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Wkdnksday, October vj, aoio | The Red a Black
DanM Burnett | Editor in Chief editor@rnndb.com
Carey OtM | Manuring Editor meCn randb.com
Courtney Holbrook | Opinions Editor oplnlonß@randb.eom
A four-year plan
can be overrated
Graduating after just
four years of col
lege is an overrated
goal —and not necessarily
beneficial to students.
If you are pressuring
yourself to rush through
classes for the sake of
graduating on a “typical"
timeline, you're not going
to enjoy your college expe
rience.
Asa fifth-year senior, I
needed this ninth semes
ter to prepare myself for
the working world.
After the standard
eight, I was ready neither
personally nor scholasti
cally to end my college
career. Many of my peers
weren't either.
Taking between 15 and
18 hours per semester is
recommended for on-time
graduation.
But who can handle
such a load?
Part-time jobs, intern
ships and extracurricular
activities plus such an
overwhelming course load
can create a mountain
of stress on students.
With such time-con
suming commitments, it
seems nearly impossible
for someone to fully com
mit themselves to any, let
alone all, of these pursuits.
Graduating in four
years has become so rare
that many colleges typi
cally report their gradua
tion rate as the percent of
students who graduate in
six years, not four.
Yes, it is not cost-effec
tive to spend any more
time in college than neces
sary.
Yes, the longer we are
here the longer until we
can start earning our own
way.
But we must weigh our
priorities: money spent
versus education earned.
Nationally, four-year
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E-mail and letters from our readers
Williams fired for
business reasons
Despite what The Red
& Black editorial board
and much of the national
media states, I fail to see
how the Juan Williams
controversy has anything
to do with the First
Amendment.
NPR is not trampling
on Williams’ civil liberties
by firing him. An employer
has every right to fire an
employee if his or her
comments are contrary to
company policy.
If A1 Roker started slip
ping profanities into each
sentence on the “Today”
show, NBC would obvious
ly fire him. They can’t,
however have the state
arrest him. Roker’s right
to spew vulgarities is not
in any way affected if NBC
gives him the pink slip.
I personally disagree
with the Williams dismiss
al, as the context sur
rounding the übiquitous
sound bite clearly demon
strates that everyone has
biases and prejudices; we
must recognize them in
order to free ourselves
from them.
Regardless, we should
stop bringing the
Constitution into this
debate. It’s irrelevant in
this matter.
ALAN REESE
Senior, SsvmmmbN
Music performance and
Music theory
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liberal arts pillar
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colleges graduated an
average of just 53 percent
of entering students with
in six years, says a report
by the American
Enterprise Institute, a
conservative think tank.
This is based on data
reported to the Education
Department by nearly
1,400 schools about fUll
time first-time students
who entered in fall 2001.
My advice: try to relax
and concentrate on get
ting the most out of your
experience rather than
pushing yourself to meet a
timeline that is scarcely
considered feasible any
more.
I would rather take the
time to find three or four
classes I have a genuine
interest in than five that
form a convenient sched
ule.
Some classes, of course,
are not offered every
semester.
The longer we are here,
the more likely we can
take them.
Semester-long intern
ships often are disregard
ed by students who want
to graduate on time.
The longer we are here,
the more opportunities we
have.
Most of us get only one
shot at this, and we
should enjoy it while striv
ing for the best education
we can get.
Besides, who can resist
an extra football season?
Katie Lazzara is a
senior from Suwanee
majoring in publication
management
hurt University,” Oct. 25).
There are many ways
one might disagree with
Mr. Black. His statement
that the University offers
“the best liberal arts edu
cation through the Grady
College of Journalism and
Mass Communication
and the Terry College of
Business” requires com
ment.
Perhaps Mr. Black is
unaware, but the Franklin
College of Arts and
Sciences at the University
offers 82 different major
and degree programs in
the arts, humanities, social
sciences and sciences.
Virtually every entering
student at the University
takes courses in our
College.
We have some 14,000
students enrolled in oujr
programs, many of which
receive national recogni
tion.
Many of our faculty are
nationally- and interna
tionally-known scholars,
artists and scientists.
Our graduates find
success in all walks of
life. Our colleagues In the
Orady College and the
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
offer excellent programs of
which we all can be proud.
We enjoy collaborating
with their faculty and with
the faculty in engineering.
But to claim that the
best liberal education at
the University is through
the Orady College and
CAES, without mention
ing the Franklin College
the heart of the liberal
arts at the University ls
short-sighted and unin-,
formed.
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Some money-saving tips for Adams
Just like the rest of us,
President Michael Adams is
feeling the financial pinch from
the collapsing economy.
Imagine what drastic measures
he might soon take...
To: Faculty, staff, students
From: Michael F. Adams,
President
Date: Oct. 27, 2010
Despite what is being said about
recovery, we are in a bad economy.
By we, I mean the country, not just
our University.
As part of the country, this
University is obligated to follow all
national economic trends, includ
ing the bad ones.
A bad economy basically means
money is disappearing look it up
if you don’t believe me.
Is it being taken by terrorists or
elves?
I don’t know.
(Note to self: Watch out for ter
rorist elves.)
