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Students zone to stress-free surrounding

Wayne Henklemme assesses the muscle tension of Denise Charles, a student of Campus Accelerated Program for Adults, at the Health and Psychology Fair last Wednesday. The purpose of the exercise is to help an individual learn how to regulate his or her own muscle tension in order to relieve stress. The "Stress Free Zone" was put on by the psychology club, Psi Chi, and featured several booths that offered massages, food and tools used for relaxation. / photo by Adam Omernik
Wayne Henklemme assesses the muscle tension of Denise Charles, a student of Campus Accelerated Program for Adults, at the Health and Psychology Fair last Wednesday. The purpose of the exercise is to help an individual learn how to regulate his or her own muscle tension in order to relieve stress. The “Stress Free Zone” was put on by the psychology club, Psi Chi, and featured several booths that offered massages, food and tools used for relaxation. / photo by Adam Omernik

by Valerie Rojas
Staff Writer

With the ever-growing stress of finals piled high on the shoulders of every University of La Verne student, the ULV Psi Chi Club was on the right track Wednesday afternoon, when they hosted the “Stress Free Zone,” a fair devoted to helping ULV students not only ease their stress, but find out more about it.

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, invited all ULV students to come out and get their bio-feedback measured, speak to representatives from 24-Hour Fitness and relax for a few minutes while enjoying a free massage courtesy of Avanti Day Spa.

Many students attended, picked up free goodie bags and got their minds off finals, which was helpful, even if it was only for one afternoon.

“I am feeling a little stressed, and I thought a free massage sounded kind of good,” said freshman Stephanie Duarte, who attended the fair after seeing various fliers around campus.

This fair could not have been scheduled for a better time. At this point in the year, when the pressure is on to ace those finals, and that little voice is in the back of one’s mind reminding one that summer is just around the corner, relaxation is something most college students are definitely in need of.

“Relax your mind, and relax your body; it all goes with psychology,” said Rhona Madrid, president of Psi Chi, who got the idea for the Stress Free Zone after reading about similar events taking place on campuses across the nation.

“Hopefully this will be our coming out,” Madrid said. “The hope of this event was basically to get Psi Chi’s name out there so people know what we are and what we’re about, and give information to anyone interested in becoming a member.”

Psi Chi has been a part of the ULV campus for about 10 years, said Ngoc Bui, professor of psychology.

But this is the first big activity that Psi Chi has hosted in its history.

“We were very pleased with the turnout,” Bui said about the 140 people who attended the fair. “It was well over what we expected.”

The fair helped raise over $300 for the Psi Chi Club. This money will be used for scholarships.

“Next year we won’t worry about fund-raising. It will be more of activities, socials and information about community service, and not worrying about money because we have it now,” Bui said.

Psi Chi plans on hosting events similar to this one in the future, and will take suggestions from attendees into consideration.

Psi Chi also plans to possibly throw two separate fairs: one devoted to health and medicine, the other devoted to rest and relaxation.

The Psi Chi Club membership is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women who are interested in psychology as a major and who meet the membership requirements.

For more information about Psi Chi, visit their website at http://clubs.ulv.edu/~psichi.

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