A Q&A: Bucket Lists and Spring Terms
Why Hello there, Lexers. I have to confess: my desperate attempt to graduate on time has left LATC on the backburner. And although the B in Markheavens B. Tshuma Jr. now stands for Busy, I’m determined to stay abreast of the bubble’s comings and goings. Which is why I’m happy to offer a brand new Q&A session. Enjoy the hump day treat Lexers.
Q. LATC, reading the story about the streakers has got me thinking… what are the ten must do’s before I graduate?
A. Now I try not to dig too deeply into the people that send in questions… it just makes it awkward when they ask about their flair ups and how to hide them from their girlfriends, and then you see them scratching in English class and only you know why. So I tend to try to keep a blind eye. But I will say that this question was obviously sent in by a non-senior. If a senior were to ask me this, I’d say drink as much as you can and solidify as many relationships so that you’ll be invited to a plethora of weddings in the next few years. To the underclassmen I say, yes, streak the ‘nade, it’s a must do. Also consider going for the 5 star general challenge (although construction may make it difficult. Still, get started as soon as possible). Panther Falls is a great must do, as is Goshen’s pass and tubing the Maury. If you’re of age, I’d say go on the Lexington Bar crawl. It’s like the ghost tour only… happier. There are a million things that people think are necessary before graduation and as I get closer to finishing my list (I’m lacking one thing: a one-on-one candlelight dinner with Mr. Ruscio. I’m working on it though, Lexers, have no fear) I can’t help but think that everyone needs to come up with their own bucket lists. So do that, question asker… its imperative.
Q. What’s your take on the new four week spring term? Better? Worse? Thanks.
A. I just have to say, I wasn’t going to answer this until I saw the “Thanks”. How polite of you. The reason I wasn’t even going to entertain this question is because of course spring term is going to be worse—there’s no debate about it (I’m not going to name any names, but my hung tells me a certain ovost-pre is behind this). Why, just the other day I had a conversation with a faculty member who was livid at the thought of lecturing for six hours a day and taking field trips and reading obnoxiously long write-ups on a weekly basis. What a bore. No subject is so interesting that someone wants to immerse themselves in it for four weeks… this isn’t Brown. We’re also talking about less tubing, less lawn parties, and less day drinking. I say, sign up for the spring option if you still have the chance. If you cant, take a creative writing course and tell the professor you specialize in Haiku poetry.
I want spring term back
No longer as fun these days
Fill up my nalgene.
That took about 35 seconds. If it were spring term, I’d be hitting the kiddy pool right now.
Thanks for your questions Lexers. And don’t forget you can follow LATC on twitter @LexATC.