The economics department tells
me that instead of spending money,
we must save money. That is called
being frugal, not cheap —and you
can look that up, too.
This calls for the solution to all
financial woes budget cuts.
Budget cuts involve spending
less money.
Budget cuts do not involve tak
ing the budget and putting it
through the paper shredder. That
would be a waste of paper. Also, we
Student art exhibition fun for every major
It has its own
Facebook event. The
art school’s second
annual Student Juried
Exhibition is legit.
Opening night is
Thursday at 5 p.m. in the
art school. And here’s
why you and all of your
friends absolutely have to
be there.
As implied in the event
name, this is an art show
chock-full of works from
your fellow students.
Works range from first
year to graduate school
level, representing every
thing from drawing and
painting to Art X.
Anyone and everyone
taking at least one studio
class was allowed to enter
a maximum of two works
Into the show.
Brian Holcombe, this
year’s juror, Is the founder
and director of Saltworks
Gallery in Atlanta. He
spent all morning and
afternoon with the sub
missions.
Careful consideration
of each piece, as well as a
desire for representation
from each discipline,
played Into his final deci
sions.
So, what does this all
have to do with you?
It’s fUn for everyone,
no matter your major.
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sold the paper shredder.
Here are the terms of the new
budget cuts:
Henceforth, professors’ sala
ries will depend entirely on dona
tion buckets passed among stu
dents during classes.
November will consist entirely
of faculty furlough days.
Teaching assistants will be
required to do maintenance work
to make up for the laid-off grounds
crew.
From now on, students must
bring their own desks to class.
Dormitory residents no longer
should expect such luxuries as ele
vators or doors.
Campus transit now will oper
ate mid-sized cars instead of buses.
Also, the North-South route has
been reduced to just North.
Campus police wUI be
replaced with more cost-efficient
canine officers.
Dining hall patrons must pay
extra for silverware.
The Main Campus library will
contain carnival games instead of
books.
Toll booths are being con
structed on Lumpkin Street and
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Quinn
Are you majoring in
the sciences?
We have a necklace
that hangs down the
wearer’s back, designed
in the manner of the ver
tebrae it is meant to rest
on top of.
The deUcate silver
details beautifuUy recall
the spinous and trans
verse processes —as a
friend in medical school
excitedly pointed out.
Are you a film major?
Some of the Art X sub
missions will definitely
quench your thirst for an
Interactive viewing expe
rience.
One requires the view
er to stand in front of a
camera, holding a rectan
gle.
The monitor reflects
back to you a mirror
image, but within the
rectangle displayed on
the monitor, hands In var
ious states of clay mold
ing appear.
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of marketing or advertis
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graphic design boards.
Their to-the-point graph
ics creatively pitch prod
ucts, propose album cov
ers and advertise guest
lectures.
Are you studying psy
chology?
I would suggest you
hang out in front of one
large, abstract painting.
Using only primary colors
to enliven a black and
white background, two
outlined figures suggest
themes of alienation,
identity and human inter
action.
For a completely differ
ent visual experience,
psych students might be
drawn to the painting of
two legs sticking out of
an upright box.
Conditioned stimulus,
anyone?
Are you interested In
fashion?
Well, the fabric design
pieces are definitely up
your alley.
One green work plays
off of various types of tex
ture.
Destined to be on the
next cover of Nylon? You
saw it here first.
Are mathematical pat
terns your thing?
Then the geometric
detailing of a particular
painting might especially
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East Campus Road.
The University Health Center
will only dispense aspirin.
A nominal fee will be charged
to those wishing to walk through
the Arch.
The HOPE scholarship is now
the HOPE student loan, which
must be repaid.
Grady College of Journalism
and Mass Communication, hotbed
of those Red & Black rascals, is
hereby disbanded.
Bail money for athletes will
now be deducted from Mark
Richt’s salary.
We are now auctioning off the
rights to our No. 1 party school
ranking online.
Uga VIII will no longer receive
his normal yearly salary.
The proposed engineering
school will be housed in any frater
nity house on probation.
Campus smokers will be con
sidered undocumented students
and charged out-of-state tuition.
Going green no longer means
being environmentally friendly. It
means saving money with no con
cern for the environment. Being
eco-friendly just isn’t in the budget.
By the way, I apologize for any
errors found in this memo.
I had to fire my designated
memo writer due to budget cuts.
Robert Carnes is a senior from
Dunwoody majoring in newspapers
interest you.
It’s hard to miss
there is a giant.
Technicolor crocodile.
Broken down into mosa
ics of color, this reptile
begs for an accompanying
mathematical analysis.
Are you an aspiring
writer?
Many great contempo
rary art movements have
a literary counterpart;
consider browsing to find
which works jive with
your writing. For a more
literal union of these two
fields, check out the two
books made by our print
makers.
Law students, this one
goes out to you.
If you want to see
intellectual property at
its finest, I can think of
no better event to wit
ness it.
And all of you in food
sciences, here’s my last
point: there will be food.
It's free.
And to all of you stu
dent athletes ... there is a
lot of it.
See you Thursday at 5.
Sarah Quinn is a
senior from Avondale
Estates majoring in art
and art history and is an
editorial cartoonist for
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