Got High GPA
by Courtney Taylor
Fayetteville State
University has a strict
policy clearly stating
that if you do not have a
2.0 GPA or above, you
will not receive financial
aid. This policy alone
has struck me with the
reality that, especially as
an out-of-state student,
I need to buckle down
and do what I have to
do to maintain a 2.0
GPA. College is very
expensive without
financial aid. Here are
a few pointers that will
help you to maintain an
acceptable grade point
average.
You must stay
focused! It can be so
easy to lose focus as
a student in college.
There are campus
parties, entertaining
seminars, hundreds of
interesting people, hang
ing with your significant
other, etc. It is possible
to involve yourself on
campus and maintain a
2.0; students do it all the
time. If FSU has a pep
rally at 2; 00 pm, which
is the same time class is
scheduled, stay focused
and head to class. It is
pretty safe to guarantee
FSU will have another
one you can attend.
Secondly, use your
classes’ syllabus to your
advantage. The syllabi
is given for a reason,
therefore read it and use
it. There is nothing like
completing assignments
ahead of time. From
experience, it feels so
much better and relieves
stress when you know
you have completed an
assignment in advance.
If the professor provides
a syllabus in January
and it shows that a
10-15 research paper is
due the second week in
March, do not wait until
the first of March to
begin; immediately get
started and make your
personal due date for
the paper mid-February.
Prevent the feeling of
pressure when all types
of papers and assign
ments are thrown at
once. This is definitely
a responsible technique
for those who plan to
join a Greek organiza
tion!
My third approach
is to simply go to class!
Nine times out of 10, a
student does not have
sufficient reason to miss
class. Many students do
it out of irresponsibility,
laziness, staying up too
late, spending fime with
their significant other
or friends, or partying.
Those are not excuses.
Divide your time wisely
and responsibly. It is
understandable that
you are young, away
from home, and are not
subjected to being told
what to do, but aren’t
you in college for higher
learning first? Just go
to class! Situations
do spring up beyond
control and this is where
responsibility surfaces;
contact your instructor
via phone or email to let
him or her know about
your absence ahead of
fime. This is a process
required of profession
als in the corporate
world anyway, so get
some practice in.
College is the era
in one’s life filled with
experiences, fun, and
networking, but overall
it is the time for advanc
ing one’s knowledge.
There shouldn’t be any
excuse for a student’s
GPA to fall below a 2.0.
With these guidelines
it is safe to guarantee
a healthy GPA. Wit
ness the amazement of
transformation. Keep
in mind that this is not
only your education, but
your money. Will you
withdraw $10,000 out of
your account and flush
it down the toilet? Of
course not! Constantiy
keep this analogy in
mind when urges of not
going to class or losing
focus make their appear
ance.
It is time to buckle
down. Broncos. Forget
about settling for less.
Education should be the
number one priority.
Grooming Your Public Parts
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by L’Asia Brown
As a proud staff member of the Voice newspaper, I am privileged to have an office in the Rudolph Jones Student Center, a great, central location that allows
me to eat at the Bronco Grill, socialize in the game room, or attend a variety of events that often take place a couple steps away in the Olivia Chavis Multipurpose
Room. This strategic location also allows me to listen in on groups of students who hold private conversations very publicly while walking past the door, many
of these conversations are X-rated. I’ve heard an interesting assortment of profane terms in discussions ranging from intimacy with the opposite sex to how some
students feel about the office of financial aid.
People may feel however they please, but they should be careful who they express these emotions around. For example, the advisor for the Voice Newspaper,
a popular former WRAL News Anchor, accompanies me in the cozy office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She is well-known in the triangle area, where many com
munication majors attempt to begin their careers after graduating from college. If she witnessed a communications major making loud, vulgar statements, then
had to interview that same individual two weeks later for an entry level job in the Communications department at Fayetteville State, that applicant might as well
throw their application in the trash.. .because she already knows that he or she has no regard for his or her public professional image.
Some would argue that the first amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right of free speech to those who inhabit America. As a college
journalist, I am the first to agree and appreciate that right, but I am also the first tq say with caution, there is a small invisible disclaimer under that right that guar
antees people will judge you based upon your public persona, whether they know you or not. Depending on who is judging you, being careless with the way you
display yoiirself in public could cost more than you bargained for.
This doesn’t mean you should suit up and get a pedicure for a Saturday outing with the boys, nor does it constitute whispers, perfect posture and sheer ny
lons for a movie date with the ladies. It only means that as students we are aspiring to be future professionals. We must remain conscious and always conduct
ourselves in the appropriate manner. The student center does not call for office behavior, but it is not your personal dorm room either. People should completely
refrain from using profanity in a public setting. Your immediate circle of friends may not mind the language, but others may. We also can not forget children,
who are perhaps the most absorbent of us all.
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