Apri 5, 2005

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. And Now For Something Completely Different: What I Learned This Year

Ryan Gallant Managing Editor

-Tlearned that high school students are

at least 10x stupider than when I was

- I learned that no matter how well- intentioned your actions, no matter how

Well, this is it. The last Cadre of there. And they’re getting worse. 1 hard you try, someone somewhere will the 2004-05 school year. Forsome of earned thatI can come up withatleast get pissed off at you for not doing you this will be anemotionalmoment a dozen ways to stop them from _ enough. Or for doing too much.

as you ponder this, your final year here at UPEI and how it has compared to your first 4 (or 5. or 6. or 8.) years here. For others it will be an opportunity to look at the past year of challenges faced and victories won. Of highs and lows and in-betweens. For still others

throwing snowballs at restaurants. I learned that most of these were illegal.

- [learned that acting asa sledding ramp does not work and can be tremendously

painful.

- That many students feel that getting

- [learned that I no longer care.

- [learned that I can go to a class for 3 hours a week for 4 months and not learn a damn thing.

- That an all-nighter and some quality bullshit often yields the best papers. That

you will be thinking “Shut the hell up toclassontimeis more important than hard work pays off later; sometimes,

Ryan. I hate you.” Pointtaken. - What I learned this year at UPEI:

- I learned this year that the sole duty

crossing University Avenue at the crosswalk, like a sane individual. - That only through ignorance do we hate. I hate the French language. - I learned that as much as I often

procrastination pays off now; always.

- That “It is better to do little well than a great deal badly.” (Socrates). While this may be true, I learned that I am much better at the latter.

of some workers in Kelley Building resented Moron’s when it was open, seems to be standing outside and _sinceitclosedInowhaveapaininmy - I learned that it won’t be the failed

smoking 7 out of 8hours everyday. stomachtellingmethatsomething inside exams or that book you didn’t read or - That being incredibly stupidisanasset, me has died. Either that or Ihave an _ the 8:30 classes that we’ll remember, especially if you happen to work for _ ulcer. but rather, Trivia Wednesdays and Fajita Magic 93. _ Fridays. Those random friends you - That climbing over buildings instead - I learned this year that the UPEI made on that Pub Crawl. Those idiot of walking around them, whileatime- Student Union is corrupt and full of _car-parkers they made fun of in The saver, is also probably not the bestidea, power-hungry individuals who care Cadre. The night class they cancelled and when drunk, is at least twice as aboutnothing more than screwing with because everyone was too drunk. That hazardous. the lives of all students. Either that or - jerk that kept on shutting off the lights someone has an over-active inthebathroom, the crush in your class,

- I learned through word-of-mouth that imagination. or the people that just made you smile, jumping through windows at the Legion like that kid that jumped off the Library. is neither as enjoyable noras rewarding - I learned that raising awareness about |

as it may at first seem. pedestrian safety by pretending to get And so, with all we’ve learned, - I learned that Backstreet’s back and hit byacar and laying on University and as we leave our school for another that puking is not restricted to the sick. Avenue for half an hour and getting year, perhaps this time forever, let us - That renovating a building cantake hauled off by an ambulance pisses remember to embrace the good times, longer than it does to build another one __ people off. to learn from the bad, and whenever twice its size, and that the most - I learned that complaining about _ possible, to raise a glass in celebration important part of arenovation project _ tuition, parking, George W. Bush, the _ of another year gone, another course is to ensure that noise and weather, etc. pisses people off. earned, and another summer break in

inconvenience always takes precedence -! learned that using an ‘R’ withalittle the company of friends. over doing actual work. circle around it as a representation of , your signature pisses people off. ‘Have a good one! (R)

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