The Misericordia University Psychology Club, in cooperation with Active Minds, gave students the chance to relieve stress by hosting a balloon release in recognition of National Stress Out Day. The groups offered free helium-filled balloons to students who were encouraged to write on the balloon a source of their stress. They then took the balloons outside to release them and let their stress symbolically fly away. The groups also provided lifestyle suggestions to help reduce stress and anxiety as the students head into the last few weeks of their academic semester. For more information about Misericordia University, call 570-674-6400 or visit www.misericordia.edu. Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy in 1924, Misericordia University is Luzerne County’s first four-year college and offers 36 academic programs on the graduate and undergraduate levels in full- and part-time formats. (L. to r., seated);  Kelly Rogan, club treasurer and Julianne Munda; (l. to r., standing, front row); Amy Burke, club president, Amanda Stahl and Mallory Gagliano; (l. to r., standing, second row); Marrianne Mullarkey of Queens and Andrea Carr.