TOP OFTEWE Page 14 College Life Burnout: With greater costs and difficult career decisions, student stress is running high Page 4 A drug that may block the side effects of stress Page 7 Speed seems dangerously accepted Page 8 Miami's quarterback competes with a legacy Page 13 * Today's hyperactive orientation Page 14 Education * Sewanee maintains academic traditions on its Tennessee mountaintop Page 16 * Residential colleges prosper Page 18 * Studying peace Page 21 Careers Tough times for TV jobs Page 24 Resumes: Susquehanna's required career-exploration course; a policeman; a graduate school in political management; a guide to international careers; a free-lance tour guide Page 26 New bottom line for accountants Page 30 Arts & Entertainment Books: A flood of "graphic novels" Page 38 Music: R.E.M. goes from obscure to oblique; a journeyman singer croons for the spotlight; evocative rock from Paul Kelly and the Messengers Page 43 Television: Dennis Franz, and the character Norman Buntz, find new life after "Hill Street Blues" Page 45 Movies: A splatter movie with class Page 45 Departments Multiple Choice: Learning French on PBS; student court for parking violations at the University of Florida; a 72-year-old makes the tennis team at Salem State; recruiting media retirees to teach at Chicago's Columbia College; a Tulane prof who works for the National Enquirer; a fast-food lab at Wisconsin Page 34 My Turn Page 46 The Mail Page 2 Cover: Photo by Al Francekevich. (c) 1987 NEWSWEEK, INC.: 444 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NEWSWEEK ON CAMPUS1 Page 24 3\P Page 38 Page 34 OCTOBER 1987