In a recent study that will appear in the April issue of Psychological Science, psychologists Maya Tamir and Christopher Mitchell of Boston College, and James Gross of Stanford University found that people prefer to experience unpleasant emotions if they are potentially useful. The researchers found that when participants were told they would be playing a confrontational video game, they preferred to engage in activities that would elevate their levels of aggression before they played, such as listening to anger-inducing music. When participants expected to play a non-confrontational game, they preferred to engage in activities that induce pleasant emotions.
ON CAMPUS BC hockey forward Nathan Gerbe Hobey Baker finalist Boston College men's hockey forward Nathan Gerbe, A&S '09, is one of three finalists for the 2008 Hobey Baker Memorial Award honoring college hockey's top player. Ranking second in the nation in scoring, Gerbe has scored 30 goals and 30 assists in 41 games, helping to lead his team to this year's Frozen Four. Gerbe was chosen based on strength of character on and off the ice, sportsmanship, outstanding skills in all facets of the game, and scholastic achievements. Senior forward Ryan Jones of Miami of Ohio and senior forward Kevin Porter of Michigan State were also named finalists. The winner will be announced on April 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver during the Frozen Four.
UNIVERSITIES Students given debit cards for financial aid reimbursements The University of North Dakota has just approved a new system in which students will receive debit cards for their financial aid refund. Based on a MasterCard debit card program, this program will begin in August, and students will be given the cards with the option to keep the refund on the card or receive it in bank accounts and paper checks. The cards will be free for students, with the exceptions of overdrawing and other fees, and will allow students to access their money much sooner if they choose to use the card. Similar programs have been implemented at about only 100 universities across the nation.
UNDER REPORTED Serb farmer takes 'splitting' up to a whole new level In Belgrade, Serbia, farmer Branko Zivkov, age 76, split with his ex-wife, Vaukadinka, after 45 years of marriage and was told by court ruling that he had to share all his property with his ex-wife - including his farm tools and machines. Furious that he was being asked to give away half his farm equipment, he bought a grinding machine and cut all of his farm tools in two, including large items such as a sowing machine, a harrow, and cattle scales. "I still haven't decided how to split the cow," Zivkov told reporters at the local newspaper, Kurir. "She should just say what she wants - the part with the horns or the part with the tail."
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