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everything to their children on .a
silver platter.
I resent you children like this
and I know you're out there.
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going to die being forced to
work over the summer?! Poor
babies!
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by Paul Lark)
commaist
"You never get a second
chance to make a first
impression." This phrase has
been going over and over again
in my mind since the first time
I heard it on a deodorant
commercial. I wonder
,if it's
true? I mean it does make sense
in the logical scheme of things,
but in all reality, does a first
impression really count that
much? I'm rambling on about
this because this is my first
column fix you trad I would like
to make a "GOOD" first
impression.
What makes a good first
impression? What makes a bad
first impression? What makes
people like one paion and hate
the next? These are the type of
questioner that started me on this
quest, a quest for truth, a quest
for justice, a quest for enough
words to fill up this page!!
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cam the law aimed that a
child's educatkm am be split
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I think parents who
=tribute a single cent '
child's education are
mum.
How can a kid who
vadomed &am hi. actual .
tens of thousands of dollars
pay for college? Even
kid worlawl kw a couple
(at minimum wage of
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he could not possibly save
enough money for whoa
Then there are the parents
who reside somewhere
Alicia Hartman is a third serne.s:ter communication major. Her column will appear every three weeks in The Collegian
Paul Lorio is a fifth semester transfer from PS-SchuykilLiiis column will appear every three weeks in The Collegian
First Impressions
I know everyone out there has
heard the saying, "Don't judge a
book by its cover." Can anyone
honestly tell me that they do
not? If your professor came into
the first class wearing a tie dye
shirt, polka dot tie, and NO
PANTS, wouldn't you drop that
class before he got the chance to
say good morning? I thought
so. I mean, this society that we
live in is extremely critical of
others. So critical that most of
Jou have already stopped reading
this column and have . Moved
:onto the comics.
My point is (for those of you
who are still reading), that
professor whose entire dm just
ran out the door screaming,
could have been the head of the
entire business deponent. He
was just a little behind on the
laundry and was having a very
bad hair day. (Those of us in the
dorms can sympathize with
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didn't have money owed for you
kw college. lkiek when my
parenor gradated, there were
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liven with litdaci4peopie
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that). This poor man will now
have to go through years of
therapy because your first
impression was "a bit off!!!"
History is full of good first
impressions and some bad ones.
One of the most famous good
first impressions has to be the
meeting of Romeo and Juliet.
This is truly a perfect example
of love at first sight. There is,
however, one thing I noticed.
They only met each other at
night. I think that was the
reason why the relationship was
so successful. My theory is that
Juliet had a very bad ache
problem and Romeo had one
huge nose. On second thought,
maybe this wasn't such a good
example in the first place. I
believe that within throe days of
meeting each other, they both
end up dead. How about we just
forget I ever mentioned this and
move onto an example of bad
my friends. Unfortunately, I
have to work to help paY kir mY
share of school. Actually, my
loans pay - my one-third.. My
jab pays for my car that keeps
falling apart every other week.
People tell me that "if I work,
I'll appreciate my education
mere." %mpg Lae I really
enjoy being dead tired from
clams, homework, and
waiting. Who wouldn't want a
lifeate dist_
I'm hying#o cimitliteif thy
tempts that I'm worthy enough
A* them to give me everything
so I won't have to work, hut
they're not too thrilled with the
idea.
Another person told me that
I'd feel better about myself if I
waited to help pay for my
education. All I feel is damned
diet
I don't waste my time either
watching TV or sitting around
doing nothingg.
But, I must keep in mind that
someday I'll be "ahead of the
game" because I worked while
going to school. Yeah, ahead in
ekbt.
I'm lot sure how I feel about
this whole "college" thing.
Isn't eapaience more *num
I'm definitely getting
es 's = tarok at the
sinnastfilleobinniftsinium
stn universkies *OW nut
down on the bur year major.
first impressions.
There are many outstanding
examples of bad impressions,
but the one that really sticks in
my mind is the first meeting
between Custer and his band of
merry men, when all of a sudden
they run into a group of Native
Americans. Most people in this
situation during this period of
time would have remembered a
very important appointment
they had that just happened to
be in the opposite direction, but
not Custer. No, he decided to
start talking politics and
property lines with these
people, (Which I suggest
NEVER to do with anyone, let
alone with people carrying bows
and arrows.) Everyone out there
knows how this situation turned
out and Custer's famous last
words, "Sure, go ahead and get
your friends I DARE
YA!!!!!!r.
It's bad enough when you
change your major and end up
taking five or six years to
complete your degree.
I don't believe in "exposure to
all disciplines". I think it'
silly. If you were put into
major right away, you'
immediately know if you li
it or not, and you'd sa
yourself from a big headac
down the road.
Suppose you were placed
majorldkumajor because y
weren't happy. The two y
major could possibly evolv
into a four year major anyhow.
Most people have somewhat
of an idea of _ what they'd like to
do with their lives. At least
they know what they don't want
to do.
What about only one year of
general education. One class of
everything: one math, one
science, etc. for everyday use.
It's not like when I'm stuck in
the middle of BFE and by the
angle of the sun, in relation to
the distance from where I'm
standing to the nearest tree, that
I'll find my way back. Instead,
I'll utilize my communication
skills and ask for directions.
Imagine that!
Maybe if I revamp the entire
educational 'Vann - It'll be
better. Fat chance.
I guess that is all with the
history aspect of this, so let's
talk about your first impression
of Good Ole Behrend. I know
that most of you still didn't
unpack since that Play Fair
scare, and I don't blame you.
personally still can't go
anywhere near Erie Hall because
of the horrible flashbacks (We
ARE PENN STATE, WE
ARE PENN STATE, WE
ARE LEAVING!!).
However, on a serious note,
Behrend is a lot more enjoyable
than a lot of other campuses in
the country and I'm looking
forward to spending my last two
(maybe three or four, possibly
five) years here. I hope you
enjoyed this column and that
your first impression of me
being a somewhat humorist
writer was shattered and the
truth (that I'm a rambling idiot)
came out loud and clear.
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