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Our View: New school year brings changes, challenges for many
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: Opinion
Adjusting to the routines of the school year may not be as severe as it is for first-year students, but getting back to the grind isn't the easiest of tasks for faculty and the rest of the student body. Professors have to again get used to speaking in front of large numbers of people and grading exams.
Some of the smaller touches on and around the campus-the new Rock Dollars debiting system at local restaurants, the emergency alert text-messaging service-add to the evolving college atmosphere, as they aim to make life easier. Other changes, like the filling in of potholes on Keister Road and the opening of the Ivy Apartments, are just pleasant modifications that are no doubt appreciated by those who have dreaded the bumpy rides or lived in the rented house with the collapsing ceilings.
As the university continues to tweak, alter and modify the campus into something that may be nearly unrecognizable in years to come, one thing is clear: Change is what you make of it.
Some of the smaller touches on and around the campus-the new Rock Dollars debiting system at local restaurants, the emergency alert text-messaging service-add to the evolving college atmosphere, as they aim to make life easier. Other changes, like the filling in of potholes on Keister Road and the opening of the Ivy Apartments, are just pleasant modifications that are no doubt appreciated by those who have dreaded the bumpy rides or lived in the rented house with the collapsing ceilings.
As the university continues to tweak, alter and modify the campus into something that may be nearly unrecognizable in years to come, one thing is clear: Change is what you make of it.
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