2008 Woodie Awards
View this section's front page!On the heels of a strike authorization vote that saw 96 percent of the more than 80 percent who voted checking the "yes" box, it seems that, at best, the Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education are headed for an 11th-hour deal that will keep faculty and coaches from walking out on July 1, as they have vowed.
I've often considered myself a stubborn human being. Upon entering college, I vowed to stick to my guns, listening only to what I had to say when I had to say it. After four years of taking part in the SRU experience, however, my thoughts have been altered.
There are three types of graduating seniors, those who can count, and those who can't. On May 12, 2007, I, like the 1,130 other graduates, will be shaking hands with President Smith, smiling for the cameras, and praying for good weather. But as finals week approaches and the last test is administered, for most of us it will be hard to adjust to life outside of our college community, because, let's face it, not all of us are ready.
I've been working on a lot of final projects the past few weeks, naturally, the television ended up on, and finally, my head exploded. After weeks of hearing about that ridiculous American Idol candidate, Sanjaya Malakar, and his awful singing and even more awful hair, he was back.
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