Dust
      n’
      Bones
     
     
      by
      BILLY
      BAILEY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Presently
      I
      am
      sitting
      at
      my
      desk
      trying
      to
      come
      up
      with
      an
     
     
      introduction
      to
      my
      article
      for
      the
      X-Press.
      It’s
      like
      trying
      to
     
     
      contain
      water
      with
      a
      sieve.
      You
      see,
      this
      newspaper,
      for
      the
     
     
      most
      part,
      deals
      with
      facts.
      I
      would
      like
      to
      deal
      with
      life
      in
     
     
      all
      its
      infinite
      abstractness.
      This
      covers
      a
      lot
      and
      that’s
     
     
      where
      youcome
      in.
      I
      want
      to
      hear
      from
      the
      student
      body,
     
     
      sort
      through
      your
      feedback,
      and
      thereby
      come
      up
      with
      ideas
     
     
      for
      future
      stories.
      I
      want
      to
      write
      something
      you
      can
      relate
     
     
      to.
      Life
      is
      abstract
      and
      words
      try
      to
      provide
      substance
      to
      it
     
     
      but
      always
      fall
      short.
      It’s
      like
      trying
      to
      pick
      yourself
      up
      by
     
     
      yanking
      on
      the
      tongues
      of
      your
      sneakers.
      So
      Ihave
      a
      small
     
     
      problem
      with
      life,
      or
      at
      least
      the
      living
      of
      it.
      Life
      isa
     
     
      glorious
      thing
      which
      man
      has
      screwed
      up
      with
      systems
      and
     
     
      conditions.
      It
      seems
      as
      if
      there
      has
      to
      be
      conditions
      to
      every
     
     
      oolish
      facet
      of
      our
      lives.
      We
      attach
      strings
      to
      everyone,
     
     
      verything
      and
      even
      ourselves.
      This
      is
      problematic.
      If
      we
      do
     
     
      ot
      lose
      weight
      then
      we
      are
      unattractive.
      If
      we
      do
      not
      win
     
     
      hen
      we
      are
      losers.
      If
      they
      don’t
      meet
      our
      standards
      then
      they
     
     
      on’t
      belong.
      Could
      we
      not
      cut
      these
      stupid
      strings?
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      system
      has
      something
      like
      cause
      and
      effect
      that
      we
      often
      let
     
     
      control
      us.
      We
      change
      the
      effect
      they
      have
      on
      us.
      If
      we
      don’t
     
     
      want
      to
      feel
      a
      certain
      way
      then
      why
      should
      we?
      We
      can
     
     
      learn
      from
      the
      past,
      make
      a
      difference
      in
      the
      present
      and
     
     
      change
      our
      future.
      Picture
      the
      future
      as
      a
      vast
      ocean
      of
     
     
      immense
      possibilities.
      We
      can
      fish
      this
      sea
      with
      skills
     
     
      learnt
      from
      the
      past.
      We
      are
      limited
      only
      by
      what
      we
      do
     
     
      now.
      The
      present
      must
      be
      used
      as
      a
      glorious
      net
      made
      up
      of
     
     
      the
      past.
      Each
      strand
      of
      this
      net
      is
      an
      experience
      which
     
     
      determines
      how
      strong
      the
      net
      is.
      Knowing
      and
      understanding
     
     
      where
      the
      weakest
      and
      strongest
      parts
      are
      enables
      you
      to
      use
     
     
      the
      net.
      You
      must
      continue
      adding
      on
      as
      many
      strong
      strands
     
     
      as
      possible.
      The
      stronger
      it
      is,
      the
      better
      your
      catch.
      The
     
     
      better
      the
      catch,
      the
      stronger
      your
      net
      becomes.
      Speaking
     
     
      about
      water,
      I
      think
      I’m
      getting
      too
      deep.
      Whenever,
      you
     
     
      write
      me,
      through
      the
      paper,
      you
      don’t
      have
      to
      give
      your
     
     
      name.
      I
      only
      want
      your
      feelings.
      This
      newspaper
      is
      located
     
     
      on
      the
      bottom
      floor
      of
      main.
      I
      want
      to
      write
      about
      you
      so
      tell
     
     
      me
      what
      you
      want
      to
      hear.
      It
      could
      be
      about
      love,
      Mondays
     
     
      or
      anything
      from
      the
      trivial
      to
      the
      deep.
      Whatever
      your
     
     
      thoughts,
      as
      the
      student
      body,
      or
      as
      individuals,
      I
      hope
      to
     
     
      receive
      them
      in
      submissions
      and
      comment
      upon
      them
      in
      this
     
     
      column.
      Let
      me
      know
      what
      you
      think.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      #4;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thanks
      for
      your
      patience
      and
      understanding.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      in
      the
      past
      the
      Health
      Centre
      will
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      There
      is
      also
      a
      new
      telephone
      system
      and
      should
      be
      in
      operation
      the
      week
      of
      September
      14th:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Due
      to
      the
      recent
      renovations
      and
      painting
      of
      the
      Health
      Centre,
      we
      are
      unable
      to
      receive
     
     
      patients
      until
      September
      14th,
      and
      the
      doctors
      will
      begin
      taking
      appointments
      starting
      September
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      are
      sorry
      for
      the
      inconvenience,
      but
      you
      will
      be
      pleased
      with
      our
      new
      facilities
      and
     
     
      hopefully
      we
      will
      be
      better
      able
      to
      serve
      your
      needs.
      *
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sharon
      Mullin-Zimmermann,
      R.N.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      17,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
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