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"One night in Iowa, he and I in a
borrowed car/ went driving in the
summer, promises in every star/ out
in the distance I could hear some peor-%
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back a weekend's worth of
sadness .... "?Aimee Mann
Spring Break: It starts Friday. I'm
going nowhere. No one invited me to
vacation with them. Robby Benson, I
waited like clockwork for your invitation.
James Holderman, Todd
Ellis and wild horses couldn't drag
me on vacation with any of you now.
I wanted so much to spend my time
off from "The USC" with all of you,
but the invitations never came. Now
I'm alone. And I realize who my true
friends aren't. I had such great plans
for us . . . thanks a lot.
Vacation No. 1: If I were to vacation
with Robby and Karla, I would
want to go somewhere big and impersonal,^where
we could blend in with
the scenery and not be noticed.
There, we could enjoy the company
of each other. I considered a place
like Cayce, but decided it was too
close; Robby would only worry
auuui nis wont, i nen, 1 mougnt ot
Los Angeles, but it's too far. Then, it
hit me ? New York. It's perfect.
Karla, Robby and I could be jet
setters.
We could walk the city's crowded
streets and make fun of people's
hairdos. We could feed pigeons, and
Robby could jokingly warn, "Don't
get a lot of them buggers flying over
your head. You know what could
happen." Then, we'd all three laugh
in unison and hold our stomachs and
say, "Oh, Robby!" Then, we'd stop
and give some loose change to a bum
so we wouldn't feel so guilty about
having such a fun time. We three
could take the subway. During the
ride, we'd stand opposite each other
and make eye contact. Robby would
make a silly, goofy face at us, and
we'd all start laughing again, but no
one would notice us because this is
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New York City. Finally, Robby,
Karla and 1 could hold hands and
take a walk in Central Park. Karla
could break from my and Robby's
grip and run in front of us and throw
her arms and legs into the air as she
sings, "If I could make it here, I'd
make it anywhere, It's up to you,
New York, New York ..." Robby
would drop my hand and start clapping
and whistling for Karla.
Vacation No. 2: If I were to vacation
with Jim Holderman, I'd shoot
for the minimalist kind of retreat. I'd
want to do something personal, intimate
? almost unnatural. I'd like
to take my car and tour South
Carolina, seeing portions of this
great state that Jim and I have never
seen. We could visit towns such as
Easley, Timmonsville and Clover.
We could stay in little motels that
have names like "The Dew Drop
Inn," "Rest 'n' Relax" or "Bill and
Belle's." We'd make sure that no
news reporters were following us,
trying to collect evidence to start a
vicious rumor about me and Jim.
Jim and I would keep a diary and
call it On the Road, Part Two. We'd
share the burden of driving. Oh, the
pleasure of looking into Jim's basset
hound-like eyes and saying, "Hey,
pal, you look pretty bushed. Why
don't you climb in the backseat and
catch some shut-eye?"
Vacation No. 3: There is no question.
Todd and I would head straight
for the beach. We'd take Todd's car
and cooler. I'd offer him gas money,
and he'd say, "Man, don't worry
about it. I have a Shell card We're
set." Then, he'd fill up the tank and
insist on pumping. When we get on
the road, Todd would put in the
Animal House soundtrack and turn
the volume up to eight, maybe even
nine. Todd and I would sing
"Shout" and "Louie, Louie." Occasionally,
I'd stick my fist in Todd's
face, and he'd pretend it's a
microphone and sing a solo. We
would blow our horns at girls with
"Florida or Bust" signs displayed in
their back windshields. Todd would
look over at me and say, "Florida,
Bust and both if we're lucky." Then,
he'd elbow me, and we'd both laugh
like hyenas.
Once in Florida, Todd and I would
check into a hotel. We'd get ready
for the beach. I'd tell him to comb
his hair and to check his belly button J
for lint. Outside, we'd stop behind a
dune (so that no one could see us),
and I'd put some Tropicana sun-tany d|
oil on Todd's back so that he won't
burn.
