graduate JenniferWozab of her experience with test anxiety. Wozab said she found test anxiety could be a real threatening enemy. "I started crying and hyperventilating," Wozab said.

"They had to escort me out of the testing center." Apparently, Wozab's experience is not uncommon. Dozens of students are familiar with the nightmare of fretting through a test or just not finishing it at all because of their nervous state. Leslee Pierson, a WSU alumna who is currently receiving her master's degree from the University of Utah, said she knows all to well the, pressures of testing. 7 "They literally can't finish," Pierson said, "and it doesn't mean they're not prepared. Usually the ones who do not care enough to prepare do not feel much anxiety.

It's just that they feel there's a lot at stake, and they panic." This was the case for Wozab. "I was so close to graduation," Wozab said. "In my mind, I had a lot to lose. For some reason I let that get to me." Students getting ready to graduate often have the added pressure of job-hunting, and after so many years of stressful studies and all-nighters, some of them snap. The major problem of test anxiety is usually its effect on thinking ability; it can cause a person to blank out or have racing thoughts that are difficult to control.

According to Pierson, physical symptoms can be experienced, such as headaches, nausea, faintness, feeling too hot or too cold, etc. Others experience more emotional symptoms, such as crying easily, feeling irritable or getting frustrated quickly. A student with really strong test anxiety may even feel like he or she might pass out or throw up. Lindsay Stoddard, a Brigham Young University-Idaho student of psychology, said all anxiety is a reaction to anticipating something stressful. "Like other anxiety reactions, test anxiety affects the body and the mind," Stoddard said.

"When you're under stress, your body releases the hormone adrenaline, which prepares it for danger." This can create a repeating circle: The more a person focuses on the bad things that could happen, the stronger the feeling of anxiety becomes. This makes the person feel worse and, because his or her head is full of distracting thoughts and fears, it can increase the possibility that the person will do worse on the test. "It's hard to pinpoint the ones that will panic because they all feel it," Pierson said. However, although most students feel some level of anxiety when taking exams, many can cope with that See Anxiety fMge 5 To find out more about the Career Services Center, visit them on the second floor of the Student Services Center Room 230. exploratory process.

Students are matched with professionals in their field of interest for informational interviewing. Students are encouraged to find out more about the day-to-day activities involved in the particular field. The third step is a more specific focus on the occupation. The center helped students arrange for paid internships. Through internships students can determine if a career is right for them, gain experience, build their resume and professional networks.

Stanger plav a song that one would hear on a completely different station. "I try and listen to local music with more of an open mind," said Brad Denney, KWCR music director and electronic media senior. "Sometimes I listen and I say. 'Wow this is really anybody else hear this, hopefully' I try to get it on the radio as soon as I can so people can hear the new music, and we play new music probably 50 percent of the time. New music and then top 40, so the people who like the top 40, are the people who like the familiar stuff, and they will hear it See KWCR page 5 "While it's hard to be away, it's easy to see the direct benefit of getting an education.

I'm doing it for them and for me. If anything, being married Robert Stuart, married student of marriage as an obstacle to finishing school. "I figured my wife and I would be in the same boat at least for a while," Stuart said. "Working and going to school, and it wouldn't necessarily delay graduation for either of us." Most married students agreed that the stress of juggling Above: Senior Dave Young (left) and freshman Mike Mcintosh (right) Pettit adds her opinion to that of a caller. Students are encouraged to host a segment on KWCR's 88.1 FM radio.

Below: Freshman DJ listen in and call to request songs or have their say on a topic. ww.j.. ii.muiu it 7 4 Ms-. I Married students try to balance family, life and business PHOTOS BV BRICE KELSCH I THE SIGNPOST Brianna Stuart had to decide between finishing school a little quicker, which would mean not being able to recognize his wife or son at graduation because he wouldn't be able to spend much time with either of them, or taking a lighter load each semester, which would allow him to spend a little more time at home being a husband and a father. Even though marriage can be a challenge while working toward a degree, getting married isn't grounds for quitting school.

According to Stuart, finishing school is not reason enough to postpone getting married. "While it's hard to spend time away from my wife and our three-year-old son, it's easy to see the direct benefits of getting an education," Stuart said. "In my case, I'm doing it for them as much as I'm doing it for myself. If anything, being married has helped." You can leave a message for reporter Laura Myers by calling 626-762. adviser and chief engineer chief engineer that work for the station, but all other positions are filled by students: the general manager, program director, promotions, sponsorship, music, news, sports and more." KWCR is also a noncommercial station playing mostly music.

Its music format includes a variety of styles, including: alternative, contemporary (Top 40) and modern rock. The DJs said they enjoy mixing the format because they like giving the listener a variety of music choices. They will play a familiar song a listener might hear on a different station, then a lot more stress." Even though Christensen does not have any experience going to school while being married, her ideas are not that far off. Some married students agreed that finishing college would be easier before getting married. "I always planned on waiting until I was done with school to get married," said AnnaMarie Woods, a WSU English major who has been marned for just more than two years.

"It's a lot easier going to school single, a lot easier. Lf I could've waited to get married and still have the same husband and the same baby then it would definitely be easier." Still, there are many students who, in the middle of their education, realize they have met the right person and would like to begin building a life together, despite the fact that school might be more difficult for married students. Robert Stuart, a WSU senior who has been married for seven years, said he never thought By Laura Myers correspondent I The Signpost With college degrees becoming more of a necessity and classes more accessible, there is an increase in college students considering marriage while working toward a degree. Married people who attend college typically face many challenges that single students do not. Many are faced with balancing a marriage, a home life that often includes children, and a job, while trying to find time to study for their degree.

"I don't think being married while in school would slow down getting your degree, I just think it would probably be more difficult," said Janel Christensen, a Weber State University senior who is single. "I've never been married, but I would think that when you are married you would have to worry about your husband or your wife and so you have their worries on top of school and work and it's probably school, work and a family can be relieved by the understanding and support provided by their spouses. Stuart described his wife as being very supportive and very patient even though school has been a headache due to him changing his major twice. "I have an unmatched support group in my wife," Stuart said. "In the years I've been in school, she's had plenty of reasons.

to complain, yet she hasn't. Not once. She's remarkable. I married well." Stuart explained that, even though the early mornings and late nights are exhausting, being married hasn't been a hindrance to finishing school at all. He said he believes, if anything, making it work just takes a lot of planning and a lot of compromise.

"Since my wife is a stay-at-home mother and I'm working full-time as the sole breadwinner, I've had to strike a balance between that and finishing school earlier.".