The Compass
Thursday September 20, 2001
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Talk of ECSU
Some ECSU Seniors were asked to finish the question; I feel like a senior when..
Nykki Houston:
“I feel like a senior when
I’m sitting in class trying
to listen to a lecture and
all I can think about is
walking across the stage
and shaking Chancellor
Burnim’s hand.”
David Williams:
“I feel like a
senior when I
know the hours
of the Cafe by
heart.”
Jack Horton:
“I feel like a senior
when I can remember
what the old “Viking
Den” used to look like
(in detail).”
Demetria Brooks:
“I feel like a senior
when the sadness of
leaving my friends
hits me.”
Classifying Students At ECSU
Darian Gatling
Contributor
Take a look around Elizabeth
City State University and any other
college or university. You may notice
some similarities in certain classes of
students. Take notice to how they
study, how they conduct themselves
in the classroom, and their all around
approach on their education. There
are six main classifications of stu
dents on a typical college campus.
1.The first class Is the “Creme
ala creme.” These students are the
ones at the head of the class. They
are the cream of the crop, or the
creme ala creme. These students are
very hard workers, always doing their
best, turning in work that very seldom
fall below an ‘A’. Their peers view
them as the “teacher’s pet” or nerds.
These students know the importance
of a good education and for this
reason they strive to graduate with
the highest Grade Point Average as
possible. Their main goal is to reach
for a 4.0. “Nerds” work well with
others, they are always alert and on
task, and always participate in class.
They are typically the first to ask
about extra credit work even though
they know that they most likely will
not need it. “Nerds” are willing to help
almost anyone who needs it.
“It’s a wake up call for America.
This is a cold-hearted world. I don’t
understand why would anyone have
the heart to do something so evil.”
-James Hill, Senior
“The tragedies in New York and
DC came as a huge shock. It has
made me realize how blessed we, as
Americans, truly are that this is not a
daily occurrence in our lives. We
need to pray for those who have lost
their loved ones . We also should
take this chance to count our bless
ings and thank God for what security
we do have.” -Tara Pleasant, Junior
r
2. The second class Is the
“Deceivers.” Deceivers can best be
described as cunning and clever.
These students often appear to be a
“thug” or to have an “I don’t care”
attitude when they frequently turn
out to be decent students in the
classroom. They see the “thug
mentality” as being cool, and at the
same time dislike the idea of being
or appearing to be smart or a nerd.
“Deceivers” are frequently reluctant
to offer help to others because they
fear other people will know that they
are intelligent. This can be confusing
to some extent, because they often
turn in above satisfactory work that
is a “B” or better. After all, image is
everything to them, and these stu
dents care a lot about how they
appear to their peers or their fellow
“thugs.”
3. The third class Is the
“Jocks.” These students are the
student athletes. This class of stu
dents can be split into two smaller
groups: those students who want to
graduate and those who want a
professional contract. The “jocks”
that want to graduate are usually
decent students. They use their love
of their respective sport as motiva
tion for him or her to do well in their
classes. Conversely, the “pro
“I was in shock when I heard
the news on the radio. I could not
believe that someone would have
the audacity to attack us on our
home ground. I hope that whomever
was behind this horrible tragedy is
caught and brought to justice.”
-Kathryn Burgess, Senior
“I feel this was a very sad
situation and our country needs to
band together to solve this problem.
The news media of our country
gives out too much information
during times of crisis and there
wannabes” will also use their love of
the game as a motivator, but the
grades they turn in are just good
enough to keep them on the team.
Coincidentally, because they are use
to working with a team, both groups
of jocks work well with group exer
cises.
4. The fourth class Is the
“Skaters.” The main goal of these
students is to just skate by, turning in
assignments that can be described
as mediocre at best. Another charac
teristic of the “Skaters” is that they
very rarely, if ever, ask for extra credit
assignments. They usually ask when
it is needed in order to get their
typical grade, usually falling in the
range of a ‘D’ or low ‘C’.
5. The fifth class is the “Pro
crastinators.” When given an as
signment on Monday that is due on
the following Friday, these students
stay up late Thursday night or five
minutes before class on Friday, trying
to finish the assignment. While they
are busy putting off this work, they
frequently use excuses like, “I’ll get to
it sooner or later” or “I still have plenty
of time.” There are other classes of
students that may fall into this cat
egory such as the jock who may put
the assignment off because he or she
could not find the time between
needs to be more control of the infor
mation that is released during times
of crisis.”
-Cindi Watts, Senior
“I feel that what happened on
September 11’^ was very sad and it
shows how much power hate really
has over the human race. I couldn’t
believe that people actually cel
ebrated over the loss of lives and
misfortune. My heart goes out to all
who loss relatives and friends in this
tragic event and hope that we were
more fortunate to see this as a wake
classes, practice, and games to do it.
A skater may put it off because he or
she is really not too interested in
doing it in the first place. On a lighter
note, not all procrastinators should be
looked at negatively, because some
students do their best work under
pressure of a rapidly approaching
deadline. Consequently, because any
student can be a procrastinator, the
range of grades in this group can vary
tremendously, based on the type of
student.
6. The last class Is the “Sleep
ers.” The “sleepers” are the worst
bunch of students, because they could
care less about their education or, for
that matter, the idea of graduating at
all, let alone in four years. For the
most part, the only reason that a
“sleeper” student is in college is be
cause their parents sent them. In the
unlikely event that a sleeper does go
to class, they arrive late, and once
there, they do absolutely nothing, or
anything that they do is usually disrup
tive in the classroom. These students
tend not to last very long in college or
in the real world; they regularly drop
out, or in extreme cases, are expelled
from the institution.
After reading this, you may
want to sit back and ask yourself
“Which one of these categories do I
fall in?” Well, which is it?
On America"
up call. Yes, Love conquers hate, but
until we start to show love, hate will
always seem to win!”
-Shanyell Parker, Sophomore
“A feeling of patriotism unlike any
other feeling has now taken over my
heart and soul and I have to wonder
how others have been affected: Have
others been affected? It is up to us to
fight to preserve what our ancestors
gave us. We must stand behind our
leaders, like them or not, and prepare
for the first war of the 21®' century.”
-Jennifer Fueston, Senior
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