January
      15,
      2003
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      page
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editorial
      12:
      ...And
      Now
      It's
      Too
      Late
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      the
      second
      time
      this
     
     
      school
      year
      I'm
      writing
      an
      editorial
     
     
      in
      my
      head.
      It's
      cold
      outside.
      Very
     
     
      cold.
      And
      I
      find
      myself
      dreading
     
     
      the
      moment
      that
      I
      will
      have
      to
      step
     
     
      out
      into
      the
      winter
      chill
      and
      actual-
     
     
      ly
      get
      something
      accomplished.
     
    

    
     
      That
      seems
      to
      be
      the
      feeling
     
     
      in
      the
      air.
      The
      cold
      weather
      has
     
     
      arrived,
      and
      it
      has
      slowly,
      but
      sure-
     
     
      ly,
      started
      to
      —
      literally
      —
      suck
      the
     
     
      life
      out
      of
      me.
      It's
      become
      too
      easy
     
     
      to
      miss
      classes.
      Too
      easy
      to
      avoid
     
     
      confrontation.
      And
      too
      easy
      to
      stop
     
     
      paying
      attention
      to
      the
      world
     
     
      around
      me.
     
    

    
     
      It's
      like
      that
      dream
      I
      used
      to
     
     
      have
      when
      I
      was
      a
      kid.
      I'm
      swim-
     
     
      ming,
      only
      a
      few
      feet
      from
      shore.
     
     
      It's
      a
      beautiful
      day
      and
      I
      can
      feel
     
     
      the
      sun's
      warmth
      shining
      down
      on
     
     
      my
      back.
      I
      take
      a
      deep
      breath,
      kick
     
     
      towards
      the
      sky,
      and
      dive
      for
      the
     
     
      sea-bed
      below.
     
    

    
     
      As
      I
      rise
      to
      the
      surface
      I
      am
     
     
      horrified
      to
      see
      that
      I've
      entered
      a
     
     
      riptide,
      or
      an
      area
      of
      strong
      current,
     
     
      and
      have
      been
      carried
      into
      deeper
     
     
      water.
      I
      struggle
      to
      claw
      my
      way
     
     
      back
      to
      the
      shore,
      but
      am
      unable
      to
     
     
      do
      so.
      I've
      failed
      to
      pay
      attention
     
     
      to
      my
      surroundings
      and
      now
      it's
      too
     
     
      late.
      I'm
      in
      way
      over
      my
      head
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      there's
      no
      turning
      back.
     
    

    
     
      I
      find
      myself
      in
      a
      similar
     
     
      situation
      now
      —
      as
      I
      begin
      to
      jot
      this
     
     
      editorial
      on
      the
      page.
      It's
      a
      situa-
     
     
      tion
      I
      see
      other
      students
      falling
      into
     
     
      when
      I
      look
      around
      the
      library,
      the
     
     
      concourse,
      and
      The
      Wave.
      We've
     
     
      only
      been
      back
      at
      school
      for
      a
      few
     
     
      weeks,
      but
      the
      unfriendly
      weather,
     
     
      the
      added
      workload,
      and
      the
      lack
      of
     
     
      urgency
      that
      appears
      this
      early
      in
     
     
      the
      year
      has
      caused
      me,
      and
      others,
     
     
      to
      fall
      behind.
     
    

    
     
      It's
      important
      to
      pay
      atten-
     
     
      tion
      to
      what's
      happening
      around
     
     
      you.
      This
      is
      certainly
      not
      a
      new
     
     
      piece
      of
      advice.
      It's
      one
      that
      we've
     
     
      all
      heard
      many
      times
      before.
      But
     
     
      in
      the
      context
      of
      student
      life,
      it's
      a
     
     
      lesson
      that
      is
      too
      often
      learned
      too
     
     
      late.
     
    

    
     
      This
      semester
      be
      sure
      to
      pay
     
     
      attention
      to
      what
      matters
      —
      your
     
     
      schoolwork,
      your
      relationships
      with
     
     
      others,
      and
      your
      place
      in
      the
      world
     
     
      around
      you.
      It's
      important
      to
      pay
     
     
      attention
      to
      all
      these
      things
      so
      we
     
     
      don't
      have
      to
      say,
      "Now
      it's
      too
     
     
      late."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor-in-Chief,
     
     
      Matt
      Stewart