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      OPINION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
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      HILE
      I
      WAS
      not
      victim
      to
      the
      torment
      of
     
     
      hours
      of
      study
      on
      account
      of
      final
      exams
      (I
     
     
      had
      a
      couple
      in
      class
      tests
      and
      a
      few
      final
      papers),
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      heard
      numerous
      opinions
      of
      disgust
      over
      ordeals
      _
      not
      to
      trick.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      faced
      by
      others
      after
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      Christ’s
      sake?
     
     
      What
      sick
      pleasure
      can
      these
      people
      be
      getting
      from
     
     
      watching
      us
      squirm?
      I
      thought
      they
      were
      paid
      to
      teach,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      taking
      that
      long
      walk
     
     
      away
      from
      the
      exam
     
     
      tables.
      It
      appears
      some
     
     
      students
      feel
      wronged
     
     
      by
      those
      in
      charge
      of
     
     
      educating
      us.
      I
      am
      sure
     
     
      most
      of
      us
      are
      aware
     
     
      of
      what
      I
      am
      asserting:
     
     
      we
      have
      oft
      been,
      for
      -
     
     
      lack
      of
      a
      better
      term,
     
     
      “tricked”
      by
      profes-
     
     
      sors
      leading
      up
      to
     
    

    
     
      and
      during
      the
      exam.
     
     
      Specifically,
      I
      have
      in
     
     
      the
      past
      been
      outraged
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      by
      examinations
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Other
      Side
     
     
      of
      the
      Story
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lucas
      McInnis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      promised
      by
      these
     
     
      prominent
      professors
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      I’m
      sure
      have
      a
      lofty
      chuckle
      at
      the
      expense
      of
     
     
      the
      poor
      students
      forced
      to
      spend
      countless
      hours
      bent
     
     
      over
      desks,
      pencil
      and
      eraser
      in
      hand,
      wishing,
      hoping,
     
     
      praying
      for
      simply
      the
      best
      case
      scenario.
     
    

    
     
      One
      dear
      friend
      upon
      emerging
      from
      a
      particularly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nerve-wracking
      exam
      told
      me
      he
      was
      outraged
      upon
     
     
      sitting
      down
      in
      front
      of
      his
      final
      only
      to
      find
      his
      pro-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fessor
      had
      unexpectedly
      flip-flopped
      on
      a
      previous
     
    
   
   
    
     
      statement.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Keep
      your
      word,
     
     
      doctors.
      You
      are
      not
     
     
      helping
      us
      by
      doing
     
     
      such
      things.
      If
      the
      aver-
     
     
      age
      class
      percentage
      is
     
     
      low,
      can
      you
      actually
     
     
      assume
      it’s
      anyone’s
     
     
      fault
      but
      your
      own?
     
     
      The
      average
      student
      is
     
     
      not
      stupid.
      If
      no
      one
      is
     
     
      doing
      well,
      perhaps,
     
     
      dare
      I
      say,
      it
      is
      the
     
     
      method
      of
      teaching
     
     
      you
      are
      using.
      So,
      dear
     
     
      students,
      I
      write
      to
      you
     
     
      today
      imploring
      you
      to
     
     
      send
      your
      concerns
      to
     
    

    
     
      your
      worthy
      newspa-
     
     
      per.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      feel
      wronged,
      do
      not
      allow
      yourself
      to
      lament
     
     
      these
      acts
      unheard.
     
    

    
     
      We
      cannot
      put
      all
      professors
      together
      in
      the
      same
      pro-
     
     
      verbial
      pot,
      but
      those
      who
      have
      committed
      such
      acts
     
     
      have
      not
      taught
      us
      a
      thing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lucas
      Mclinnis
      is
      the
      editor-in-chief
     
    
   
   
    
     
      According
      to
      my
      friend,
      he
      was
      assured
      no
      question
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -on
      the
      exam
      would
      exceed
      a
      certain
      amount
      of
      the
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      final
      percentage
      mark
      on
      the
      test.
      Much
      to
      his
      dismay,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      deal
      was
      broken.
     
    

    
     
      I
      too
      have
      felt
      the
      cold
     
     
      hand
      of
      betrayal
      on
      my
     
     
      shoulder
      from
      our
      friends
     
     
      with
      the
      fancy
      offices,
     
     
      with
      one
      professor
      telling
     
     
      us
      to
      study
      up
      on
      a
      ques-
     
     
      tion
      presented
      in
      class,
     
     
      as
      it
      will
      undoubtedly
      be
     
     
      featured
      on
      the
      final.
      The
     
     
      question
      was
      nowhere
      to
     
     
      be
      found.
      Two-hundred
     
     
      plus
      students
      studied
      this
     
     
      question,
      certain
      to
      get
     
     
      some
      guaranteed
      marks
     
     
      only
      to
      find
      their
      dedica-
     
     
      tion
      thwarted.
     
    

    
     
      So
      the
      obvious
      question
     
     
      must
      be
      asked:
      Pourquoi?
     
     
      Por
      qué?
      Warum?
      Why,
     
    
   
   
    
     
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