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201 Capitol Beach Blvd.
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work study, we have
an interesting job for
you. Your choice of
day, evening or
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$5.65/hr.
C.Y. Thompson Library
East Campus
For the best positions, apply Mid-August or as soon as
you anive at UNL Apply at C.Y. Thompson Libraiy,
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J.J.
HARDER
Time to grow up
Blaze your own trails in college and learn how to live
J. J. HARDER is a senior
political science and
broadcasting major and a
Daily Nebraskan colum
nist
Five-hundred sixty-five dollars.
That’s how much cash you scored
from your high school graduation.
And along with a few towels and
toasters, getting that diploma was
quite the payout for you.
Now, wasn’t that little ceremony
the perfect nightcap to that huge party
known as high school? Gifts and
money galore from relatives you never
met, free deli meats for your buddies
and a whirlwind of pats on the back all
around.
All of the remembering and remi
niscing, laughing and yearbook sign
ing — I’m sure it put a smile on your
face for a good week or two. You were
still thinking about the great times at
the state tourney or your favorite
dance or that road trip with your
friends. The last month has probably
been one huge sigh.
Well, now it’s all finally over, and
you’re ready to move into that pre
reality purgatory known as college
life. The five-year waiting period
before you’re approved to enter the
real world.
The sad thing is that college isn’t a
break before you have to be a
“grownup.” This is where you grow
up.
College is a big pin that deflates
that head you got in high school. You
find out that four other kids in your
Western Civ class were student body
presidents. At the Rec Center, half of
the guys were probably all-state or all
conference in something. And it
means jack.
High school accomplishments
mean little or nothing now. All of that
- stuff was valuable, but, in the larger
scheme of things, it doesn’t mean a
heck of a lot. You’re not going to get a
discount at Amigo’s because you were
prom queen. And guys, the 23 year
old women here aren’t going to pay
attention to you like die pre-pubescent
freshmen girls in high school.
Here, you’re just an ant among
thousands. You have no reputation,
family name or seniority. This, my
friends, is the real world.
It’s up to you to take advantage of
it. It is time to become your own per
son. And the worst part is — you think
you are your own person. But actually
you’re just a kind of amalgamated
mass of your parents, teachers, envi
ronment and cultural propaganda
mixed into an 18 year-old body.
You believe what you believe
because Mommy and Daddy believe
it. Take, for instance, politics —
they’re Republicans, you’re a
Republican. Or religion. You most
likely go to a certain church because
of your family.
Chances are your knowledge of
the world’s history revolves around a
old teacher/wrestling coach and an
equally old single textbook.
Knowledge is still totally objec
tive, not subjective. Competing
theories and different versions
of history are as foreign to you
as Dmitri, the Russian
exchange student.
You live in an animated,
bubbly world created by MTV
and the Gap. The media is your
master and you bow regularly.
You are simply what the
culture is. So believe
me — it’s time you ^
became your own
person. , V
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went to Mexico ^ pj
once or read the *"■1 ■*
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Communist Manifesto. Maybe you
actually know what a true political
ideology is or understand die Federal
Reserve interest rates. You’ve had a
peek into the world that awaits, and
you liked it. Good Come to college
and experience it. Experiment. Learn.
Think. ’
See if your family’s ideology and
values are legitimate. Don’t throw
your parents’ advice out the window;
just find out why they’ve been giving
it to you all this time.
Interaction with 25,000 other kids
will give you quite the wide variety of
backgrounds, so try to tap into those
lifestyles. See the world and find out
what you like and don’t like for your
self.
Find something that is uniquely
yours. Like that old pair of jeans that
fit perfecdy. Develop a set of values,
ideologies, and beliefs that are tailored
specifically to your character.
Come to college and seek the
truth. But, after you find it, make sure
you live it, too.
The DN provides plenty of fun
McKEWON from page 2
Love ya, Girls of Sorority No. 1
Fraternity No. 1 responds: Hey
gals, you can canoodle and eat baked
fish with us anytime!
The Men (always men, under
stand) of Fraternity No. 1
Realize that these groups pay to
have this printed.
Other classified ads that actually
are useful. Jobs, stuff, etc.
Ads from lingerie stores. They’re
in other papers, too, but they’re big
ger here.
Letters to die editor from closet
geniuses, know-it-alls, imbeciles,
people who think we’re imbeciles,
racists, sexists, drug addicts,
Democrats, Republicans, student
officials and occasionally people
who used to work here. Courtesy of
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
campus.
Important information you might
need. The day, the date and the
weather is prominently displayed,
lest you forget what planet you’re^on
during the week.
Berry, berry good photos. As I
was the sports editor last year, I
became amazed at just how good our
photo staff was. It’s top notch, I
assure you. Among the best.
Columns from every edge of the
spectrum. Our research shows that
students read columns before any
thing else. It’s too bad you missed
out on the comic genius of Todd
Munson, who just graduated, but
chances are high you’ll develop a
favorite columnist very quickly.
f Some will make you very angry, too.
A view into Nebraska sports
unlike you’ve ever seen. Maybe you
care, maybe not But you won’t see
much of an emphasis on pro sports
here. It’s Nebraska stuff 24/7. There’s
plenty football, don’t get me wrong,
but the other sports get their due
time, too.
Thousands of other great parting
gifts! OK, thatfc a lie. But it sounds
like a good ending.
One other thing. As you get to go
on a tour of this fascinating campus,
let me give you a tip: have them take
you by the Daily Nebraskan. It’s a
good place to be. You’ll get here
eventually, as you’ll be placing a
classified ad with us sooner or later.
If you want to work here, do it.
Don’t wait to do it as a sophomore or
junk)}-. Do it right away. It’s good
experience for anyone, even those
who don’t want to be reporters. It
pays, too.
You didn’t think you’d get out of
this column without an advertise
ment, did you?