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a rip-roaring good time. Honestly. 1
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By SHERRI TILLMAN
Staff writer
A USC professor has done a study on the importance
of chnrf-term memnrv anrl itc 1-/-J0 in norfn.
ming everyday tasks.
Psychology professor Randall Engle did a study
of short-term working memory capacity, which is
the part of the memory that holds very recent information
or events.
"It's very similar to what we've thought of a
long time as consciousness," Engle said. "It's as
William James said in 1900, 'The conscious present
and the recent past.'"
The research was conducted with the help of
elementary school students as well as college
students from all types of backgrounds.
"The tasks were different. We made them
simpler for the children," Engle said, but said each
grade showed similar results considering the difficulty
of the task.
"(It) is very important in things like reading
comprehension . . . and.following directions," he
iaid.
| Working memory capacity predicts quite ac:urately
how well a person can follow directions,
Engle said. In a recent study on note taking, he said
ndividuals with larger working memory capacities
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that in a typical year there
a mega-battle among seven cases of (JSC studen
ting to steal library books.
The alarm sounding
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tended to take more comprehensive notes, and the
study offers further proof that real-life tasks depend
on working memory capacity.
Some students learn to retrieve information in a
superficial way ? cramming. "They may
remember answers for the test, but they walk out
of class, and it's forgotten," Engle said. "So the
best thing to do when you study is to try and fit in
new information with stuff that you already
know."
Working memory capacity can help students to
improve their study habits, Engle said. "The student
should try to get the information into small
packets. Don't try to do so broad a section at one
time."
Engle said a person should break up information
into small segments that he can understand and go
on from that point.
The following is advice that Engle gives to
students in his courses:
Get an overall idea of the material you need
to study.
Don't wait until the night before the exam to
study; study as the class progresses.
Read for comprehension.
Take notes on important points.
Try to understand things repeated by the
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r always mean a book is being stolen.
A forgotten book held by someone
that even- going through the detector will also
Dook in the activate the alarm. Cambre said if a
? at least book is not concealed, the person is
sent to the circulation desk to properre
that peo- ly check it out. But first his name is
not stealing recorded.
:ople walk A concealed book, though by
point each definition not a theft, is not forgotten.
The fact that a book is hidden is
trough the evidence that an attempt was made to
ing a visual steal it, Cambre said,
books they Cambre said there is a bigger pro.1;
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snues me uicm wim oooks oeing properly
op outside checked out and never being returned
where they than there are with books being
stolen. The university charges
ich library students for books they don't return,
i out. He and the money is collected during
ng carried registration. But that doesn't
nts' bags guarantee the books can be replaced
USC. because often they are out of print.
; as deterr- Monaco said another problem
itching ac- more common than book thefts is the
imes when occasional purse theft. A purse left
apprehen- unattended by a student who is sear:ant
Direc; ching through the stacks can be a
imbre said temptation for a small number of
are six or troublemakers, Monaco said,
ts attemp- But even after more than three
years as a guard, Monaco remains
doesn't optimistic;rm
memory
teacher or the book.
Use a highlighter for important points, not
whole passages.
After a lecture, rewrite your notes and
elaborate on them.
As society becomes more and more complex,
particularly in the highly technical areas, Engles
said people must understand their working
memory better to use it to its fullest potential.
"hor example, the Three Mile Island incident
back a couple of years ago. That problem occurred
simply because the computer operator at the plant
had too many things happening at one time,"
Engle said. It was a psychological problem because
of the fact that the operator could not comprehend
all information the computer was giving out to
make an adequate decision, he said.
Engle said it is not known exactly what limits
working memory capacity; however, he stated two
possible theories. "It is possible that it is an individual
difference like height and weight ... or
the nature-nurture problem, whether your personality
is a product of genetic characteristics contributed
by your parents or . . . because of a reinforcement
to the way you behaved as a child. 1
don't know the answer," Engle said.
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