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In this issue:
Cat's Official Week
Topic 1) Collegiate Haiku Corner
Topic 2) Why College Sucks
Topic 3) Let's Get This Straight
Topic 4) Song Lyric of the Week
Topic 5) Webpage of the Week
Topic 6) Quote of the Week
Cat's Official Week:
Peanut Butter and Jelly Week. Heck yeah.
Topic 1) Collegiate Haiku Corner:
By Me
Living sans roommate
Dorm is small and colorful
'Twas lonely at first
Harder to make A's
But easier for a B
I miss my Four-O
Plays, concerts, step shows
No time for academics
So much to do here
Lots of org's to join
Can't do ev'rything at once
So I join Union
Cute little blond boy
Serves as my committee chair
How I love P.A.*!
So many drunk kids
Throwing up in the toilets
But I'm still sober!
*P.A.=Performing Arts Committee of University Union
Topic 2) Why College Sucks:
(In response to Jacquie Hauth's Why College Kicks Ass)
by Danielle Willig
Who would have ever thought that I, Danielle Willig, would be having a horrible time with the social aspects of college. My roommate sucks. She is always in a bad mood and for me little Miss At Least Pretend To Be Perky this is unbearable. We sit in the silence of our room whenever I'm there, since that rarely happens. She, however, is always there, not leaving very much time for myself, which I have discovered is a necessity of life. Days are long even though I only have a few classes and then work. I just don't get home until 6pm. Blah! Who would have thought that every day I hate this experience more and more, that I'm having trouble making friends...
I went through my senior year with the overzealous desire to get the hell out like the rest of our class. Sick of Central, the teachers, the people, being in my house, relying on others and everything else that high school entails. Now I long for the security of a familiar face, "somewhere where everybody knows my name" (to quote the cliche).
I find myself in unexplainable and continuos tears in the safety of my car when no one is near. Hoping that there is someone that I'll meet to share my extremely emotional self with. Don't get me wrong, I've met lots of people. I have plenty of associates, but we all know what a colorful high school experience I had, and as I try to walk away from all of that, it is very hard to find anyone with whom I can relate. That would be one of the good things about college...a new start. I just wish that I had someone here that I didn't have to preface my experiences with "Well I feel this way because..." I wish someone knew me and I didn't feel like I was taking on all of this emotional and mental stress on my own. Unfortunately My AIM doesn't always work because of the sucky server here and I get kicked off constantly so most interaction with the people that I do miss from high school is usually fairly limited. Not to mention that typing is not my forte so this means of communication usually causes more stress. I actually miss my family too. My younger brother grows an inch each time I see him and is going to dances with girls now. I hate that he has to call me to make sure that Tony and I argue too...not just him and Carissa. I miss my mother's advice, you only value things once there no longer there I guess. Granted not living by all their rules is nice, but I miss the security of my house and refuge. And my Step-dad is very very ill and I'm not there. Tony and I...well...we are good so long as I am not stressed. Long-distance relationships are difficult sometimes, but all in all we still get along great. If it wasn't for him most days I would want to rip my hair out. I just feel like I've lost more control since I got here, over myself, my emotions, and all the situations I never even realized that I had a part in.
In closing, Jacquie is right about the classes. Central really hyped them up. The tests are the really hard part and cover a lot of material in 50 mins. So as long as you read and keep up you'll be fine. AP credit is definitely a plus, and the more you have the earlier you can schedule so get as much as you can. Oh and Gen. Ed. really sucks. I just wish I could get into my major and be done with it already. I think that perhaps college just isn't for everyone, especially me. If I had more of a social support system I might be better off, I guess. Teresa, Jessica and Monica just don't cut it. I'm more of a listener for times when people (...) mess up. Well I feel a lot better now, and I guess it doesn't matter too much since I'm transferring to North GA next year. Thanks for letting me vent.
ALSO SHAMELESS PLUG...If you want to take a trip in November you can come see me as a guest/dancer/servant/tree etc. in Berry's upcoming play Blood Wedding. Nov. 14, 16, 22, and 24 in English and the 15, 17, 21, and 23 in Spanish. It should be a really great show and our cast has worked really hard to pull it together.
Topic 3) Let's Get This Straight:
By "Floyd" "Mark" Rinehart
Let's get this straight....
In a previous article, we heard how a college life isn't that bad...
Let's take note of people who are crazy (or stupid) enough to take Calculus Theory their first semester of their freshman year. Word to the Wise: It ain't smart....
Another proverb to live by: When in doubt, find some study group that knows what the heck they are talking about... I am a member of two entirely different study groups for the same class (MATH)... I study with one group, find out some tough answers, and use that (as bait) to contribute to the other study group. In this fashion, it is perfectly acceptable to ask the
second group for help with the problems I couldn't figure out with the first
study group... Aren't logistics fun?
Now comes the name.... I am hereby Floyd.... Also known as Pink, Flizoid, and "Flo-o-oyd" (pronounced in a fashion similar to that of a bleating sheep). Am I still Mark? Of course...... only people from Central and a few others around campus call me Mark, though.. Oh, What's in a name? Doth not a rose by any other name smell as sweet? --*ahem*-- Never mind...
Topic 4) Cat's Song Lyric of the Week:
God bless Mother Nature/ She?s a single woman, too/ She took on the heavens/ And she did what she had to do.
"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls and covered by Geri Halliwell (of former Spice Girls fame)
Topic 5) Webpage of the Week:
Comedic a cappella! Woohoo! http://www.davincisnotebook.com/default.htm
Topic 6) Quote of the Week:
"No matter what you're going through, there's a "Saved by the Bell" for it."
- Jessica, a girl in my Drama class
Closing:
And we're off. 'Til next time, that is.
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