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Get ready to break out the bikini's
Katie Carroll
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Perspectives
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As spring break approaches so does getting your body prepared for it.
Spring break is a chance to get away and relax after midterms, however to some it can be a pressure both mentally and physically.
Acapulco, Puerto Rico, and West Palm Beach are some of the warm locations these SHU students interviewed are going to visit this spring recess.
"Mentally I have this image of being the right size before I go away and it takes a toll on me physically because I am always so tired after working out. Most likely, I won't run into anyone I know while on vacation in West Palm Beach, Florida because I'll be on a family trip, but you can never be sure and most girls believe it is better to be safe than sorry. There are several locations like Acapulco, Cancun and many beaches in Florida that different college students schedule their spring break visiting so it is here that you are more likely to run into someone you know and the worry of how you look. The sad truth is that people and society judge you on your looks and bodies," said Melissa Carroll, freshman, Demarest, N.J.
There are constant pressures of being thin and physically fit but the stress rises when this time of the year approaches.
"This year I am going to Acapulco for spring break with all my friends. I am getting prepared for vacation by eating well, going to the gym, going tanning and making sure all my schoolwork is complete. There seems to be constant pressure to be thin in our society not only for break, but I think we all focus on break because we want to look good in a bathing suit both boys and girls. It is apparent that even in the gym, this time of the year there are so many more students working out. I go to the gym often and there are so many new faces that it has to relate to spring break," said Stephanie Melana, junior. St.James, N.Y.
Preparing for spring break can be overwhelming with trying on new bathing suits and getting new outfits because you want to make sure you look good in them.
Spring break is a chance to get away and relax after midterms, however to some it can be a pressure both mentally and physically.
Acapulco, Puerto Rico, and West Palm Beach are some of the warm locations these SHU students interviewed are going to visit this spring recess.
"Mentally I have this image of being the right size before I go away and it takes a toll on me physically because I am always so tired after working out. Most likely, I won't run into anyone I know while on vacation in West Palm Beach, Florida because I'll be on a family trip, but you can never be sure and most girls believe it is better to be safe than sorry. There are several locations like Acapulco, Cancun and many beaches in Florida that different college students schedule their spring break visiting so it is here that you are more likely to run into someone you know and the worry of how you look. The sad truth is that people and society judge you on your looks and bodies," said Melissa Carroll, freshman, Demarest, N.J.
There are constant pressures of being thin and physically fit but the stress rises when this time of the year approaches.
"This year I am going to Acapulco for spring break with all my friends. I am getting prepared for vacation by eating well, going to the gym, going tanning and making sure all my schoolwork is complete. There seems to be constant pressure to be thin in our society not only for break, but I think we all focus on break because we want to look good in a bathing suit both boys and girls. It is apparent that even in the gym, this time of the year there are so many more students working out. I go to the gym often and there are so many new faces that it has to relate to spring break," said Stephanie Melana, junior. St.James, N.Y.
Preparing for spring break can be overwhelming with trying on new bathing suits and getting new outfits because you want to make sure you look good in them.
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