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Page 8 Friday, August 23, 2002 ThePSdr Campus Life Studying isn’t over yet; expect four more years of it Sarah Olimb Pilot copy editor Freshmen, you have just come out of the glory days of high school—where you stud ied for four years straight (or so it seemed) just to make it into college, where your teachers crammed that “I’m preparing you for college, so write this 10-page paper on ‘Why mos quitoes breed in puddles of mud’” message down your throats. You’ve made it. Your quest is complete. Or is it? Despite all myths, college is not just a chance to live away from home, meet new people and (LADIES) get your MRS degree. It is more than that. While it affords us many of these and other opportunities and benefits, college is about pursuing knowledge, found in the academic classroom and in the life experiences that only college ofTers. In the pursuit of academic knowledge, studying (gasp!) is a must. You may ask, “Study? What’s that?” Yes, freshman, studying is a part of the college experience. Coming from a true nerd, let me give you some valuable advice that may just save your life—or at least keep you in school. • Don’t be afraid of the library! Yes, it is musty and always cold no matter the tem perature outside, but you will soon learn that studying human biology and western civ. in your dorm room is almost impossi ble. The library offers us a quiet place, void of many distrac tions. • Try to take legible notes in class; you will thank your self later (i.e. the night before the big test, when you are fran tically trying to understand who Charlemagne is). • Don’t leave studying to the last minute. I know this sounds really familiar (your mom, maybe?), but it’s definite ly true. If you know a big test is coming up, start reviewing the material now. •Avoid those “all- nighters” we as college stu dents are famous for. Some of us (me!)just don’t last all night and cannot continue to retain information past a certain point. In essence, get to know yourself and pay attention to the condi tions of your best study times. • If you don’t understand something, talk to your pro fessor. Our professors at GWU are great about their willingness to talk to their students and re explain class material. • Discover your learning style. Some students benefit from rewriting their notes to study the information. Other students need to discuss the material with a study group to remember the topic. • Be your own mama! What I mean is, your mom isn’t here to remind when to study, so you’re going to do the job yourself Remember why you are here and make sure you take the required measures to stay at our beloved institution in good academic standing. • Take breaks! Interrupt those intense study sessions with a break now and then— studying won’t be as monoto nous and it will help you to stay focused. Despite the implied message of this article, college can be fun; it’s not all about studying all the time. Football 8/31 Morgan State 6 p.m. 9/7 Georgia Southern 7 p.m. 9/14 E.Tenn. St. 6 p.m. 9/21 U. of Tenn-Chatt. 7 p.m. 9/28 Liberty Univ. 7 p.m. 10/12 Elon Univ. TBA 10/26 Fla. Inter’! U. 3:30 p.m. 11/2 U.Tenn.-Martin 1:30p.m. 11/9 Charleston Sou. 1:30p.m. 11/16 Savannah St. 1:30p.m. Cross Countiy 9/7 Eye Opener Invitational 9/27 Great American Cross County Festival 10/4 Danielchapterone/GWU Collegiate Invitational 10/12 N.C. Intercollegiate Cross County Champ/NCAA S.E. Region Previw 11/2 Atlantic Sun Conference Championships 11/16 NCAA Southeast Regional Charnpionships 11/25 NCAA Cross County National Championships 9/2 9/6 9/7 9/10 9/13 9/15 9/19 9/21 9/24 9/29 10/2 10/9 10/17. 10/19 10/24 10/27 10/30 11/2 11/7-9 Troy State Un. Centenary U. S.C. State Univ. Liberty Univ. Nicholls State Southern Miss. U. Jacksonville Univ. Stetson Univ. Samford Jacksonville St. U. Charleston Southern U. UNQtAsheville Georgia St. Univ. Mercer Belmont U. of Central Fla. Campbell Univ. Florida Atlantic Univ. Atiantic Sun Confer. Tourney 3 p.m. TBA TBA 4 p.m. TBA TBA TBA 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Men’s Soccer Volleyball 8/30 Mount St. Mary 2 p.m. 9/1 UiOf Maryland 4 p.m. 8/30-31 Winthrop Tourney TBA 9/5 Winthrop Univ. 4:30 p.m. 9/3 NCA&T 6 p.m. 9/8 Virginia Tech 3 p.m. 9/6-7 Furman Tourney 9/14 Mercer Univ. 7 p,m. 9/9 Belmont 6 p.m. ■ 9/19 Clemson Univ. 7 p.m. 9/10 The Citadel 7 p.m. 9/21 UNC-Wilmington 2 p.m. 9/13-14 Samford Tourney ; ; TBA 9/25 Georgia State Univ. 4 p.m. 9/20-21 Boston College Tourney . h/27 Wofford 4 p.m. 9/27 Georgia State 7 p.m. 9/30 Belmont Univ. 4 p.m. 10/1 Campbell 7 p.m. 5, 10/3 Charleston Southern U. 4 p.m. 10/4 Jacksonville Unv. 7jjp . p.na. ,' 10/7 Stetson Univ. . 3:30 p.m. 10/5 Stetson - 7 p.m. ^ qi,. Florida Atlantic-Unk. 4 p.m. 10/10 Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. 10/14 Jacksonville Univ. 4 p.m. 10/12 U. of Central Fla. 7 p.m. 10/19 Campbell 2 p.m. 10/14 Mercer 7 p.m. 10/22 The Citadel 3:30 p.m. 10/19 Troy State 2 p.m. 10/26 Libery Univ. TBA 10/28 Jacksonville State 7 p.m. 10/29 Wake Forest University 7 p.m. 11/1 Samford 7 p.m. 10/31 U. of Central Florida 4 p.m. 11/2 Belmont 7 p.m. 11/3 UNC-Asheville 3 p.m. 11/5 Winthrop 7 p.m. 11/15-16 Atlantic Sun Conference Tourney 11/15-16 Atlantic Sun Tourney TBA Women's Soccer 8/27 East Tenn. St. TBA i Mr' . 1 »• I » ‘ r i t r- • 1 %
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