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Wendy Hudson, Editor
Lucy Arnold, Jamie Clark, Gregc
Larry William
Keepyo
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Yes, the time is upon us.
Almost every professor at
of cramming an amount of wo
into the two weeks after Tha
You can see the tell-tale s
across campus: a zombie-lik
matching dark circles under i
described as a sneer.
You can watch as studen
final exams. Professors usua
mind games concerning the <
rapers, projects and lasl
which the last week of class
mentally scarring trauma to
We know what you're goii
profound advice; that is, if w
can say is: hang in there.
Don't give up just yet. The
of you who worked hard all s<
a shame for those of you who
watching your GPA tumble.
Good luck on your exams,
of classes so much that you f<
Happy holidays. Have a s
Drew's a
guide to
Guess what? Ifs the end
semester /all!
That doesn't mean that if:
to slow down the ol' work d;
fact, it means I'm gonna hi
give up watching reruns of "W
in the afternoons.
First of all, I have a prqja
for stood ol' Dr. Kent Sidel i
College of Journalism. Dr. Si
good at making class inter?
Although I know a lot of it 1
do with his natural affinii
teaching, a large part of it Y
do with the feet it comes at 9 (
in the morning, and you al
have to put on a circus to
anyone's attention that eaj
the morning.
Then later on in the day, I
English 460 with Prof. Gre|
her class, she requires us to
in a weekly writing assign:
for other students to read,
proud to say I always ha<
assignment, although she di
perturbed the couple of tir
turned in old copies oi
Gamecock Viewpoints page,
at least I made sure to tu:
Viewpoints.)
On Tuesday mornings, I {
see Dr. Graham for my Sout
politics class. The other da
admonished me for calling a j
commissioner a police chief,
understand his point Its like c
Summerton (pop. 975) part of 1
Carolina to me.
Then I get to go see Dr. W
Edgar for South Carolina his
Dr. Edgar can tell you as n
about South Carolina histo:
Ted Kennedy can tell vou a
womanizing. Plus, he deliver
lectures in such a way tha
story of South Carolina seemi
a dramatic story. His lecture
never boring. During the first
I wasn't sure if he was discui
pre-revolution Charleston or
Days of Our Lives."
. Dr. Woliver is my Amer
political parties professor. We j
the Democrats and the Repubb
and the ways they get along
don't get along. It's like tryi]
follow "Melrose Place," except 1
Gingrich doesn't look as got
Heather Locklear.
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ur chin up
xam period
this university has performed the mirac
rk that would normally take half a semesfc
mksgiving.
igns of the approaching exams in studen
e stagger across campus, accompanied 1
ihe eyes and a facial expression that is be
ts take to nail biting in anticipation of tl
Uy relish adding to this anxiety by playir
difficulty of their exams. ?
.-minute reviews, these are the things i
3es are made. There's nothing like sSom
anticipate the holidays,
lg through. We'd like to offer some piece i
e weren't as incoherent as you are. All w
! end is near. It would be a shame for thos
jmester to let it slide now. It would also b
haven't to lose every shred of dignity whil
Try to avoid the trap of celebrating the en
jrget about this last week of exams,
afe break. You'll see us next semester.
bbreviated,
USC courses
of the
DREW STEWART
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ay. In
iveto Those are just the classes Fr
KRP" taking this semester. I have fon
memories of some other classes a
? due welL I once took art education wit
it the a iady named Ms. Pittman. Sh
del is used to ask me in front of the clas
sting, what I thought about each piec
las to of art. I once responded, "Art i
y for like a buffet line at Quincy's?som
las to of it's good, some of it would mak
)'clock a maggot gag. But its all in hov
most you perceive it."
keep I made an A in the clas;
rly in (although I don't think it was fo
the comment),
have Another class I had wa
jo. In Television Production with Dr
turn John Lopiccolo. I'll never forge
ment the day Dr. Lopiccolo looked m<
I am in the eye and said, "Stewart, yoi
d my don't listen and you talk too much,
d get And I guess he was right. Afte:
nes I all, most people I talk to have t<
'the have a seat while Fm telling hov
(But my day went,
rn to Although I have enjoyed mos
of my classes, there are a few
jet to didn't particularly car for.
