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Why are yoi Good afternoon. In view of my stature as an esteemed editorial columnist, I have been asked by the editors to provide *1 t_ r__ uic commencement speecn ror the Class of 1994. Two years ago, I was exactly where you people are today. (No, I was not hung over, unemployed'and about to move back in with my parents. Pay at- - tention.) I was sitting through gradua tion ceremonies with a couple thousand of my closest friends in Clc Littlejohn Coliseum when the commen sneaker informed us that "snnn von w your sheltered academic lives and entei al world, blah, blah, blah." We laughed, I we had all been accepted into graduate and we knew that we have managed t growing up for at least two or three moi California stu The nation's leading Restc has immediate openings Positions available for lun< Earn $7-$ 12 an hour (fee must be at least 21 hi record and re Call 699-1113, betweer EOEN I FALL L: 3. 6. 9. & 12 montl I Prices range froi ROSEta Apartr Callfor Cun 504 South Beltline Blvd. For more informat Other lease ter llflUi BiiBilHI By College Press Service DAVIS, Calif. - You sit through a grueling eight-and-one-half-hour standardized test that could help determine your future only to receive notice later that the test evaluators can not score your exam because they lost part of it. I m MOBILE W u in a hurr ~ I'm sure^ n.i ijf.xT-.'n did. Let mi rai iviciNeiii 1. This is ? degree in th COLUMNIST ifies you to ????J ing. Sure, yc assistant ma imson's elementary school teacher cement State, but you are the ty| ill leave wants more out of life th r the re- school can help you emba because 2. As a graduate student school, fied for more student loan o delay enable you to run up even e years, debt and allow you to con idents must r This unlikely scenario may sound like the stuff of academic nightmares, but it's wide-awake reality for more than half the students who took the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) at the University of California-Davis on April 23. Fifty-seven students who took the AIT STAFF turant Delivery Service, for Mobile Wait Staff. :h and dinner deliveries. n 111 r* ft o \ /4nf/in a piua upay. v^cuiuiuaita ave a good driving riiable car. 110am & 4pm daily. 4/F EASES y to leave? G that many of you lifestyle you have b y committed your- so allows you to cc d more time at the nal student loan pa nstitution of your probably have mo j are undoubtedly than you did as an it, did I make the ably be a god idea :?" plus money. For e: iilly. Of course you my money into CE e count the ways. Joe Satriani...) 1994. A bachelor's 3. You can get in is day and age qual- tivities you didn't do absolutely noth- grad. 1 have manag >u could become an WCFG, and the te mager at K-Mart, an picked up there v or a writer for The whatever career I c pe of person who get the opportunit iat that. Graduate ing "infobabes" wh rk nn a real rareer rninriHpnrp t , you will be quali- 4. You don't havi money, which will 5. Your parents < higher credit card 6. You will still h tinue to live in the Unless you're a teac etake MCAT al test at UC Davis have received a letter from the MCAT Program Office in Iowa City, Iowa, stating that parts of their test have been lost. The fnachine-scorable section of the MCAT, which is a prerequisite for admission to medical school, was missing when MCAT officials received the test from Co rvu> i ii? ?c ?ii? BE I II ^ 3l=3i\M Eli ?11 1 II J IJ4UL0F1 II I (803) 1 and 2 ll [ Startir i ij r II II? I n D IE I II? 1601 Lon I lf~ (803): 1 1 End 2 Startin id i iccibcb avaiiauie m $395 - $630 '00D nents 'ent Special Columbia, SC 29205 ion, call 782-7948 ms available raduate sch ecome accustomed to. It al- plow dri1 )ntinue to defer your origi- the "real yments. This means you will 7. You re money at your disposal your loci undergrad. It would prob- season ti to invest some of your sur- ternet ac< cample, I have sunk a lot of ter. )s (Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, 8. Whei J uenis on volved in those campus ac- addresse have time for as an under- 9. If yo ed to become a producer at you will chnical experience I have women \ nil be invaluable to me in day by sa :hoose. (The fact that I also 10. Yo y to scam on the broadcast- around, enever I visit is a meaning- In cone persuadt e to live with your parents, tion is th ion't have to live with you. ness and ave your summer vacation, degree aj .1 I 1 1 ncr, nutiicy piayci or snow"ter original e: the UC-Davis testing site. In the letter, students were told they could retake the test in June or August, when the MCAT is given across the nation. If students chose not to retake the test, they would be refunded the $150 testing fee. The first testing date presented problems for most UC-Davis student because ^TfyrviC' I Itterfnrd ""V- ILj^JI gcreek Drive 716 Zimalcres 772-3533 (803) 772-( : bedrooms Eff.,1 and 2 be lg at $384 Starting at J 3 StAndi Aparune gcreek Drive 601 St. Andre /ys-im:) (8U5) /y?bedrooms 1,2 and 3 be g at $339 Starting at ool's great k'er, there, is no way to achieve thifin world." get to keep your Internet account, ker at the PE. Center and your free ckets... OK, you get to keep your Inx>unt and your locker at the P.E. Cenn you introduce yourself to fellow stucampus, you get the honor of being d as "sir" and "ma'am." u decide to work at The Gamecock, get the honor of meeting beautiful vno will cneer you up on your birthying, "Gee, you're old." u actually get to study this time lusion, I hope that I have managed to : you that seeking a graduate educae best way to achieve lifelong happifulfillment. (Say, when do 1 get my jain?) tarn is lost it fell at the end of finals week, giving students little time to study. For some, the later testing date could hinder their chances of getting into medical school of their choice, since most have a rolling admissions system which favor students who turn in early applications. 5?!.. 0 ^ it Drive 3800 Bedrooms tcws I United nts I Dominion I ws Road I idrooms $444