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Issue 6 / Volume 76

U S E Y O U R I M A G I N AT I O N

Distraction the Finals Issue

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Editor’s Note

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t’s that time of the year again. Finals week: a time for stress eating and no sleep, for desperately trying to remember whatever it is you were supposed to learn all semester, and for crossing your fingers and hoping you make it out in one piece.

If you’re like me, this will most likely be the last time you’ll have to endure finals.

The finish line, and the graduation stage, is so close you can feel it. What comes after is anyone’s guess, but at least we won’t have to write another term paper for a while.

If this won’t be your last finals, I apologize.

But remember, you’re almost to the end, too, and just think of what a relief it’ll be when you get there.

One thing we all have in common, though, is that we’re all experiencing high levels of stress. So we filled this issue with fun activities and things to make you smile.

Anything to distract you from whatever it is that’s weighing you down.

Good luck, Wolf Pack!

STAFF Wolf Editor PAULINA PICCIANO Editor-in-Chief SIDNEY HOLMES Managing Editor for Print PAULINA PICCIANO Managing Editor for Electronic Properties ERIN SNODGRASS Maroon Minute Executive Producer AMY NGO Photo Editor OSAMA AYYAD Copy Editor ROSE WAGNER Copy Editor ANDREW LANG Design Chief HAYLEY HYNES Distribution Manager ANDRES FUENTES Advertising Art Director HAYLEY HYNES Faculty Adviser MICHAEL GIUSTI

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Paulina Picciano Wolf Editor

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COVER DESIGN by Hayley Hynes

15 Simple Ways to Manage Stress

Who’s that Pokemon?

Breathe Perform diaphramagtic or “deep breathing” exercises.

Relax Try progressive or “deep muscle” relaxation, where you progressively tense and relax each muscle group in your body.

Meditate Use visualization. Sit quietly with your eyes closed, imagining the sights, sounds and smells of our favorite place.

Exercise Exercise regularly or take up yoga.

Enjoy Make time for music, art or other hobbies that help relax and distract you.

Organize Learn to identify and monitor ARBOK BULBASAUR BUTTERFREE CATERPIE CHARMANDER

JIGGLYPUFF KRABBY MEOWTH ODDISH PICKACHU

PIDGEY PSYDUCK SLOWPOKE SQUIRTLE VULPIX

stressors. Create a coping plan step by step so you have a sense of mastery.

List Differentiate between daily hassles and major stressful events in your life. This will help you keep things in perspective.

A Glossary of Dad Jokes Dad: Why is six afraid of seven?

You: Why? Dad: Because seven eight nine.

Dad: Why was the mushroom confused that he wasn’t invited to the party?

You: Why? Dad: Because he’s a fungi.

Dad: Why can’t a duck say hi?

You: Why? Dad: He’s hooked on quack.

Dad: How many lips does a flower have?

You: How many?

Dad: Two lips.

Server: And here’s the check, Is there anything else I can get you?

Dad: Someone to pay the check?

Dad: I’m reading a book about antigravity. It’s impossible to put down!

Dad: Why did the coffee file a police report?

You: Why? Dad: It got mugged.

You: I’m tired and hungry.

Dad: Hi tired and hungry, I’m finals.

Dad: Why don’t pandas wear shoes?

You: Why? Dad: They prefer bear feet.

Dad: Did you know that all the people who live around here aren’t allowed to be buried in that cemetery?

You: Why not?

Dad: Because they’re not dead yet.

Dad: What’s Forrest Gump’s password?

You: I don’t know, what?

Dad: 1forrest1.

Avoid Avoid caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, junk food, binge eating, and other drugs.

Say No Say “no” occasionally.

Sleep Get the right amount of sleep. For most people, this is seven to 10 hours a night.

Laugh Cultivate a sense of humor.

Develop

Develop

close,

confiding

relationships. This can help protect you from many stresses.

Don’t Run Don’t run from your problems!

This only makes them worse.

Talk Talk to your family and friends. See if they can help.

Seek Help Seek help from your family physician or a mental health professional.

This list was curated with help from the University Counseling Center

Turn this page into origami art!

Learn how to make an origami bird with these simple instructions 1.

Start by turning this page into a square.

To do this. Fold the top left corner down

Finals Madness Members of The Maroon’s eboard share their craziest and funniest finals stories

“I wrote a paper that should’ve been about a personal experience and real people but wrote about Overwatch characters instead. And I got a 90 on it.”

- Andres Fuentes

until the sides of the paper match up.

Then fold the remaining rectangle at the bottom over, and carefully tear or cut it off.

2.

Now that you have a square, fold the top corner to the bottom corner, making an upside down triangle shape.

3.

Fold the top half down until the edge is halfway over the triangle, and then turn the paper over.

4.

“The time I worked on nothing else but a research paper for 25 hours straight from the same chair in the library. The most surreal day of my life. Also, the paper was on The Rolling Stones.”

- Katelyn Fecteau

Of the little triangle now facing you, take the first layer of the bottom corner and fold it up so part of it rests over the top edge of the paper.

5.

Take the left side of the figure you have now and fold it over to the right side.

6.

Fold part of the flap back to make one of the wings. Then flip the figure over and do the same to make the other wing.

7.

“Making on-site Cuban coffee at the library and having a line of people asking for some...”

- Anderson Leal

Take one of the remaining flaps and push it in the center, then flatten the fold, to make the head of the bird.

“Last semester I wrote a six page paper about one specific joke made in an Ancient Greek play. The joke involved a gecko defecating in Socrates’ mouth.”

- Kaylie Saidin

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Escape The Maze

SUMMER

SESSION Stay on track for graduation or get ahead of the game with Summer Sessions at Loyola: • Save money in the long run • Study wherever your summer takes you with online classes • Satisfy Loyola Core requirements • Complete a minor

Visit summer.loyno.edu to learn more.

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Something to make you laugh

Comics courtesy of MCT Campus

Puzzle Answers

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Color Havoc the Wolf

Horoscopes Don your battle armor. The time for stress eating and sacrificing sleep has come.

You are a queen awaiting your throne, and your Photoshop skills are bomb.

For the month of May For entertainment purposes only It might not always be easy, but don’t forget the people who care about you. They can lift you up when you need it most.

Two steps forward, one step back. Try not to take too many steps back.

You can’t be in two places at once. Prioritizing is key.

You made something both beautiful and helpful. They’ll be enjoyed by generations to come.

You’re not gonna have a stroke, we promise.

Invest in a pet hamster and relax.

What’s it like up there amongst the stars? Is it as spectacular as expected?

Stop hiding in the laundry basket. It’s dark and smelly in there.

The future may look overwhelming, but keep your worries at bay. Take a deep breath and embrace whatever comes your way.

Call your mother. She misses you.

Pinch the tail and don’t suck at finals.

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