Southwestern College Collegian

Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: Editorial

Does anyone have some caffeinated coffee? We've got to wake up. Sometimes Spring Break leaves you in worse shape than before. Those fun nights at clubs in Padre, the feeling of warm sands and ocean breezes, all of this only to return to 45 degree weather in good old Winfield. And they wonder why we've got senioritis. There is only one month and one day left until graduation but it's starting to feel like an eternity. That 8 a.m. class seems to start earlier. That strict professor is sending more "I hate you" e-mails than ever before and all-nighters are feeling like the new study session. We looked so much better in August before the bags under our eyes developed. Before we got too lazy to put on nice clothes and started wearing sweats daily. If only we had the energy to blow in the wind like the budding trees, but that is a shot in the dark when they won't even sell us Starbucks until 10 a.m. Enter laziness. Roommates are starting to get tired of one another. Projects are stacking on top of one another. Let's go to Stau Bau. Let's go watch 9 Lives. Let's go to the bar. Let's think of a 1,000 things to do when you don't want to do homework. One, watch MTV for eight hours straight and count the number of times you see a Levi's commercial. Two, plan a physical activity with your entire residence hall. Three, download music. Four, chat on MSN. Five, gather up all your study materials and clear off your desk in preparation for studying that never seems to happen. The list continues.Let's do anything but homework Enter procrastination. This is supposed to be the best time of our lives. The last semester of worrying about whether or not we will pass those difficult classes. A time of class pranks and embarrassing Facebook albums, We're supposed to reflect on the coming month with our grand kids. But we can only do that if we actually graduate. Like 300 Spartans fighting a war we must hold on to our study skills, seek the words of Oracles like Grant Stackhouse in the writing lab for help with subject verb agreement, and consult the magicians of math in the math lab. We must fight against lethargic behavior on every end. Enter fear of failure. It is easiest to give up now, when everything seems so unclear. It is so easy when the smiling face of senioritis is near. For many of us it has taken four years to complete our degree. We've struggled in every area of life just to get a piece of paper that tells the world of our discipline, our self motivation, and our ability to learn. But what is the next step? The progression from backpack to briefcase has been romanticized by Dan Falk's Career Building workshops, but it's a pretty heavy concept. We really have to grow up now. In the real world, there is no summer, fall, or spring break. Naps in the middle of the day from all night partying become obsolete and no one gets to just not go to work because they don't feel like it. But it's not so bad. Soon we will go from work study to work, and that means salary not hourly. It means health insurance and other benefits. It also means responsibility and the allowance of creativity. After being provided with the skills needed to be successful we will finally put them to use on our own terms. No longer answering to someone's demands about an assignment only to receive a grade. Now we will be paid to complete tasks. No longer will we float in this guided microcosmic world, but like Nemo we will discover what is beyond this small sea. The countdown has started; we've got to pick up the pace. One month. One day. Ashley Holloway is a senior majoring in communications. You may email her at ashley.hollowy@sckans.edu

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