hern Like Astronomy 11. The class
y, he in itself is a lie because they saj
police it's self-paced. If the class wen
I can truly self-paced, I could work a
ailing my own pace, which would meai
^orth I would finish somewhere along
the turn of the century.
ralter They also said this was bask
itory. astronomy. I saw nothing bask
auch about the patterns of stars. Tome
ry as this is basic astronomy: Look above
bout you. That big blue thing is called
s his A. The sky
tthe B. The great blue yonder
i like C. Disney World
sare If you answer A, you get an A
few, If you answer B, you get a C+. Il
jsing you answer C, change your majoi
"The to art.
The end of the semester is
ican happy time but a sad one at the
study just the same. It is happy in the
cans, sense that I am moving on to a
[and whole new start in the spring, and
tig to sad in the fact that my schedule
Mewt next semester will not permit me
>d as to see little House On The Prairie'
anymore.
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s will be hushed. There won't be a line of speech unt
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g the Humanities Building. And-God with their
e forbid-cars won't be circling for hours advocating o
e and hours in the Russell House parking that comes to
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Christmas time is here! Time to relax, since, in ref<
s drink tasty eggnog, open presents and it evolved; I
drink even more tasty eggnog. More that But whi
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g the semester for Morbid Matt Pruitt Does a se
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subject we can all get into: Christmas. Christian fai
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Christmas drast
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sports Editor y?u th^t Fm not a Bible B
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il their hearts are content, upon as Christianity is toe
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own, they revert to but at the same time, o
ensorship is one question The simple answer w<
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e, there is perhaps a more of tradition that it can't jui
estion we should examine, face of the earth in one fell
n even more baffling one: Christmas is a good tim
istmas? Not in the literal reflect and be with loved
srence to when and how But, in the same respect, i
assume most of us know to realize that the c
at, in essence, do we really Christmastime cheer and
1 we think "Christmas?" to be with loved ones is s
cular, humanist professor of a Christian holiday,
lis way to the parking lot It's quite intriguing at
just given his final exam, comprehend the decline o
arby, "Merry Christmas!"? this country, and thus, th
len what does he mean? the appreciation of Christm
it jokingly, mocking the stances against organized
th? Or is he saying it just such a cliche that now, in
ives him a warm feeling different (as being differ*
millions of people who goal instead of a fear),
l to church in years flock attempt to be pro-organi2
jo spend billions of dollars Why, when we compai
re birth of Jesus Christ? with the 1990s, is religioi
mentioned questions, and as significant as it wa
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leater, much I don't think that there have been any
seems that, scientific discoveries that have
itively looked proclaimed, "We did it! We did it! Due
lay, how can to extensive research, we have found
; so accepted, that there was no Jesus, and, more
verlooked? importantly, there is no God!" And no,
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st fall off the brilliant over time, thus becoming
swoop. Plus, more "informed" about our Creator,
e, a timeto Another point: Should devoted
?n0fn']nf 1 Christians feel somewhat offended at
Ne. . fve the newfound secularization of their
?r faith? Certainly. Should they feel
t'llhpr 06 affronted when they hear half-hearted,
1 ause non_christians say, "Merry Christmas?"
tempting to Certainly.
if religion in If there is one uaderlying theme
le decline of to ^ railing* it is one huge question
as. It seems mar^ coming from me. A question
religion are mark when pondering America and
t order to be its status. Obviously, the decline in
mt is now a morals and ethics has something to
one would do with it And, without getting political,
:ed religion. I will say that America's shaky stance
e the 1950s on Christmas, and thus religion, is a
l not nearly reflection of the shaky foundation of
is? I'm not our society. Oh, yes, I almost forgot,
r be back in Merry Christmas!
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