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As the title says, Drs. Lee and Burns will be hosting an “important lecture about depression,” on Thursday, October 23rd from 12:00-1:00pm in Gallows Hill.

The flyer also lists this website for a self-assessment on depression. For questions or to make an appointment with a counselor call the Counseling Center at 297-2415.

Get the old facebook back

Do you happen to be one of the thousands of people out there dreading having to adapt to the new Facebook? If so, have no fear! There is no an application over at Facebook that uses some magic to get you the old, familiar lovable Facebook you’re missing right now. Visit the application’s group, install it and you should be good to go.

While we’re on the topic of Facebook, don’t forget to fan us at our FB Page and join the FB Group.

According to the recent findings of The United Kingdom’s Dr. Alex Johnstone of the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, eating a breakfast containing up to half of the recommended calories for a whole day, may lead to weight loss.  Dr. Johnstone’s reasoning seems to be fairly sound, and can be summed up in a few points:

• Eating in the morning reduces cravings for food before lunch
• Your metabolism is higher during the mid morning
• Eating a hearty breakfast does not limit how much you can eat like most diets

“It could be that it is simply easier for people on a higher-carbohydrate diet to comply with it over a longer period.”

The full article can be found here

This is something that should be of interest to anyone in college. A guide, from the Boston Globe nonetheless, on how to nap better. It’s one big image with texts and pictures describing different variables one should take into account when preparing for a nap, length of a nap you should take, etc. 

A few valuable pieces of information that I took away from the article:

• If your natural cycle seems to be early to rise and early to bed (around 9 or 10 p.m.) you should nap between one and two in the afternoon, if you tend to go to bed around midnight or 1 a.m. you should nap closer to 2 or 2:30 in the afternoon for optimal efficiency.
• To avoid the groggy feeling when you wake up, limit naps to 45 minuets or less.
• If you feel the need for a longer nap, make it at least 90 minuets, no skimping here, either go all the way…or only go half way. 

Here is the link to the full image at the Boston Globe.