Editor's Note-The Dreaded Question
by Katie Thomas
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"So, what are you going to be '
doing next year?" Possibly ihg most
asked question to a senior and
definitly the most dreaded. Don't
get me wrong. It’s nice that people
show interest in our lives after we
leave Salem, but if you had any
idea how that question affects
anyone nearing the end, you would
think twice before asking it. I
heard the best response from
someone the other day. In a very
serious voice, she replied, "A mud
wrestler in Miami." ^unds good to
me. I
This time of year should be|
provoking thoughts of the beach,
guys, skipping class, etc.
Unfortunately, if you have to do
resumes, look through want ads,
and convince your parents that you
will have a job someday, the fun
stuff has to be pushed aside.
I have tried to relieve the
"pre-job, post-graduation" stress by
telling myself one hundred times
each night that, "I will not live in
a cardboard box next year." t
Unfortunately, images of bag ladies
and homeless, toothless people'
keep haunting me in the night.
The problem is this: I know lam
qualified to do anything I put my
mind to do, but I'm scared no one
else will realize that. How do you
really tell someone on one shgej.pf
paper you want that job and you
need that job?
I began my job search a few days
ago. I know I am a little slower
than my fellow seniors but I just
couldn't briPg myself to embark on
this little adventure. It's not that
I'm scared of rejection. I’m scared of
hunger and poverty: two things I do
not deal with very well.
I do congratulate those few
seniors who have already gotten
jobs, and to those of you in Bitting
who have received those awful
letters, you are dam right, they
have passed up something good (to
put it in printable terms). And to
those lucky freshman, sophomores,
and juniors, this is just a warning -
look out, your day will come. I
promise.
Any faculty or administrator who
might need help next year or knows
of anyone who does, please let me
know. I’m willing to do just about
anything so I don't have to worry
about it anymore. In the words of
my resume, "I will be anxiously
waiting your response.
So the next time you want to ask
that question, be prepared for the
look of terror in a senior's eyes.
Reach Out And Touch
by Alison Gill
There are many hidden responsibilities that come with dorm life. Because
we live with other people, we are responsible for ourselves and others. The
aspect of dorm life that concerns me is the business of the phone.
The telephone is something many of us abuse, myself included. When you
live in a dorm you are responsible for answering your phone, the hall phone,
and sometimes the phone of numerous neighbors in the vicinity. By the time
you become a senior you usually have developed "phonaphobia. This
phobia is a fear of not knowing who is calling, why they are calling, and
what they want!
When your neighbor's phone, your phone, or the hall phone rings, answer
it! If you can hear the phone, then you should be able to answer it. If you
don't answer the phone today, you will just have to do it tomorrow. Usually,
the person who called you will keep calling.
If you want people to take messages for you, then take good messages for
them. Out of respect you should always leave your roomate(s) and neighbors'
messages. When someone forgets to leave us a message, we get mad and look
stupid because we never return the phone call.
If you have an answering machine, then you probably answer the phone
every other week. Most of us who have had an answering machine at one
time in our lives know we let the machine do all the work. Today, you can
develop a relationship with someone's machine and never speak to the
person. We can communicate for weeks with someone and never speak to them
personally. Answering machines are wonderful because we can return phone
calls that we would have missed. Also, people can return crucial phone cahs
that they might otherwise have missed.
Finally, people call you because they want to and that's nice. If you have
"phonaphobia" get over it and use the phone to your advantage. The phone
is a method of communication that can strengthen our relationships and let us
^ closer to the ones we love and care about. So, girls, reach out and touch
wmeone!
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