Graduation can be exciting, bittersweet
Seniors, soon to don
caps and gowns, say
farewell to college
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
For most students, being a se
nior means approaching the termi
nation of their student fives. Some
students will continue studying in
graduate school while some will
start working.
After four, or in some cases, five
years, some seniors have mixed
feelings towards graduation.
“It’s really exciting because it’s
time for exploration,” said Luana
Hancock, a journalism and French
major.
Hancock said when she gradu
ates she will miss the “flexible
schedule” of being a student and
the opportunity to easily meet
people of the same age.
“I like being in an academic en
vironment, an intellectual envi
ronment,” she said.
Hancock went to Lyon, France,
for a year to study abroad during
her student career. When she
came back she experienced a re
verse cultural shock, and she de
cided to live off-campus. She said
her reason for leaving was that
when she lived on-campus her
mind was always occupied on
school and getting involved.
“When I am on the bus, there’s
an opportunity for me to forget
about school for a while,” she said.
Graduation may be more exciting
for students who spend more than
expected time in the University.
Josh Hough, a journalism major,
will graduate in August after study
ing at the University for five years.
“It takes me so long to get through
the program because I didn’t follow
any kind of plan for most of the time
I’ve been here,”
Hough said. He
recommends
students make
a plan for their
studies.
Mark Mim
naugh, a gen
eral science
major, agreed
with Hough.
“Take it
easy, but be on top of your school
works and future plans,” Mim
naugh said.
But experience come from vari
ous perspectives, such as intern
ship.
“I was very fortunate to get an
internship,” Hough said. “Some
students may not get that opportu
nity, but I think it’s very important
to try for it. For me, the internship
provided about half of my total
journalism education, even
though it was less than three
months long. It was an extremely
valuable experience.”
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She feared she would be the oldest
student and that she wouldn’t be
accepted by the other students.
“My husband warned me that I
might encounter only young peo
ple in the program, but he also
told me not to be scared,” Kauf
man said. “In the end, I decided to
go for it. I put aside my fears, set a
goal and made it happen.”
Once classes began, Kaufman
r
said she was immediately wel
comed. Because of the information
she learned, she is now able to help
her children with their homework.
But despite Kaufman’s feelings
of happiness, she said she also
feels some sadness.
“I’ll never forget the people I
met here,” Kaufman said. “Going
home is the hardest part because
the friends I made are like family
to me.”
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to gain experience.
Biology major Brent James said
getting involved in student organi
zations allowed him to get in
formed about student issues and
relate them to society.
“Take it easy, don’t worry so
much,” James said. “If students
are financially feasible, take time
off, go explore the world and don’t
sell yourself short.”
James said seniors should not
just focus on academics and forget
about getting involved in the com
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