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Good gifts either useful or fun
But greenbacks are appreciated most by poor degree winners
By Sam Kepfield
Staff Reporter
So you want a Ferrari for gradua
tion ? Or maybe yourown home on ter
tainment system?
Forget it That’s why you’re going
to college — so you can, get a job,
work 60 hours a week and buy your
own car or stereo.
* But since you have managed to
survive four, or five, or six years of
college, you deserve some token of
gratitude from your parents, who prob
ably made it all possible. If you’ve
been going to college for more than
six years, you owe them something.
Nothing expensive; iusl seeing you in
a cap and gown will suffice.
For those who arc looking for pre
sents, or looking for a tactful way to
ask their parents for gifts (the price
tags on which do not exceed their
annual income), here are a few hints:
Gifts can be divided into two cat
egories. First, there arc the practical
things your parents will buy you if you
donrt give them hints.
For those who arc getting M.B. A.s
or J.D.s and have somehow managed
to survive thus far without, attache
cases or portfolios arc a natural pick.
Any business or office equipment store
(such as Laisch’s) will carry them.
Vinyl attaches arc in the S30-560
range; leather models biggin around
$100 runhing tlfno $2(xT Portfolios
are similarly priced, with vinyl mod
els beginning at $40, leather at $70
$80.
Pen sets, the favorite of grandpar
ents everywhere, nonetheless have
their uses. Prices vary, depending on
whether they arc gold or chrome
plated. (Gold means they love you
and that you’ve been dutiful in writ
ing “thank you” notes so far.) Desk
pads, pen holdcrs,clocksorcvcn lamps
can add finishing touches to that first
office without breaking the bank.
If you’re less utilitarian, you might
want to check out shops like the Al
bino Rhino (101 N. 14th St.). They
carry some office furnishings, such as
a Putt Pro Golf Set for that Masters
champion inside screaming to get out,
for only $99.95.
Or, if you want to lake a page from
Ronald Reagan’s book and feed your
sweet tooth, a large jar of Jelly Belly
jelly beans can be purchased for
$11.95.
Not lucky enough to rate an office?
Have the folks buy one of the hottest
gifts this season: a Trap Ball set. It's
a trampoline-like device and by snap
ping a net you can send balls or water
baboons into the air for only $19.95.
Maybe yo6*rt'I fiule more cere
bral and would enjoy the “Cheers”
Trivia Game for only $29.95; better
get that monster beer mug to go with
it for $9.95.
For music, grab a Del Amitri or
Pearl Jam CD out of your new 5-foot
highCDTowcr, which sells for$69.95.
If you have to get up at the crack of
dawn and stumble around in a dark
studio apartment, a pair of night slip
pers, complete with headlights, helps
avoid those barked shins.
But the best gift of all — the one
that keeps on giving — is cash. Par
ents, who have financed four-plus
years of college already, may balk at
further handouts; then again, they may
consider ita small price to get you out
of their hair. You may be lucky enough
to have many relatives who are actu
ally interested in your progress and
see fit to send a small token of con
gratulations. They can dress it up in a
“Money Shirt” instead of the tradi
tional card. Don’t expect to see Ben
Franklin's face smiling up at you,
though.
Abroad
Continued from Page 7
Despite the marketable gains to be
made studying abroad, perhaps the
most important aspect of it is the gain
in cultural understanding one attains.
“It's not essential to travel abroad,
but it is essential to understand other
cultures,” Schurkc said.
Dahm said mulliculluralism is the
future of this country and its under
standing is crucial to getting along in
a progressing society.
“There is an importance in having
a global perspective,” Dahm said.
“We’re not silling alone on an island
anymore.”
