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Opinions
The Rambler November 29, 2000 3
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Campus
Comments
What is your opinion of A1
Gore's decision to challenge the
certified vote count in Florida?
Antoine Williams
Senior
Sports Management
"I have mixed feelings on it. I feel at
this point he should step aside and let
Bush assume office."
Rita Vigil
Freshman
English
"I think he should [contest the vote]
because Bush cheated. Bush would
be doing the same thing if Gore had
won. That's not fair to the American
people."
Edwin Jackson
Senior
Psychology
'It's great. Every vote should count."
Capri Warzhol
Freshman
Psychology
"I think he should because it's fair.
He has every right to do it."
Levi Walls
Sophomore
Mass Communication
"I'm a Democrat and 1 did vote for
Gore, but enough's enough. It's time
we had a president regardless of the
way we get one."
Bryan Voskuil
Freshman
Sports Management
"I think |Gore] just needs to give it
up. He lost, it's over. He's just mak-
ing it hard for everyone else."
Photos by Mclnnic Manning
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Administration apologizes
for early registration delays
Guest Columnist
1 would like to publicly thank
our students for their patience dur-
ing early registration.
Our com-
puter system
went down on
Thursday
around 4 p.m.
and did not
come back up
until noon on
Friday.
This
made it neces-
sary for our
Registrar's —:—
staff to take course schedule cards
manually to facilitate the students,
causing some time delays in the
process.
Although 1,221 students were
registered early for the spring
semester, we are sorry about any
inconveniences.
As we look forward, we are
Dave
Voskuil
researching options in providing a
better system for student course
registration. While we have com-
pleted some recent upgrades, the
current administrative computer
system is old.
With the ultimate objective of
replacing this system with new
technology to include registration,
financial aid and student billing
enhancements, we are also looking
at possible short-term improve-
ments, with the goal of providing
either telephone or online registra-
tion capabilities.
We have worked hard within
the current staffing, facility and
technology limitations to provide
an effective early registration, but
are working harder toward an
improved process for our students
in the future.
Dave Voskuil is the vice president
of enrollment and student life.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
Diana
Prevenslik
Soda. Instant noodle soup.
Potato chips. Popcorn, candy.
Cookies. As I wander the aisles of
the local Super Wal-Mart, I realize
how obvious it must be that 1 am a
college stu-
dent.
The
mountainous
array of
unhealthy sus-
tenance
continues to
pile up,
regardless of
my efforts to
abate it with
baked potato
chips, granola _
bars (chocolate chip, of course),
bottled water and fruit punch pack-
ages. 1 have come to accept a full
collection of unhealthy food as
unavoidable and almost a necessity
to college life. Living in the dorms
and having a campus meal plan
definitely limits your choices on
eating well.
Random snack foods are
important to have available,
whether it be to tide you over until
dinner or used in treatment of emo-
tional distress (boyfriend/girlfriend
trouble, PMS, grades, parents,
money, etc), in which case choco-
late is highly recommended.
The soup is a lifesaver when
you miss dinner due to work, or if
you looked at the cafeteria's selec-
tion and wish you had missed it.
Soup is not so bad for you, but
Ramen noodles can get old fast!
As dorms are a housing com-
munity for miscellaneous germs as
well as students, when you can't
bribe your roommate to get you
some medicine, soup is quite com-
forting. Some also use it as a
remedy for something called a
hangover. Fortunately, Wesleyan
students have not been exposed to
this nasty condition.
Soda, whatever your choice
may be, supplies the ever so impor-
tant caffeine and/or sugar that is
necessary to the normal functioning
of a college student. It can be con-
sumed late at night, when you are
writing a paper; early in the morn-
ing, to wake you up since you
stayed up all night writing that
@#$%&! paper (or possibly party-
ing), or just to help you survive the
day. I know I could not make it
through the day without my Diet
Coke, whereas some of my neigh-
bors prefer Dr Pepper. Whatever
your choice may be, 1 understand.
Now that 1 have rationalized
my food purchases to myself, hope-
fully they will make you feel better
as well, as I know 1 am not alone.
Keep telling yourself that you
won't eat like this after you're done
with school. I do.
Diana Prevenslik is a sophomore
majoring in mass communication.
Letter from The Rambler Staff
As the semester winds to a close, we at The Rambler would like
to thank you all for your continued interest and support.
Next Wednesday's issue of The Rambler will be the final issue of
the semester. We will resume publication on Jan. 24, 2001.
Throughout the end of this semester and during the first few
weeks of next year, we are particularly intent on bringing in new staff
writers.
Becoming a staff writer for The Rambler allows you to gain prac-
tical journalism experience while working in a fun, fast-paced
environment and earning some extra money. You do not have to be a
mass communications major to write for us.
Please stop by The Rambler office to apply, or just to tell us how
we are doing.
We are always interested in hearing what our readers think. Your
input helps The Rambler live up to its billing as "The Students'
Voice."
Again, thank you for your support.
Don't share our opinions?
Voice your own!
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Rambler Ratings
Thumbs Up to student who drives the white Neon and
insists on parking in the illegal spot next to the big dump-
ster in front of Sid Richardson, despite having received
four tickets. Perhaps by the time you graduate, you will
have contributed so much to the parking fund that the road
behind Dora's can be repaired.
Thumbs Down to the slow or broken clocks in the library
computer lab. This is not a difficult problem to correct.
Maybe the fines paid by the student in the white Neon
could be used for new batteries.
Thumbs Up to Lambda Kappa Kappa for donating more
than 300 items of canned food and dry goods to the
Arlington Night Shelter and for volunteering at the shelter
over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Thumbs Down to people who write on the bathroom walls.
If you "love him or her" and just have to put it in writing,
try Hallmark or an e-mail.
Thumbs Up to the maintenance department for doing an
outstanding job of painting The Rambler office last week.
While some might consider this a personal boast,' we
would still like to acknowledge a job well done and much
appreciated.
Ihumbs Down to students who push their way onto eleva-
tors before those who are already there can get out.
Thumbs Down to students gathering in the parking lot by
the business building who blare their music. A lot of people
are trying to study for last minute presentations or
approaching finals.
A
Thumbs Up to the staff of the Registrar's office. After early
registration problems, they have continued to help students
who still need to register, despite the abuse and complaints
they endure from several students.
If you have a suggestion for Rambler Ratings, please submit it to
twnrambler^yahoo.com with the subject line "Ratings."
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