Allison Wissink (left) and Isabella Urgel (right) deal with midterm stress by making it a duet. (Bailey Young/AQ) Last night, my roommate played the same song three times before I realized it was on repeat. The song was “Pushing It Down and Praying,” Lizzy McAlpine’s third most popular song on Spotify. I asked her why. She shrugged. “It’s good.” Okay, perfect. But it got me thinking about the strange things we do when we’re stressed. We repeat songs. We walk around with hea

In Intro to Communication, taught by Dr. Jamie Gillies, two midterm assignments are worth 25 per cent and 30 per cent. (Sabrina Zabatiero AQ) As the days get shorter and colder, midterm season arrives at St. Thomas University (STU) and many students say the stress comes with it. It is part of academic life and it has been for years. Faith Vandermeer, a third-year student majoring in criminology and criminal justice, has four midterms this semester alone. She says she’s “push