by
      S.
      Livingstone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      o
      begin,
      I
      feel
      rather
     
    
   
   
    
     
      compelled
      to
      apologize
      to
      my
     
    
   
   
    
     
      burgeoning
      cult
      following
      for
      creating
      such
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unintentional
      feelings
      of
      overwhelming
      angst.
      Iam
      sorry
      you
      had
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      suffer
      at
      the
      hands
      of
      an
      irresponsible
      brat,
      and
      believe
      me
      when]
      tell
      you
     
     
      that
      I
      did
      not
      intend
      to
      allow
      last
      week’s
      edition
      of
      the
      X.Press
      to
      be
      published
     
     
      without
      a
      page
      of
      my
      personal
      conflict
      aimed
      at
      the
      generation
      x-ers
      of
      the
      nation
      (am
      I
     
     
      overestimating
      my
      readership?),
      but
      because
      of
      my
      ongoing
      stint
      as
      a
      hopeless
      slacker,
      I
      was
      unable
     
     
      to
      come
      up
      with
      one
      worthy
      article
      for
      this
      fine
      magazine.
      I
      cannot
      use
      the
      time
      factor
      excuse
      for
     
     
      last
      week’s
      paper
      was
      the
      first
      post-reading
      week
      issue.
      I
      am
      incapable
      of
      describing
      to
      you
      in
      words
     
     
      what
      happened
      to
      my
      determination
      and
      motivation
      during
      that
      dreary
      February
      week
      of
     
     
      independent
      study.
      A
      week,
      to
      be
      honest,
      quite
      undeserving
      of
      its
      name
      as
      it
      would
      be
      a
      struggle
     
     
      to
      name
      anyone
      for
      whom
      this
      week
      lived
      up
      to
      its
      title.
      Reading
      Week
      is
      a
      well
      deserved
      break
      by
     
     
      any.
      other
      name.
     
    

    
     
      The
      lack
      of
      motivation
      I
      mentioned
      above,
      though,
      continues
      to
      plague
      my
      journalism
      career
      as
      I
     
     
      seemingly
      cannot
      come
      up
      with
      a
      subject
      on
      which
      to
      write.
      Because
      of
      this
      absence
      of
      provocation
     
     
      1am
      simply
      putting
      words
      on
      paper
      in
      hopes
      of
      filling
      an
      entire
      page.
      I
      am
      not
      one
      who
      revels
      in
     
     
      the
      idea
      of
      sharing
      a
      page
      with
      another
      writer’s
      work.
      This
      of
      course
      may
      sound
      shallow,
      but
      I
      am
     
     
      a
      product
      of
      the
      eighties
      so
      a
      blatant
      display
      of
      selfishness
      should
      be
      not
      only
      tolerated
      but
     
     
      overlooked.
      Moving
      on.
     
    

    
     
      I
      suppose
      I
      could
      search
      for
      earth
      shattering
      news
      here
      on
      campus,
      but
      in
      doing
      that
      I
      would
      be
     
     
      succumbing
      to
      the
      irrelevant
      demands
      of
      overzealous
      letter
      writers
      who
      seem
      to
      be
      more
      concerned
     
     
      with
      pointing
      out
      the
      faults
      of
      others
      when
      a
      considerable
      amount
      of
      attention
      should
      be
      given
      to
     
     
      their
      own
      shortcomings.
      One
      must
      also
      consider
      the
      actual
      possibility
      of
      finding
      newsworthy
     
     
      stories
      on
      campus.
      In
      regards
      to
      one
      letter
      writer,
      I
      am
      not
      denying
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      field
      house
     
     
      probably
      contains
      within
      its
      brick
      walls
      some
      very
      interesting
      stories
      such
      as
      those
      concerning
     
     
      nutrition
      (please
      contain
      your
      excitement),
      I
      am
      simply
      dismissing
      the
      idea
      on
      the
      grounds
      that
      I
     
     
      am
      nota
      sports
      writer
      nor
      am
      I
      qualified
      to
      tell
      people
      howto
      live
      a
      healthy
      lifestyle.
      Goto
      Subway?
     
     
      Maybe
      this
      letter
      writer
      has
      some
      nutrition
      tips
      of
      her
      own.
      She
      too
      could
      become
      famous
      for
      fifteen
     
     
      minutes
      by
      ‘‘volunteering’’
      (how
      can
      I
      stress
      that
      word
      more)
      at
      the
      X.Press.
      Yes,
      we
      all
      know
     
     
      people
      are
      busy
      working
      seven
      part
      time
      jobs,
      taking
      six
      courses,
      studying
      every
      waking
      moment.
     
     
      The
      writers
      at
      the
      X.Press
      do
      have
      lives.
      It
      might
      also
      be
      mentioned
      that
      most
      University
      news
     
     
      evolves
      out
      of
      the
      student
      body,
      and
      with
      a
      majority
      of
      that
      student
      body
      living
      off
      campus
      it
      makes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      a
      lacklustre
      campus
      in
      the
      hard
      news
      department.
      Maybe
      the
      X.Press
      needs
      a
      corespondent
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marysfield.
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      as
      I
      review
      what
      I
      have
      just
      typed
      it
      seems
      rather
      obvious
      that
      what
      began
      as
      a
      desperate
     
     
      attempt
      to
      create
      filler
      has
      developed
      into
      an
      outlet-from
      which
      I
      can
      openly
      proclaim
      my
     
     
      grievances.
      Interesting
      outcome
      indeed.
      I
      suppose
      I
      am
      just
      an
      example
      ofembittered
      youth
      lashing
     
     
      out
      a
      world
      that
      does
      not
      always
      give
      me
      what
      I
      want.
      Let’s
      just
      go
      with
      that
      and
      hope
      future
      letter
     
     
      Writing
      campaigns
      can
      be
      avoided.
      After
      all,
      letters
      do
      little
      in
      the
      way
      of
      stopping
      me.
      If
      anything
     
     
      Tam
      further
      provoked
      to
      respond,
      and
      I
      usually
      reciprocate
      criticism
      with
      sarcasm
      and
      cynicism.
     
     
      If]
      am
      at
      present
      preaching
      to
      the
      converted,
      I
      am
      sure
      you
      understand.
      If
      not,
      begin
      to
      do
      so.
     
    

    
     
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