Word: stressful
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...struck the sparsely populated Southern California desert last June. A lot more may be shaken, though, by a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies. While the Landers and Big Bear quakes (respectively 7.5 and 6.6 on the Richter scale) did little damage, they evidently added stress to the system of underground faults that honeycombs that part of the state. As a result, chances of another big quake have quadrupled, with nearly 1-in-2 odds that one will hit within five years. And next time it could happen on the San Andreas Fault, which runs close...
Jewett said he agrees with the present policy because there should not be any distractions "during periods of peak academic stress...
Another "perk" in the life of astudent-athletes is access to low-stress jobs inathletic facilities...
...reporting of this article.Above: NICHOLAS O. ISAACSON '94, who playsfullback for the football team, cleans Briggs Cageafter a basketball game. Below: STEVEN T.FLOMENHOFT '93, second-line center for the hockeyteam, work as a monitor at the Palmer-Dixon IndoorTennis Courts. The monitor position in athleticfacilities one of many low-stress jobs dominatedby athletes...
...wouldn't have met as many upperclassmen ifit weren't for volleyball," says Jennifer Jose'96, a women's volleyball player from Napa, Calif."[There is] lots of stress at the beginning of theyear, and it gives you something that's definite...