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Show Page The Dixie Sun 8 October 1, 199f The plight of the college student: time is running out It's at this time in my life that start to think "why am I doing this?" It's Monday, in other words. It hits me the hardest at the beginning of the week; a feeling of hopelessness, despair and a strange appetite for nachos. What am I doing in school? Let's look at this objectively, if we can. I don't know what I want to do with my life, yet I'm almost done with my Associate's. In theory, I should have started panicking months ago. Fortunately, I'm not especially bright, and am living in a kind of blissful denial. I'm not sure what's more disturbing, either, not knowing 1 day-to-d- what to do with my life or using words like "blissful." I'm finding this isn't that uncommon a problem. It is starting to look like all the The 19 th Hole Christian Hoopes adults out there with careers ended up where they are not because they knew what they wanted to do with their lives, but that they didn't know. In truth, their career is really just "a lack of a better" career. This line of thinking makes me really optimistic about my future. Is this what I'm looking forward to? Will I end up teaching auto body at some high school just because that was what I put down as a "temporary" major, which I'd change when I thought of a real one? Does any of this sound familiar? Can I attribute this rant to just one if my "episodes?" Or is there r lly something wrong with me? (At least something wrong that I don't know about?) My point is, time is quickly running out. I'm almost done with school and I'm going to be sitting around next year working at Taco Bell, having a vague picture of what I might be sav ing my money for, yet not really doing anything but working and eating pop t.v ts? My problem is, wasn't college the Answer? Wasn't that of plans? the be-a- ll and end-aWhen we were asked what we were doing after high school, couldn't we just confidently say "College! I'm going to go to college!" and have that be enough? How many of us actually knew what we were going to do after college? I don't think anyone even realized that college ended. What now? We can't get a bachelor's in general education; would we even want to? We're down to the wire. All you Freshman out there, drop out now! What possessed you?! ll What were you thinking? Save yourselves!!!! NOOOOOOOOO ooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Um, sorry about that. Fleh-hegot a little, um, carried away there. What are we supposed to do1 Unless we're like David Letterman, who always knew he wanted to be in broadcasting and worked at a t.v station when we was 17, we're not going to get the dream jobs Of course, that's not my problem. I've got other important things to worry about, like whether to go with the cherry pop tarts or the strawberry. Christian Hoopes is Editor of The Dixie Sun. Dixie offers alternative fuels course SUN NEWS 1 It I )ll SERVICES hl'N Seeking to do its part in connection with a national movement to conserve fuel, Dixie College will offer classes Winter quarter, specialiing in alterna- tive fuels. Dixie College professor Ed Frantz, recently completed an alternative fuel vehicle training program at West Virginia University which "train the trainers." The course provided Frantz with the necessary training for NGV conversion along with the materi-altextbooks and supplemental information for college curriculum. The training program will also provide Frantz with updates on technological changes being made in the field. "This will effectively expand our electrical ASE s, program into new areas of technology," Frantz said. "People need to know how important this type of knowledge will be in the Electronic fiarpist z i future; Dixie is cine of the few places students can receive this kind of training," he said. He said the need for alternative fuels education will be on the rise in the next decade. Cee6rity Concert Presents Americas first l .1 'iff L.' .. v.. W' ...., .y, ' $ i i Advising Corner Sponsored Student Support Services students are now required to take academic assessment. To accomplish this, student can take the American College Test (ACT), the SAT, or the College Placement Test (CPT). The CPT can be taken at the Dixie College Testing Center which is located in the Browning Building, Academic Support Center, Rood 09. For further information, contact Jim Cox at Your English and reading placement scores are calculated by adding you r ACT or CPT scores to your High School Grade Point Average (GPA) after you multiply it by 10. For example, if your CPT score is 15 and your HS GPA is 2.5 then thee calculation would be as follows: 15 40. Your math placement us calculated by using your ACT or CPT scores only. (2.5 x 10) All new degree-seekin- g 652-769- t i fiarvi Qriffin ITriday , OctoBer ; 11 8:00 p.m. Bunford Auditorium Browning Budding CHALLENGE TESTING In each area, challenge testing can be done by Dixie College Students. If you feel that you have been placed in a English or reading class that does not 111 your level, you may lake an exam and challenge the class in order to sign up for a more adsanced class. The challenge tests are located in the Testing Center, Browning Building, ASC Room 209. After you have completed the essay exam, a member of the English Department will evaluate your English essay. If you demonstrate sufficient skills to proceed, you will be allowed to enroll in a more advanced test. For more information about English Challenge Testing, contact English Chair, Ace Pilkington at For Math challenge testing, see your math instructor. You will be asked to take a version of the courses final exam. If you demonstrate that you have the skill covered in a gien course, you will be allowed to register for a more advanced course. 652-780- |