ctober 6, 2000 OPINION The Counselor’s Comer Y Dee Dasburg & Mikka Ward Is it bad to be in a commit- d relationship during college? Is m the time I should be dating and aving fun, while saving the com- itment for later? College is an opportunity to (plore who you are and who you e becoming. Relationships are ily “bad” in college if the persons ivolved feel they are unable to fully sperience personal growth while in the relationship. It is up to you to decide how healthy your relationship is with respect to allowing you to continue your development as an individual during your college experience. Relationships with commitment are about communica tion and respect between the two people involved. Be sure to use communication with your partner to explore the boundaries and expec tations of the relationship to deter mine if it is healthy for you in this particular stage of your life. It seems like everyone knows what they're doing and where they 're going with their lives except me. How can I get on track with finding out what I want to do with my life? Only you can determine what it means to be “on track” with your life. It is important not to let others influence your ideas about what it means to be successful in the career world. If you feel you are not taking the initiative about pursuing a career, there are some options that are available to you. Take interest inventories that can indicate what careers you might enjoy or do some volunteer work in areas of personal interest. Many people make several different career changes in the course of their lives as their inter ests change, so recognize that you don’t have to make a one-time choice. In the meantime, don’t be too be hard on yourself; give your self permission to explore your op tions and trust the process! Benefits of Foreign Language Requirements Uncertain Y Isaac Bradley How much foreign language lould be required? Today most gh schools require or strongly icommend at least two years of a )reign language. Most colleges quire another two semesters of a foreign language in order to gradu ate. Is all of this foreign language actually beneficial to the students? The answer is yes and no. A foreign language does expose students to new fonns of thought as well as to different cultures. However, most students take a foreign language only for graduation requirements and then do not pursue the study any fur ther. Students benefit from the ex posure to a foreign language, but they do not take enough of it to com municate effectively. Either there should be more foreign language required so that students gain the skills necessary to communicate or there should be less required giving the students the choice to pursue the study or not. Iiotos hy Eric Hinson Campus Voice: Is Election 2000 Important or Not? By Eric Hinson Contact Hinson at hinsoner@brevard.edu ^flly Sisley: “I think government officials are ‘ bunch of back-stabbing horn balls, and I leftise to vote when they are all evil.” \ Kristen Weaver: “It is very important to follow the political race because I want to know who will be running the country. What benefits will they be contributing to our nation?” . • .Ti. • Prof. Jennifer Browning: “I think it is very important to vote because I remember all of the people who have died to give me the right to vote, such as women who have died during suffrage and my grandfather who died in France during WWII. I would feel like I was betraying their memory if I didn’t vote. j'^^rvis Broom: “I am registered to vote, although ^ not excited about doing so.” Harry Fields: “I think voting is cheesy, just like my macaroni and cheese.”