Tag: stress

An informal survey at the University of La Verne main campus revealed that 12 out of 20 students try to prioritize healthy eating in their day to day lives, though many said this was a difficult task for a college student.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Residential Life held a Mental Health Awareness Day so students could unwind and relax as finals approach.

A New York University study last year found that 70 percent of college students are stressed because of finances. Another study, this one from the Cooper­a­tive Institutional Research Program at UCLA, found that college freshmen are reporting the lowest levels of emotional well-being since the study started in 1985.

College would not be college without stress and procrastination. With stress levels increasing each year, it only makes sense that the University of La Verne will try to create ways that students can relieve stress.

Associate professor of psychology Leticia Arellano-Morales presented her lecture titled “Stress and Quality of Life Among Latino Day Laborers” Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Psi Chi, the international psychology honors society at the University of La Verne, held a stress relief event on Wednesday afternoon in the University Mall to help students have fun and forget about the stress of the finals.