2008 Woodie Awards
Viewpoint - End of spring break, not end of world
By Jeff Reese
Issue date: 4/4/08 Section: Opinion
Originally published: 4/3/08 at 3:07 PM CSTLast update: 4/3/08 at 6:02 PM CST
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But unlike most students, I do not go into minor depression when it ends.
For starters, people must keep in mind that all good things must come to an end, including life.
People choose what they want to do in their life; they are not forced to go to college, that is their option.
Because school is, like anything else, an option, it makes sense to make the best of it.
I am not going to tell people to study every minute of their spare time because that is unreasonable and impossible.
Everyone wants to make good grades, but those grades won't be handed to us.
We must make the most of our classes with good study habits or else we won't do as well as we would like.
Doing well in classes is only the short term of making the most of school.
We must have that education to succeed in the field of our choice; that should be enough motivation to take advantage of the experience.
Student life and many other organizations offer activities to give an opportunity for small vacations from class; such small breaks could make the end of spring break less of a surprise.
For example, the musical version of "Beauty and the Beast" displays the second of its six shows at 8 p.m. today in the auditorium of McAllister Fine Arts Center.
While the show offers "free" admission with valid student identification, we must remember that nothing in life is free.
In this case, all of us who pay tuition help pay for this event and any other similar event occurring around campus.
If somebody told me I spend money for something I don't use and might enjoy, I would spend my money elsewhere or get the most out of my money; we should be so lucky to have the choices of activities.
Instead of recording absences on test or report due dates (how convenient!), let's remember to enjoy the experience because we won't always have it.
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