2008 Woodie Awards
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This was the first year that I attended the Independence Day festivities in Champaign. Although I concluded my day at Parkland watching the fireworks and, more entertainingly, 40+ bobbing and bouncing children and adults waiting for a port-a-potty, I was fixated on how much I learned earlier by watching the parade that began on Lincoln and traveled down Kirby on the outer limits of the University of Illinois.
Being a college student, or any student for that matter, can be depressing. There is never any time for the self or the inner Zen. But this summer I found that what I just told you is a myth. With time management and proper dedication, students can find their inner peace.
[Editor's Note: Death by Textbook I & II were both written by Kathleen Serino, and focused on the controversies and facts surrounding the prices and economics of textbooks, teachers, and prices] It's something every student dreads. Class is beginning in ten minutes and the student hasn't gotten the book he needs for the course.