HONORS
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Cooper sail) "The In-st professors ill the Universi
ly leach here."
Honors College classes are small, even for
freshmen, which gives students an opportunity to
gel to know their professors, said Honors College
student Mori Li
"Professors listen to tho students,” Li said
"Since my professors got to know me, they listen
to what I have to say "
Li said the intellectual relationships she devel
oped with her professors helped her convince the
Honors College io include Asian literature in the
core curriculum
Elena Bayliss said the demanding Honors Col
lege core courses helped her sharpen her research
and writing skills
"The skills I learned made upper-division
classes much easier," Bayliss said "I've had quite
a few 400-level courses that were easier than my
core courses "
Despite the skills they have learned, many
Honors Collage students approach their thesis
project with apprehension, and some students
choose to leave the college before their senior
year.
"I think everyone tn the college has been
tempted to leave tiecausu of the thesis." LI said
"There are a lot of expectations by, all the Honors
C.ollege students and faculty to do an outstanding
job on the thesis, and it stresses every senior "
Henry Alley, acting direr tor of tho Honors (mi
lage. said most students decide during their ju
nior year whether they w ill stay in the college
"Students must submit their application to
lake the senior thesis seminar during the third
term of their junior year," Alley said "This gets
the student thinking about their project and stops
senior-year thesis crunch."
Alley said students deciding to leave the col
lege must complete the University's regular tore
requirements Itefore graduation
Although many students have mixed emotions
about their thesis project, most of them enjoy tin;
process once they Ixigin. Frank said
"Students truly enjoy the Intellectual chal
lenge, and they l>ecome passionately committed
to their topic," Frank said
Bayliss said her thesis topic has been a "lot of
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fascinating work "
Her topic: focuses on the relationship between
feminism unci Russian Orthodox Christianity in a
underground journal published in Russia during
the 1980s.
Grossman. who frantically searched for a thesis
topic: the night before it was due. finally t hose a
subjec t Her thesis project examines the influence
of TV talk shows on the 1992 presidential elec
lion. She: said she is enjoying working closely
with her fac ulty' advisor
' Professor (Alan) Stavitsky from the journal
ism school has Ijenn holding my hand throughout
this project," Grossman said "You don't do this
project alone, but you alone are responsible for
any factual errors
Grossman said she has recovered from the
stress of choosing her topic, but she: is now wor
ried about the oral defense of her thesis
"You do all that work on your project, and
then you stand up In front of your committee and
get reamed." Grossman said. "I'll be a white
knuckled student, but i'll also enjoy It "
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i tolerated the cold with mom case lhan I did the taunts of
those with drysutts, who seemed to forget that one slice from
the knife of a jealous wetsuit-wearer could send icy sea water
gushing Into the Innards of their protective drysuils
However, my purpose was not to maim those morn fortu
nate than me, but rather to map the underwater site I was ex
ploring
First on the agenda was a 100-fool descent We had to drop
a rope attached to u tin* rim lo the silt bottom for the other
divers to follow
It was my diving partner's job to slowly lower this 50
pound rim,
hither drawn to the darker depths below by some evil
force, or Just due to Marty's fumbling fingers, the weight
streaked down like a torpedo — with Marty attachod as an
unwilling passenger
i simply floated at the surface, watched the bubbles vanish,
and contemplated the beginning of an interesting day.
Equipped with a compass and a writing slate, I began map
ping with my other partner, Penny, until the two of us be
came entangled in a problem, or more precisely, a not.
Interesting things, these salmon nets — set forth by eager
boatmen hoping to catch their living I finally understood the
effectiveness of these devices and how lltorally transparent
and Invisible they can be underwater
Several salmon were trapped in the not, and they wore
breathing more and more slowly as the minutes passed.
In an attempt to make Greenpeace shine with pride, wo
tried to froo one of the live salmon. Disengaging the fish
proved complicated, though, because tho net was tangled in
its teeth and gills
Once freed, the salmon swam back into the net, more
afraid of us than anything else. Penny and I abandoned our
mission when we noticed that the salmon boat was pursuing
us Hmi our bubble trails.
After our failed mission to froo the fish hostages, we found
that adventures uwaitod us on dry land.
Mark, a young, ambitious Divemaster. took a bet with our
devious and vengeful instructor.
Ho lost
Mark's cruel punishment, but one he performed quite well,
was to sing "Beat It,” "The Good Ship Lollipop” and "Wild
Thing" at a karaoke bar.
But it wasn't just his voice that was featured.
Women were putting dollar bills in tho lone piece of nylon
that attempted to cover his body - his blue Spoodo.
I'm sure that Hoodsport, Wash , desperately awaits our re
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