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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 2004)
IT'S THE last dance "If you don't find a husband by the time you graduate from college, you're never getting married." Parental wisdom doesn't get much better than that for women these days. Last week, my friend told me that her parents said this to her during her most recent visit home. We both laughed, sighed and then returned to mocking the girls trying to get tans out by the pool. Apparently, a lot of people have found that special someone in col lege. If your life is anything like mine, you've noticed the growing number of people getting engaged in the past few months. I've already begun the diet to slim down for a bridesmaid dress and started looking at airfares to fly home for a high school friend's wedding. I've been to Bon-Macy's to check the gift registry and figure out what I can afford to give the happy newlyweds. And after the summer has ended, the bouquets thrown, the thank-you cards received and the pic tures of the honeymoon sent, I will sit there, relieved and thankful that I don't have a rock on my hand. Now to all of those who have found the special someone of your dreams, best of luck, and I honestly mean that. But now, what do the rest ofus do? Well, not finding someone to mar ry in college does have drawbacks. For instance, when you're 80 years old, you won't have someone to reminisce with about that time lan Crosswhite traveled three times in one basketball game. Or wait, you could just call your old college roommate and do that. OK, I'll think of another drawback. If you marry someone you meet after Marissa Jones Cry me a river college, they will not have known what you were like during this time in your life and all the experiences you went through. No wait, that could be a good thing too, especially if your fa vorite memories involve a keg or a cowboy hat. Well, there really are perks to get ting married right after college, but the point of this column is to entertain those who are not getting married, so I'll stick to the benefits of the latter. For instance, if you wait to get mar ried, your friends will be able to afford much more expensive gifts. Any woman who's seen "Sex and the City" knows what kind of good stuff you can score if your friends are in their thirties and successful. Instead of reg istering for the Target-brand blender, you will be able to register for multi ple colors of the KitchenAid mixer. But the real benefit of waiting to get married is not about the presents. It's about you. For the first time in your life, you will now be completely on your own. Many people have been fi nancially on their own throughout college, but I'm not talking about money. Leaving college, you will be thrown into a world of complete un knowns, and there won't be any sort Turn to JONES, page 4 Commentary The international Student Association Presents International Week KALEIDOSCOPE seeing cultures in Opening Ceremony with the Duck Presentations Morning Exercise Hour Film Series International Games Kaleidaconcert International Dance School Arts and Crafts World Poetry, Coffee Hour Hawaii Club Lu'au a new light Monday Monday - Thursday Tuesday - Friday Monday - Friday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday for more information, see the full schedule online http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuoisa/inight2Q04.html EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION PLAN B AVAILABLE AT THE UO HEALTH CENTER FREE CONTRACEPTION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH FPEP (FAMILY PLANNING EXPANSION PROJECT) Birth Control Methods Available: • Emergency Contraception • Oral contraceptives • Depo Provera • Evra Patch • IUD • Diaphragm • Cervical Cap • Condoms • Female Condoms • Spermicides Contact the Health Center to see if you qualify for FPEP http://healthcenter.uoregon.edu 346-2770 Drop by daily 8 am-6pm (Tue 9 am) Weekends 10am-2pm
