Inauguration or bust!

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Study Night, Study Night, Stud-Stud-Study Night

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 may well go down in history as your last crack at getting help in preparation for Fall semester FINAL EXAMINATIONS, which begin bright and early December 17th. So our strong advice to one and all is to don your comfiest apparel and come take advantage of the Student Senate sponsored campus STUDY NIGHT. Over 30 faculty and staff members will be here to answer those last questions and to explain again that vexing issue, formula, phenomenon, or process. To feed the body--if not the mind and soul--there will be sub sandwiches aplenty and healthy as well as corn syrup-laddened accompaniments. The camaraderie alone is worth the trip to campus.

Last Minute Reminder--JOHN RUSH on campus

Just like we've been saying: John Rush--voted campus entertainer of the year in the national On Campus magazine--will be performing here at UW-Manitowoc Wednesday evening, December 10th at 8:00pm. It's free for UW-Manitowoc students. $8.00 for non-students. So come. Bring a date. Bring your mom. She'll think it's very cool to be asked and she'll love the concert.

Finishing the Semester with a Flourish

It probably doesn't come as news to anyone that the end of the semester pressures are mounting. Papers are coming due. Project deadlines are looming. And Finals begin on December 17th. Of course it doesn't help that most employers are hoping that you'll work extra hours at this time of the year. Then, too, there are those annoying people who seem to appear right about now who are so well-organized and diligent that they are all caught up with everything and want you to join in on some perfectly enjoyable, but time-devouring Christmasy thing: "Let's go shopping in Appleton."

Well, the BLURB has a suggestion or two (or three or four) for you.

#1--Record on a calendar all of the tests, papers, projects, and assignments that you need to deal with before the end of the semester. Then, backing up from the due dates, block off the time you'll be devoting to each of those items. If you can't find the time on the calendar, you probably won't get it done. Be realistic about this. By this point in the semester you know how much time and effort is required. Plot it out.

#2--Don't take on extra hours at work. In fact, if you can give up some hours that you would really spend on studying, you should probably give up some hours in the next three weeks. Remember that spring semester doesn't start until the 26th of January, so you'll have lots of time to put in extra hours after finals.

#3--Have fun with a last minute Holiday Challenge. If you're feeling pressure to do holiday preparation when you really could/should be hitting the books, tell yourself that you'll do a concentrated Christmas thing this year after your semester is completed: all your shopping in three hours, baking in one big push, wrapping in a flurry, etc. And, while you're at it, stay local--save time and money and help the local economy.

#4--If you are taking a break from school work--make it a good one! There are some great events coming up on campus in the next couple of weeks. Check the campus calendar for the things that will appeal to you most.

Don't miss the music--December 10th

Wednesday, December 10th at 8:00 in the University Theatre the campus is hosting JOHN RUSH--guitarist, vocalist and all around very cool dude. Check out the promo video and then pick up your free ticket (if you're a UW-Manitowoc student) or shell out the paltry 8 bucks for a ticket if you're not a UW-Manty student.

Smoking is So Yesterday

The BLURB says: "Smoking is so yesterday." The Great American Smoke Out can help you make it so.

Did You Ever Notice . . .

Did you ever notice how clean and well-maintained this campus is? Not that a campus should be a pig sty, but UW--Manitowoc is downright spiffy. And what's more, the people who keep it spit-polished to a nifty shine are really pleasant people. Oh sure, they may get a little nervous each year when Student Senate decides to have a Pumpkin Carving Contest--that's a lot of pumpkin guts to deal with--but all in all they actually seem to like the students and staff. So not only do they do a great job, but they are willing to go the extra distance to make the place look good.

Maybe that accounts in part for the low incidence of grafitti, littering, or general slobbitude by students and staff. Good going to the custodial crew and to you and you and you and you and you and . . .