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May 1, 2009 | The Clarion Opinion Final reflections on the BC experience by Jarrod Hayworth Contributor As the semester is drawing to a close, we, as students, are tilled with an intoxicating blend of exhaustion, stress, nervousness and anticipation. For most of us, the joy of the rapidly approaching summer is beginning to grab hold and is making it hard for us to thoroughly concentrate on the impending exams. But while most of the student body begins making plans for their three-month vacation, those of us who are graduating May 15th are experiencing some mixed feehngs. Not too long ago, as I was outside the library waiting for it to open, I sat down on the bench in front. While this area was usually occupied by smokers, I managed to gain a brief moment of enlightenment that wasn’t caused by nicotine. As the morning sun peeked above the mountain tops in front of me, a warmth of hght washed over my face and the surrounding academic quad. After briefly closing my eyes to enjoy the heat, I opened them up again and was startled by the beauty of a sight I had never noticed before. As the quarrelling birds around me were making their presence known, I looked at the famihar buildings ahead. And while the mst-colored bricks of MG, MS and Beam Administration had never really caught my eye before, there was something different about them on this day. For some reason or another, I started reflecting upon the time I’ve spent here at Brevard College. I arrived here in the fall of 2004, and in the past five years I’ve come to learn many things about college. Like many of you. I’ve had my mn-ins with campus security and I’ve been disciplined by the kind people in the Department of Campus Life. I’ve experienced the hells of having 8:30 a.m. classes and the dmdgery of three-hour night classes. I’ve seen faculty members come and go, and I’ve watched my friends do the same. I’ve been through various Alnesses and family deaths, and yet I’ve always managed to bounce back. Before I became a commuting student. I’d experienced seven different roommates, six different rooms, three fish, two hamsters, one scorpion and a dog. And even though I’ve had to pay a total of $240 in pet fines, I still believe that having pets make the dorm rooms a little bit nicer to live in. As far as academic lessons go. I’ve learned my share of those as weU. I’mprob- ably the only person inBrevard College his tory to have taken a class five times without ever dropping it once. ENG III - For five semesters, I never took it seriously and I rarely attended class. And because I never dropped it, the grades I received (usually F’s) really hurt my GPA. Even though I’m an exceptional writer, I never took it seri ously. I felt the same way about the BCE and FYF classes, but I managed to pass those the first time around. But the biggest thing that I’ve learned is PROCRASTI NATION IS INEVITABLE. For most of us, we spend an entire semester goofing off and then bust our asses during the last two weeks in hopes of turning our grades around. We try anything we can, includ ing asking professors for extra credit or opportunities to make-up bombed exams. And after this method sometimes works, we always say something like “I’m not going to do that again. I’m going to really try next semester”. But the truth is, as the next semester roUs around, we do it all again. At times college has been enjoyable, and other times it has been excruciating (night-time accounting classes). But there are a few things that have been vital to my success. These few things have helped me make it through these past five years, and they might help you to: coffee from Pat Shore’s office in MG (that’s a big one, thanks Pat), teachers that don’t continu ously lecture, knowledgeable advisors (I took 3 semesters of Ceramics that didn’t fill any requirements), pets, friends, a lack of off-campus parties, a quiet library, and a nagging girlfriend that always forced me to work instead of playing Xbox. It’s been quite a journey. After five years, $130,000 in coUege costs, 26 total campus parking tickets, and a ton of text books that can’t be sold back to the book store. I’m finally graduating. Now, I get to enjoy the realities of the world - paying taxes and bflls, and working a nine-to-five job. It’s goima suck, but I’m ready for it. The Clarion Senior Staff Editor in Chief: Joseph Chilton IManaging Editor: Travis Wirebacl News Editor: Business Editor: Opinion Editor: Arts & Life Editor: Sports Editor: Open Radosav Babic Open Open John Lange Copy Editor: Ryan Fifficl Layout & Design: Travis Wirebacl Photo Editor: Open Business IManager: Emily Clark Faculty Advisor: John B. Padgett Karam Boeshaar Dabney Farmer Shawn James Other Staff John Climer Nina Willis Nate Lyles Thomas Lide Gretchen Allie BJ Wanlund Unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of the staff of The Clarion. Other opinions expressed on this page are those of respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the faculty, staff or administration of Brevard College. E] Letters Policy The Clarion welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit letters for length and content. All letters intended for publication must be signed. All correspondence should be mailed to: The Clarion, Brevard College, One Brevard College Drive, Brevard, NC 28712
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