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Text Box: If you have difficulty paying attention to what is being said in the classroom: Try to anticipate the main ideas of the coming lecture: Look over your notes of the previous lecture and read the course material. If you have questions about material from the previous class or text, ask the instructor before class. Resist distractions: Sit in front of the room away from disruptive classmates and focus on the instructor through active listening and note taking. Put yourself in the “mood”: Adopt an attentive expression and posture; do not sprawl. Shift position in your seat every so often: Don’t sit frozen in one position. Occasional shifting will help keep your blood circulating, send more oxygen to your brain, and help you remain alert. When appropriate, ask a question: ask for more clarity or engage the instructor and the class in dialogue. Train yourself not to give in to distractions: Form a tunnel between you and the instructor. Practice letting people move or cough without having to look at them. Keep your concentration on what is in front of you. For more tips on paying attention in class, go to www.studygs.net/classr.htm Text Box: T F 1. Alcohol is a mood altering stimulant T F 2. Drinking coffee or taking a cold shower will sober you up T F 3. The effects that alcohol has on the body vary according to the individual T F 4. The most serious consequence of consuming alcohol is a hangover in the morning T F 5. Blood alcohol charts are a safe and accurate means of determining how much alcohol is circulating in your blood stream T F 6. If an intoxicated person is semiconscious, you should encourage vomiting T F 7. Women respond to alcohol differently than men do T F 8. Alcohol increases your sexual drive and ability T F 9. It is okay to put your drunk, passed out friend to bed and go back to the party T F 10. People pass out from drinking all the time. It’s nothing to worry about. Answers to the Alcohol Awareness Quiz are at the bottom of this page. For explanations to the answers and more alcohol awareness information see the Student Support Services Wellness Board in the Abernathy Building.

Recipe of the Month

Text Box: Diet Coke Cake Ingredients: 1 box devil’s food chocolate cake mix 1 can diet coke (12 oz) 1 small box fat-free, sugar-free chocolate fudge instant pudding 1 cup skim milk 8 oz. container fat free Cool Whip Directions: Mix cake mix with can of diet coke. Bake in a 9x13 inch pan at 350 degrees for 30 min. Punch several holes in cooled cake with spoon handle. Mix pudding with skim milk. Pour over cake. Refrigerate until set. Spread Cool Whip over cake and serve. Serves 12. Weight Watcher points: 4 per serving

Did you Know???

Text Box: Drinking and driving is the number 1 killer of Americans between the ages of 17—24 70 people are killed daily in drunk driving accidents, or 1 person every 22 minutes The average American male college student spends $300 a year on alcohol and the average American female college student spends $150 1 in 3 suicides involve alcohol Text Box: April 3 Daylight Savings Time begins April 7 Transfer Trip: Ark. Tech April 18 Last day to drop class with “W” April 18-22 Celebrate RMCC Week April 19 Library Reception 10:00-11:00 Dance 6:00-8:00 April 20 SGA Spring Fling 10:00-2:00 Art Show Reception 1:00-2:00 April 21 Honors Ceremony-6:00 April 22 Ice Cream 10:30-12:00 April 22 Earth Day April 23 Passover begins

Alcohol Awareness Quiz

Text Box: Bunny Shipman is Student Support Services’ Professional Math Tutor. Bunny began her education at RMCC when she earned her GED; she went on to earn her Associate of Arts from RMCC in 1991. Bunny has been with SSS since 1992 and has devoted thousands of hours to helping hundreds of students pass their math classes. Bunny says the hardest part about her job is getting students to believe that they can do math. Her “math motto,” borrowed from Henry Ford, states, “If you think you can do a thing or that you cannot do a thing, in either case, you are right.” Her math lab is located in room 307 in the Abernathy Building. Text Box: “Desire is the key to motivation, but it is the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal—a commitment to excellence—that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” Mario Andretti

Responsibility:  (ri-spon-se-biľ-i-tē), n.  1.  being in control of your own behavior  2.  being trusted with important jobs  3.  having your work finished on time  4.  doing your part when working together

 

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If you are a degree-seeking student who has completed 45-60 hours, you need to take the CAAP.  The CAAP is being administered in April.  Contact Janet Clarke, 394-7622 ext. 1430, to register.