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by Stephani Veff
Opin ion/Copy Editor
Class scheduling: a no-win situation
Oh no, here we go again.
Don’t you just love scheduling
and registration? I know I do. It
never fails - each term the classes
I’m required to take are offered
at hours when I’m unable to at­
tend because of work. I’ve
discovered that it is impossible to
plan a realistic schedule for the
entire year because the classes I
plan to take either aren’t offered
during the term that I plan to
take them or, like I said before,
conflict with my work schedule.
I’ve tried changing my major
to fit the classes offered that
term, but that doesn’t work
because in the following term the
classes I need to take aren’t of­
fered, instead the classes I had
wanted to take the previous term
are now being offered. It’s a
vicious cycle and a no-win situa­
tion.
What I don’t understand is
how anyone can get through one
of the programs right on schedule
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like the catalog suggests. I sup­
pose it’s possible if all you do is
go to school and do homework,
but how many of us can really af­
ford to do that?
Another thing that annoys me
about scheduling is that many of
the classes that are part of the
special programs are only offered
at one time a term or |even worse
- once a year. How can anyone be
expected to graduate on time with
things like this happening every
term?
For me, I see a lot of credit-by-
exam tests in the future. It seems
to be the only way to stay
somewhat on schedule. Even so,
there are some classes that cannot
be completed this way and once
again we’re back to the drawing
board.
Scheduling really can be quite a
dilemma. I remember how simple
things were back in high school.
We were given a certain number
of required courses to take each
year with the remainder to be
chosen by ourselves. These re­
quired courses were offered near­
ly every hour of the day, with
some even being offered twice in
one hour. It wasn’t until you got
to the “fun” classes you wanted
to take that you ran into a little
bit of trouble, but even then you
knew it would be offered the next
year, maybe you’d just have to
wait a little while to take it.
' Ah, but now we’re in college
and paying to be educated.
That’s right, we pay tuition and
fees and worst of all we pay for
books. And why do we pay all
of this money each term? In
order to get a better education,
that leads to better jobs, which
leads to more money, which is
what we need in order to pay
back all the loans we took out in
order to get this better educa­
tion in the first place. It sounds
kind of funny when you look at
it that way, doesn’t it? \
Wooden shoe
like to know?
by Heleen Veenstra
Editor
Foreign study broadens perspectives
Working or studying abroad! I
wonder how you would feel
about that. A little scared,
because you don’t speak a Euro­
pean language besides English, or
very excited because going
overseas means adventure.
I hope you chose the second
option, simply because going
abroad actually is adventure. It
isn’t all that easy, and sometimes
problems can occur, but that is
about the only disadvantage I can
think of.
Nothing beats the adventure,
excitement, fun, experience of
going to the other side of the
world. Working or studying
overseas brings a great oppor­
tunity for anybody to do
something wild, fun, and rewar­
ding.
Going abroad really broadens
one’s perspective. You get a bet­
ter feeling and understanding of
“foreigners,” which is quite an
experience in itself.
Besides that you get to become
fluent in another language. That
might help you in later life since it
shows that you are willing to take
the challenge of learning a new
language. But also a big advan­
tage of going somewhere far
from home is that you learn to be
on your own and adapt to a new
culture.
That probably is the most ex­
citing part of going abroad. It is a
lot of fun to get to know people
who might have total different
priorities and perspectives than
you have or anybody else from
Look back into the future
I am a pack-rat by nature. Two
former wives will attest to that
character defect. I save
newspapers, magazines, cor­
respondence, bills, and sh-tuff. I
run out of nooks and crannies to
stash these accumulations in.
Recently, I have turned over a
new leaf. Those dear ladies threw
up their hands and now I have
done the same. I bought a large
pair of scissors and have been
dipping items of interest from the
magazines and newspapers while
I watch “Miami Vice” and the
news hours. Little by little the
bulk has been reduced. I only
wish I could lose weight so easily.
The table printed below tells its
own story. I found it in the
“Golden anniversary” program
for the 50 year reunion of the
dass of 1931, Central High
School, Superior, Wisconsin, my
home town. I didn’t graduate
from Central. I am a product of
Cathedral High, class of 1929.
(You’ve heard of the stockmarket
crash of 1929). My brother Hop
(a Central grad of 1928) and I
went back for the reunion.
In retrospect, the 30’s were hal­
cyon days. The memories are
sharp for the fun-and-games ex­
periences and they are made all
the more amusing and funny in
the reminiscing 52 years later. We
had to accept our minds and
spirits. When I listen to the news
and watch TV talk shows, I
wonder how today’s young peo­
ple will remember 1987 in the
year 2037.
On the occasion of “Black
Monday” recently, a mood of
uncertainty and fear pervaded the
nation, especially in Wall Street.
Would this be a repeat of 1929?
The media noted that Yuppies
working in the Stock Exchange
cancelled their condos into cold-
water flats in Greenwich Village;
and decided to get along with
their present supply of guccis and
designer Levis until the stock
market became more stable.
Doomsayers predict a deep
RECESSION (when your
neighbor is out of work) or a
DEPRESSION (when you are
out of work) and, God forbid, a
PANIC (when your wife loses her
job). It will take some time to
know the results of Black Mon­
day. I hope the adjustments will
be made with grace and out of
the experience we’ll all record
memories of laughter and love
and high-spirited honest work.
EARNINGS AND ALLOWANCES
Of the total amount of expenditures made yearly, the
your country and culture.
Boys averaged................. $273.81
Not to forget, see the sights. A
Girls averaged............... $309.11
host family or someone who is
Of the total number of students (378) earning money during
from that certain country are vacation
much better tour guides than the
217 boys averaged............$89.74
paid tour guides. They give you
151 girls averaged.......... $50.88
the regular tourist information,
Of the total number of students earning money during school
but you never get the “inside (351)
scoops.”
240 boys averaged........... $89.74
Since it is so much fun to tour
111 girls averaged.......... $57.79
around with people from that
Of the students receiving allowances (697)
country, doesn’t that give you the
381 boys averaged........... $59.68 yearly
motivation to go abroad?
316 girls averaged....... . $57.79 yearly
That’s all I will say about this.
119 girls take music lessons
I really encourage you to go, •
89 boys take music lessons
because it will be an unforget­
257 girls drive cars
table experience, but the final
414 boys drive cars
decision is up to you.
One out of every three homes own radios.
I have only one more thing to
The average family is six.
say. Friday, Nov. 20, a student
ANNUAL PERSONAL EXPENDITURES
who went to Switzerland over the
Boys average total
Girls- average total
summer, will be talking in each
Miscellaneous
foreign language class here on
campus. Go talk to her and ask (jewelry, drycleaning,
$131.52
$135.96
her about her experiences. If you cosmetics, etc.)
' $47.09
$22.59
have any questions please contact Coats
$41.11
Mrs. Ladd at ext. 392 and she will Suits and dresses
$61.74
give
additional information 1 Stockings
$6.56
$18.24
where that student will be at dur­
Candy, gum,
ing the day.
ice cream
$10.46
$8.75
22,32
$41.09
Entertainment
$18.47
$16.04
Shoes
- AFTERTHOUGHT: On the news last week we learned that
Tammy and Jimmy Bakker have just rented a $1,000,000 house in
Malibu Beach. They pa $7,000 per month. Such is the power of
prayer.