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‘Straight Up’
Steven: My adopted daughter was
married last month. Her husband is a
medical student and she works at the
University, so Vd like to help them out
as much as possible. Would it be okay
for me to stop every day to do a lit
tle cleaning and catching up on the
latest gossip? My husband says to forget
about it because they need their privacy.
I’m only trying to be a good mother.
What’s so terrible? Mom in
Winsion-Salem
Dear Mom: I understand your concern
for your daughter, but dropping by
each day — especially if your visits are a
surprise — is not going to help their
relationshp. I agree with your husband.
The apron strings have been cut so give
-C
A friend was taking her Ph.D. oral
exam at UCLA. Although nervous, she
managed to answer all the questions the
committee put to her. When the ordeal
finally ended, she turned in relief to
I^ve the room and discovered there
were two doors. She quickly chose one
andd walked through it, only to find
herself in an enormous utility closet. As
she stood pondering her choices — go
back into the room or wait until she
heard the examiners leave — the door
to the closet opened, and the entire
committee joined her.
During a faculty meeting, the speaker
jokingly announced, “IVe some good
news and some bad news. The good
news is that a student survey has
revealed the coeds here find middle-
aged professors sexy.
“The bad news,” he continued, “is
that they think middle age is
twenty-five."
At Southwest Missouri State Univer
sity, 1 saw this message posted on a
classroom door: “The Advanced Argu
mentation Class Will Meet in Craig
Hall, Room 312, Today." Below the
message two students had written;
“will not
will too
will not
will too
will not!
will loor
ACROSS
1 Royal
6 Haughty
11 Remem
brance
12 Mistreats
14 King of
Bashan
15 Soil
17 Rockfish
18 Blockhead
20 Transactions
23 The sun
24 Narrow, flat
board
26 Slumber
26 Symbol tor
tantalum
29 Weird
31 Provided,
prepared and
served food
33 Periods
of time
39 Nerve
network
36 Declares
39 Eel fisherman
42 Pareni:
cottoq.
43 Tasteless
liquid food
45 Rant
46 Shoshonean
Indian
48 Exciting
stories:
colloq.
50 Still
51 Father
53 Ivy League
university
55 Symbol for
nickel
56 Mistakes
59 Courteous
61 City in
Germany
62 Chairs
DOWN
1 Feast
2 Primer’s
measure
3 Deity
4 Dry
5 Old musical
instruments
6 Mr. Kettle
7 Symbol for
rubidium
8 Possessive
pronoun
9 Employs
10 Signify
11 Member of
deer family
13 Dinner
course
16 Soapstone
19 Journeys
forth
21 Shakespeari
an king
22 Mediter
ranean vessel
25 Wearies
27 Man's name
30 Betimes
CROSS
WORD
PUZZLE
FROM COLLEGE
PRESS SERVICE
32 Kind of
foot race
34 Portico
36 Entertain
37 Sarcasm
36 Agile
40 Occurre/^ces
41 Bind again
44 Breaks
' suddenly
47 Sins
49 Wild plum
52 Oawn
goddess
54 Guido's high
note
57 Note of scale
56 Symbol for
tin
60 Pronoun
theirrsome space. Loving and caring
often means staying away. If they need
you theyll be in touch. Don't be a pest.
Steven: I’m really worried about my
boyfriend. He got fired from his job a
couple of weeks ago. and instead of
making every efTon to find a new one
he sits home planning his revenge on his
ex boss. He bought this book which
lists different ways to get back at those
who hurt you. Most of the schemes are
against the law. 1 can easily understand
his harsh feelings for the man. but don’t
you think he’d be better off using his
energies to do something a bit more
positive? How cari I convince him to
give up the funny business? Puzzled Pal
Dear PP: There’s an old English saying
which goes, “Forgetting of a wrong is
the best revenge.” 1 strongly suggest tell
ing your boyfriend that anything he
does, however innocent h may seem,
probably will backfire and put him in a
situation hell highly regret. If he simply
cannot resist the urge to tell this man
what he thinks of him, he can wait until
he lines up another job and then send a
note to the guy announcing his new
position. It’s a harmless (childish, too)
way of saying, “Just because you didn’t
want me doesn’t mean everyone feels
the same way.” Get rid of the book.
Steven: What’s the problem if I refuse
to stand for the national anthem at a
football game? A man silting behind me
said 1 was breaking the law. I think I
was simply exercising my rights of free
dom of choice and speech. Any com
ments? Ken G.
Dear Ken: No. you weren't breaking
any laws. However. 1 suggest that you
spend future afternoons enjoying the
sak mining matches in the Soviet
Union.
Steven: I’m preparing a short cover let
ter with several resumes 111 soon be
sending out. What color ink should I
sign my name with? I was thinking of
using purple or green so my stuff would
stand out from the crowd. Jobhunter
Dear JoUiunter: Use black or blue
unless your resume also includes color
ing books from your childhood.
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