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OPINION WHINES & GRIPES Why is there a pushpad and a doorknob on the second floor in the library? A little redundant, don’t you think? Everyone always picks around the cantalope and the melon in the fruitbowl. Sorry, I didn’t realize I go to college with a bunch of five year olds. Why do the apples always taste like wax? I’m not trying to polish my teeth here. All hail the great brick Lenovo. I totally dropped it down a flight of stairs yesterday. Heilman girls, seriously, let’s close the elevator gate once in awhile. The library needs to stop having such a great movie collection. I nev er get any studying done anymore. Who left their underwear on the stairs outside Heilman for two days? Laundry pickup, anyone? Joyner air conditioning, it’s time to get your act together. That squirrel with the rat tail out side Martin really freaks me out. Thanks ladies for leaving current issues of the Herald on the floor. Really makes the staff feel appreci ated. I know that the weather is finally decent and everything, but that doesn’t mean that Brewer girls want to feel like ice cubes. Shoutout to the person who looked at me and let the door slam in my face anyway. Why does my camcard not work at the vending machine sometimes? It’s nice having that sauna in the first floor bathroom in Joyner. Really rejuvenating. The crows make me feel like I’m trapped in an Edgar Allen Poe short story. This one goes out to all the late nights I’ve spent in the Library. It’s been so special. Thjrnks professors, I really needed that last minute project in my life. Here’s to summer. Nagging New NFL Soon to be Grad Rules Maitlyn Healy, staff writer Gives Advice The NFL is getting soft, my friends. Out of the 6 proposed changes to the rulebook, I, along with most other fans and players, strongly disagree with half of them. Let us start with the positives. The tuck rule has finally been eliminated. Hear that, Tom Brady? You can no longer trick the referees into believ ing that you are too perfect to ever fumble the ball. Under the tuck rule, if the passer was in the act of bring ing the ball down into his body before fumbling the ball, it could not be ruled a fumble. I could hear the hallelujah chorus when I discovered this asinine rule was overturned- it only took the NFL an obnoxious ii years to do so. I also agree with the idea of helping coaches out with “forbidden challeng es.” As of last season, any coach that illegally challenged a play because they were out of timeouts, used up their challenges, were in the final two min utes of the half, or were in overtime potentially cost themselves a referee’s review of the play and the possibility of the ruling on the field to be over turned. Now, hopefully, you know what I am talking about, Jim Schwartz. The change would make it so the play would still be reviewed, but it would cost the team of the offending coach 15 yards. Coaches are only human, so this rule makes a lot of sense. The optimism stops there. The new rules for running backs and snap pers and the new pad requirements are just idiotic. According to this new rule, running backs cannot lower their helmets to lead with their head into a defender outside the immediate tackle box. Incidental contact supposedly will not be penalized, but we all know the referees will take this penalty and run the whole 15 yards with it. 'This rule just seems unnecessary. The rule regarding the safety of snappers pre vents teams from lining up more than 6 players on either side of the snapper for field goals and extra points. Last time I checked, snappers were not be ing carted off the field and ICUs across America were not filled with these players. This is a non-issue and will only make it more difficult for teams to . block extra points and field goals, an excitement that fans nationwide crave. Finally, players will be required to wear knee and thigh pads. What? Did they do this for RGIII? Extra padding will simply slow players, especially wide receivers, dowm. Why would we want any sport to be slower? I can an swer that- it is because the NFL does not want us to have fun anymore. If the NFL and its lawmakers know what is good for them, they will let the boys play the game of football, eveiy gruel ing, violent bit of it. Marzia Nawrozi, staff writer There is no doubt that college edu cation is veiy important. It prepares us to get a job and start a veiy important stage of our life of becoming inde pendent and accepting more respon sibilities. As my four year journey at Meredith College is coming to an end, I would like to share a very important lesson that I learned. When I looked back on my experi ences here, I realized that I learned as much from my activities outside of my classes as I learned from my professors and books. I volunteered for at least five organizations including an intern ship with the US Department of Labor. I attended many national and Inter national conferences and seminars, such as Public Leadership Education Network. I attended the United Na tions’ 57th Commission on The Status of Women and I am member of two organizations at Meredith College. I believe that GPA should not be a students’ only concern. To prove this belief, I am going to share Becky Johns’ blog on ragan.com. According to Johns, high GPA shows that students care about their classes, work hard and are learning. Johns believes that there are things that matter more than GPA when it comes to getting a job. Knowing how you learn: while in college, students should find ways of learning, “some people need to see it, some need to hear it, some need to write it, and some need to practice it before it sticks.” Applying theory to real life situ ations: students need to know that things are not always the same as in books. Students have to be ready to handle whatever the real world throws at them and be able to apply their understanding and knowledge from college in new situations. Time management: According to Johns, “you’ll need to know how to manage your time to meet deadlines, tackle to-do lists, and avoid bang ing your head against the wall in the process.” It is also very important for students to have strong verbal and writing skills. Students should have the ability to express their ideas clearly and speak with confidence. Writing skills matter a lot when it comes to getting a profes sional job. Even if students don’t want to become a blogger, they need to have the ability to write reports and emails. Students should believe the saying that “Who you know is more important than what you know.” Start meeting and knowing new people and build networks with them. An Open Letter to the Meredith Ex- ■ perience Kristen Gallagher Tm not quite sure how to say this, but I think you and I aren’t quite work ing. I think it’s me. I’m sure it’s not you. I’m just really not cut out for this. I mean, think about it - we’ve always been different. It’s just...just that I think one way and you think another. I’ll just share a couple of things that make me the wrong person for you. I’m not into overwrought, stereo typical sorority playdates that trivialize the actual reason I met you in the first place (see: that thing with the corn) I’m not really part of your circle - I mean, how will your friends feel when , I show up looking like a ragamuffin? I just can’t afford all the things you want me to have (see: shirts, trinkets, mon- grammed Dooney & Burke bags.) I’m not into your friends. We’re just not in the same scene. They don’t even understand feminism and they’ve never heard of reproductive rights. They don’t go out to the speakers and arts events. Plus, I think everyone is mute an)way (see: does anyone have ANYTHING to add to class?) I’m not into your leadership style. I mean, seriously - who walks around with a title, does nothing, and con tinues to use it on a resume? Also, who discriminates against people by pulling their personal life choices into a discussion on leadership. I’m not into the way you don’t argue with me - or anyone for that matter. You just sit there like you’re getting paid to. Doesn’t anything bother you? Doesn’t it upset you that people say moronic things and get away with it? It’s as if you can’t even hear them and maybe you’re scared to bring it up. I bet this is hard to hear; we were so excited when it first started. Some times, life just takes a turn for the bet ter, and I think that’s what’s happen ing now. You’ll move on and I know you’ll find others. Tm off to bigger and brighter things too. There will always be more fish in the sea; more Lilly and pearls and half-hearted attempts at learning, more early engagement rings and lost potential. I think that you have so much to give, and I hate to see it wasted on people like me. Don’t wor ry about what other people say - just be yourself! Be who you really are, and don’t compromise. Compromise gives you stuff like change and options, and those are really tough to deal with. Tm sad to say goodbye, and I wish things could have been different. I really do. But you know what? I think maybe things can be different. Maybe give me a call in a couple years - we’ll get lunch and catch up. We can talk about that change and options stuff.
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