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...story would be remarkable if it were not one heard in chorus across Harvard. In the past school year the number of cases of RSI has exploded. During times of heavy schoolwork, such as reading period and exams, University Health Services (UHS) sees 10 to 14 new cases of RSI each day. In addition, according to the disabilities office, more than 40 students required special provisions on exams this spring because of RSI symptoms. Of course, these figures do not include the many students suffering from pain who have not sought help from the University...
...yeah? Well, I haven't slept since high school." "Oh yeah? Well, I don't even have eyelids." Time, we are told, should be spent doing things that build our minds and our resumes. If we find ourselves in a semester where all we are doing is minimal schoolwork, we feel aimless, identity-less. If we aren't already contributing hundreds of hours to some kind of project, our Superman friends try to bully us into stage-managing their phone-a-thons. Most busy undergrads claim that they enjoy the activities that they pursue instead of sleep. How very convenient...
...Figuring out how to budget time for operarehearsals and schoolwork, however, was tricky,especially since Schoenwaelder prioritizes friendsand family...
...players cite procrastination as their chief reason for continual play. Chris R. Stackich '01 claims, "We play whenever we have work due." Playing consecutive games is easy--the press of a button resets the game--and getting off the couch can be difficult, especially when all that beckons is schoolwork...
Despite claims that video games are useful for venting stress of schoolwork, players were eager to talk about just how competitive the situation can become. They may stay non-physical, but, during gameplay, their emotions run high with tension and potential anger. One anonymous freshman, referring to his roommate, remembers that "the closest I've ever come to killing him was when he beat me at Red Alert." Similar sentiments are echoed by Wei Zhou '01, who emphasizes that "We want to beat the crap out of each other...