2008 Woodie Awards
I guess I'll move on
Zack Farmer
Issue date: 9/5/07 Section: News
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This past week was rough.
Then again, the first week of school is always rough.
It's a time to ease your way back into the flow of things. It is made easier for some than others, but we know that the work right now is nothing compared to what it will be in, oh say, five weeks.
What classes am I taking? How many books do I have to buy? Will I graduate on time? For many of you, the latter is not that big of a worry. But for my fellow seniors, we do not want to be here another year.
It's more like we don't want to pay $46,000 to come here again. It has also been the past week that I finally felt like a senior. Just looking around the campus and seeing all the young faces (yeah, young…this coming from a 21 year old), makes me feel old.
It also has something to do with what one of my professors said this past week. "Technology doubles every 18 months." He also said that many students in high school see e-mail as "old" technology. Old? I have grown up in the generation that relies on e-mail and the cell phone to talk.
My niece is the perfect example. She just entered a junior college and she lives on her cell phone-text messaging all of her friends.
I, for one, despise text messaging. If I didn't have to, I would never use that function of my phone. The new generation is forcing me to adapt to the times because the new generation of college students, i.e. freshmen, primarily use text and instant message for communication.
I am still one of those guys who would rather have a conversation over the phone or face-to-face. I have not used my AOL Instant Messenger account in almost two years or use text messages when not necessary. Text messaging was invented to use as an alternative to voice mail, not the next step.
I know, I know, I am still living in the past and I have to adjust. That does not mean I still can't protest it. Then again, I still remember when I had a rotary phone in my house. I would rather be outside than playing a video game or be on the computer. It's why I am a couple steps behind in computer literacy.
Then again, I am also the type of person who likes to sit down, pick up a gold ol' newspaper in the morning and read it…and if you read to this point, I'm sure you do, too.
Then again, the first week of school is always rough.
It's a time to ease your way back into the flow of things. It is made easier for some than others, but we know that the work right now is nothing compared to what it will be in, oh say, five weeks.
What classes am I taking? How many books do I have to buy? Will I graduate on time? For many of you, the latter is not that big of a worry. But for my fellow seniors, we do not want to be here another year.
It's more like we don't want to pay $46,000 to come here again. It has also been the past week that I finally felt like a senior. Just looking around the campus and seeing all the young faces (yeah, young…this coming from a 21 year old), makes me feel old.
It also has something to do with what one of my professors said this past week. "Technology doubles every 18 months." He also said that many students in high school see e-mail as "old" technology. Old? I have grown up in the generation that relies on e-mail and the cell phone to talk.
My niece is the perfect example. She just entered a junior college and she lives on her cell phone-text messaging all of her friends.
I, for one, despise text messaging. If I didn't have to, I would never use that function of my phone. The new generation is forcing me to adapt to the times because the new generation of college students, i.e. freshmen, primarily use text and instant message for communication.
I am still one of those guys who would rather have a conversation over the phone or face-to-face. I have not used my AOL Instant Messenger account in almost two years or use text messages when not necessary. Text messaging was invented to use as an alternative to voice mail, not the next step.
I know, I know, I am still living in the past and I have to adjust. That does not mean I still can't protest it. Then again, I still remember when I had a rotary phone in my house. I would rather be outside than playing a video game or be on the computer. It's why I am a couple steps behind in computer literacy.
Then again, I am also the type of person who likes to sit down, pick up a gold ol' newspaper in the morning and read it…and if you read to this point, I'm sure you do, too.