{"id":11944,"date":"2015-09-01T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=11944"},"modified":"2017-07-25T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T18:41:33","slug":"your-voice-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUR VOICE:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What are your worst \u2018college student\u2019 habits?<br \/>\nAre you trying to change these habits? Why or why not?<br \/>\nHow do you plan to change this semester?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mengqi Wang<\/strong>, <em>Accounting Major<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mengqiwang.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/attachment\/mengqiwang\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mengqiwang.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2205,2150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440504322&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mengqiwang\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mengqiwang-300x293.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mengqiwang-1024x998.jpg\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-11900 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mengqiwang-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"mengqiwang\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u201cI just sometimes don\u2019t have enough time to do the homework. I\u2019m good at [time management], just kind of busy. I just do it over time. I study, sleep less, spend more time [studying] in the night. It\u2019s more important to get the homework done. I just drink more coffee. . . It\u2019s just a little bit hard to [work less]. When you work you have a fast-paced schedule, and if you don\u2019t work, then other people\u2014it\u2019s hard for<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>K<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/krystennelson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/attachment\/krystennelson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/krystennelson.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2448,2386\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440504535&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"krystennelson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/krystennelson-300x292.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/krystennelson-1024x998.jpg\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-11899 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/krystennelson-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"krystennelson\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>rysten Nelson<\/strong>, <em>Chemical Dependency Counseling Major<\/em> \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Procrastination, definitely. Homework is just like, they give us a set date, and I put it off, and put it off, and it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh my god it\u2019s due tomorrow, I\u2019ve got to do all of it tonight!\u2019 I bought a planner so I can remind myself to do my homework in a timely manner, that way I\u2019m not so stressed and overwhelmed \u00a0with everything. I really want to do good this semester, so just scheduling, planning things out, being \u00a0more organized. . . I\u2019ve retaken several classes because of procrastination. I always do so much better<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mollybuckingham.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/attachment\/mollybuckingham\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mollybuckingham.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2658,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440504747&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mollybuckingham\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mollybuckingham-300x293.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mollybuckingham-1024x999.jpg\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-11901 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mollybuckingham-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"mollybuckingham\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Molly Buckingham<em>,<\/em><\/strong><em> Communications Major<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my life habit: skipping sleep and drinking coffee. But I do not procrastinate, ever. I try to avoid \u00a0that. I did my first semester here at Sinclair, but that was three semesters ago, so I\u2019m pretty much done \u00a0with [procrastinating]. I made some progress. . . I\u2019m addicted to coffee, and the sleep thing is fine, so I\u2019m \u00a0okay. I\u2019m doing alright. . . I just take it as it comes, when I\u2019m assigned assignments, I just take it from \u00a0there, and as soon as I have a free moment\u2014I work as well\u2014I will go ahead and finish that assignment. \u00a0Free moments don\u2019t come every day, so sometimes you\u2019re forced to procrastinate. . . When I can, I do it<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brittanyschmidt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/attachment\/brittanyschmidt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brittanyschmidt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2278,2221\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440504882&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brittanyschmidt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brittanyschmidt-300x292.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brittanyschmidt-1024x998.jpg\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-11889 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/brittanyschmidt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"brittanyschmidt\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Brittany Schmidt<\/strong>, <em>Visual Communications Major<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say procrastinating would be my problem, and I have a planner for it too. It doesn\u2019t work if you \u00a0don\u2019t want to do it. I think it\u2019s\u2014well, part of it would be work. . . because you go to school and you go to \u00a0work, but I think motivation is an issue. I\u2019m a little lazy. I\u2019ve been here since fall of last year and I think \u00a0I\u2019ve gotten better at it. . . It is a goal to [change it] because I\u2019m going full time. I\u2019m not really concerned \u00a0about when I graduate, [but] I\u2019m hoping to graduate in a year, mainly because I\u2019m going full time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/aceebert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/attachment\/aceebert\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/aceebert.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2158,2104\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440505199&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aceebert\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/aceebert-300x292.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/aceebert-1024x998.jpg\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-11887 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/aceebert-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"aceebert\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Ace Ebert<\/strong>, <em>Software Development Major<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stay up too late usually. I just don\u2019t sleep well, so I just end up staying up late, and then it\u2019s kind of a \u00a0struggle to make it to class on time. That\u2019s probably my worst habit. I\u2019m not usually late, but there are \u00a0days where it\u2019s just like, I walk in like ten, fifteen minutes late because I woke up late. . . All professors \u00a0I\u2019ve had \u2013 I\u2019ve been here for an entire year now, and this semester \u2013 they hate it when you\u2019re late. I\u2019ve \u00a0never had a professor who\u2019s been casual about tardiness. . . I have been [trying to change] recently, I\u2019ve \u00a0been going to bed a lot earlier, getting up hours before class even starts. . . it\u2019s not just about grades, \u00a0necessarily, but it\u2019s how you\u2019re viewed by your professors that affects it, when it comes down to it. As a \u00a0student, you can know everything, but if you mess up at all, and your professor sees you\u2019re someone \u00a0who\u2019s just kind of winging it, they\u2019re not going to go the extra mile to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dylanschirmer.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/09\/01\/your-voice-4\/attachment\/dylanschirmer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dylanschirmer.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2314,2256\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440505530&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dylanschirmer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dylanschirmer-300x292.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dylanschirmer-1024x998.jpeg\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-11895 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dylanschirmer-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"dylanschirmer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Dylan Schirmer<\/strong>, <em>Associate of Arts Major with History Focus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy worst habit is, I would say, I procrastinate. I\u2019m pretty bad procrastinator. Also, sometimes I\u2019m not \u00a0the best note-taker either. [With] notes, I\u2019ll maybe mishear something, and when I\u2019m trying to study \u00a0later I won\u2019t be able to remember and then that\u2019ll affect my score. [With] procrastinating, I just try to do \u00a0everything at the last minute, don\u2019t get everything done, or then it\u2019s done sloppily, then you get a bad \u00a0grade on it. . . When I get home, I\u2019m going to try to get all my stuff done there, try to use an assignment \u00a0book more than in high school, and carry a pad of paper around. . . and try to write down like whatever \u00a0the [professor is] talking about . . . It\u2019ll also relieve pressure when I\u2019m trying to study, and that way at \u00a0the last minute I don\u2019t have to do much stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAGGIE STACEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>STAFF WRITER<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are your worst \u2018college student\u2019 habits? Are you trying to change these habits? Why or why not? How do you plan to change this semester? Mengqi Wang, Accounting Major \u201cI just sometimes don\u2019t have enough time to do the homework. I\u2019m good at [time management], just kind of busy. 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