7
      ditorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      opinions
      expressed
      in
      this
      column
      do
      not
      neces-
     
     
      sarily
      reflect
      those
      of
      the
      staff
      of
      this
      publication,
      or
     
     
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well
      it
      is
      Christmas
      time
      again
      (almost,
      I
      guess)
      and
     
     
      everyone
      is
      off
      to
      do
      their
      shopping
      for
      everyone
     
     
      else.
      Happiness
      and
      bliss
      are
      in
      the
      air
      and
      money
      is
     
     
      flowing
      like
      hot
      syrup
      from
      everyone’s
      pockets.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      the
      time
      of
      year
      when
      we
      are
      to
      show
      our
     
     
      feelings
      for
      each
      other
      by
      buying
      gifts.
      Ofcourse,
      the
     
     
      gift
      you
      used
      to
      show
      your
      feelings
      is
      identical
      to
      the
     
     
      gifts
      millions
      of
      others
      used
      to
      express
      themselves
     
     
      too.
      Whata
      coincidence!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      seems
      that
      every
      ounce
      of
      individuality
      has
      been
     
     
      removed
      from
      christmas
      gift
      giving
      over
      the
      past
     
     
      number
      of
      years.
      Even
      worse,
      Christmas
      has
      become
     
     
      nothing
      more
      then
      yet
      another
      commercial
      holiday
      for
     
     
      store
      owners
      to
      rake
      in
      more
      profits.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      is
      no
      such
      thing
      as
      someone
      having
      christmas
     
     
      spiritanymore.
      How
      could
      there
      be
      when
      the
      Christ-
     
     
      mas
      catalogues
      come
      out
      at
      the
      same
      time
      as
      our
     
     
      bathing
      suites
      do,
      and
      stores
      decorations
      are
      up
     
    

    
     
      before
      the
      temperature
      go
      down.
      Christmas
      spirit
      is
     
     
      forced
      upon
      each
      one
      of
      us,
      no
      longer
      is
      it
      something
     
     
      hat
      grows
      as
      each
      day
      closer
      to
      Christmas
      comes.
      We
     
     
      ire
      brainwashed
      into
      starting
      our
      shopping
      as
      early
      as
     
     
      he
      boxing
      day
      sales.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jow
      can
      we
      try
      to
      get
      back
      to
      the
      way
      christmas
     
     
      hould
      be?
      I’m
      not
      sure,
      but
      I
      do
      think
      that
      we
      need
     
     
      0
      stop
      equating
      Christmas
      with
      going
      toa
      store
      and
     
     
      uying
      a
      gift.
      This
      year
      I
      am
      trying
      something
      new.
      |
     
     
      im
      going
      to
      try
      to
      make
      some
      of
      my
      gifts
      for
      people.
     
     
      do
      this
      for
      two
      reasons:
      it
      shows
      that
      I
      would
      go
     
     
      hrew
      the
      trouble
      to
      take
      the
      time
      to
      actually
      risk
      my
     
     
      ife
      to
      give
      the
      effort
      to
      make
      a
      gift,
      and
      second
      I
     
     
      1AVE
      NO
      MONEY.
      EvenifI
      did
      have
      the
      money
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      robably
      would
      have
      the
      same
      idea
      (or
      should
      I
      say
     
     
      deals?).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      low
      lam
      sure
      that
      the
      people
      I
      make
      my
      gifts
      for
     
    

    
     
      “ill
      appreciate
      them
      since
      most
      of
      them
      know
      whata
     
     
      Teat
      risk
      I
      put
      myself
      in
      when
      I
      pick
      up
      a
      hammer
     
     
      hd
      saw.
      Even
      if
      they
      don’t,
      I
      still
      will
      be
      happy
      with
     
     
      l¢
      knowledge
      that!
      SAVED
      MONEY!!
      ,
      nov
      that
     
     
      aving
      money
      is
      important
      but
      rather
      it
      is
      a
      necessity
     
     
      elhave
      none,
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      think
      this
      should
      be
      the
      ultimate
      solution
      to
      all
     
     
      those
      students
      who
      seem
      to
      be
      a
      little
      short
      on
      cash,
     
     
      as
      lam.
      I
      guess
      this
      is
      my
      little
      way
      of
      trying
      to
      put
     
     
      some
      meaning
      back
      into
      Christmas,
      besides,
      Iam
      too
     
     
      old
      for
      mutant
      ninja
      turtles
      this
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Waiting
      for
      St.
      Nick,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Com
      Lary.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cory
      Large
     
     
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      November
      28,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
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