The Freshman Fifteen

First time college students, especially those living away from home for the first time in their lives, often encounter the dreaded “Freshman Fifteen” by this point in the semester.  Everyone is excited to eat a delicious Thanksgiving  or Christmas dinner, but not everyone’s pants still fit.

Several factors play into weight gain in college.  Students who played a sport in high school don’t play in college, students living on their own are faced with cooking for themselves or eating a fast food diet, and all students, whether still living at home or not, lead more sedentary lives because of the increased time spent studying.

College is a time of adjustment.  Students are faced with increased academic expectations in their classes and must also adjust to a different physical and social environment by attending a different school with different classmates.  For some, the addition of fifteen or so pounds seems like the end of the world because their weight had never been an issue before.  Others choose to ignore it in hopes that it will go away on its own.  But some students start paying attention to how much they eat and drink and balance that out with exercise.

The TCTC Library has a selection of books that can help with “The Freshmen Fifteen”:

Sue Andrus
Instruction Librarian

Destruction of School Property

Fall 2014 has been a wonderful, successful semester for many students, faculty and staff members who are dedicated to higher education of themselves or others. Since many of us are in the midst of finalizing assignments, study sessions, presentations, and grading, etc.; the TCTC Library would like your help! We have noticed an increase in the destruction of our library books. Over the past few weeks, as tensions and stress levels have increased; we have noticed that many of our books have been returned with pencil, pen and highlighter marks, as well as liquid stains, dog-earring pages, leaving tabs or post-it notes, bite marks (perhaps from a pet or small child) and exposure to the weather. When TCTC Library items are returned in such condition, we charge a $50 book fee and a $5 processing fee. If the item is not owned by TCTC Library but was borrowed via ILL or PASCAL on behalf of TCTC (students, staff or faculty), the replacement fee is $100. Please keep this in mind when checking out and returning library materials. We strive to make the library an inviting, safe and patron-friendly academic environment for ALL. Please remember to treat all borrowed materials with care as we strive to keep book fines and replacement charges as low as possible.

Alydia C. Sims, M.Ed