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Show AggieLife PcS Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 Victorian Rog: - Worry away registration stress A Shabby-Chic Boutique the other. A night of signing up for classes is sure to include a devilish cavalcade of networks crashing, filled classes, batteries dying, distractions in lieu of Twitter hoaxes, undercooked chicken nuggets and everything in between. So yes, it is, by youthful definition, a for-sure "crap sauce" time of year, but I am here to tell you that amid all of the gall and frustration, you can keep your head up. Trust me when I say situations could always be worse. Don't believe me? Here is a list of things that are definitely worse than surviving registration week. Unforeseen climate changes — Its goes like this, and allow me to be formal for a second: It's gotten pretty friggidy-dippity cold outside. So while picking classes and arranging how they will fit into your schedule in such a frantic settings against thousands of people your age, at least you are still indoors. Purchasing a used car — If you have ever spent hours upon hours dodging sob stories and scammers on Craigslist, you know exactly what I am talking about. Even after heaving the convenience of learning what "OBO" means, there will still be clusters of questioning miles, repairs @ Federal Ave and First Vintage, New and Gently Used 10% off purchase 1 with coupon UE P O PR OEU BRAININC S ES TS A A E GAECO T RYSALJMD ES LEFLW HADIN HPTTETR A EE ZO EN D CM It's a Tuesday in the middle of November, and because I have gone through this time of year several years now, I want to take a moment and show my loving sympathy for you. Its okay, I understand. You can be strong. Just believe. Trust me, you'll get through this. Class registration will through and done with before you even know it. By this time if you aren't a junior, senior, matriculated graduate student — and according to lengthy research, nobody in the general public understands what matriculated graduate student means — or one of the few with the fervor and luck to have earned the godsend that is priority registration, you are just now facing the semesterly mental and physical neck pain that class registration can cause. Believe me: I completely see where you are corning from. If it is not one thing it is 751346289 865173942 497528613 139852764 Are your prom dresses still hanging in your closet? Earn some extra CA$H by renting them out! TOWN formal dress rental and consignment Bring your formal and semi-formal dresses to Gown Town located in North Logan. We do all the work and you make money ... You get part of the rental fee every time your dress is rented! For more information call, text, or go online. 435.554.8553 www.gowntownonline.com www.facebook.com/GownTownUT Great Printers love our Great Work. 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When he isn't trying too hard to make people laugh he is usually watching sports, watching 90's cartoons or experiencing all things Aggie Life. Got a good idea for Steve to rant about? Hit him up at steve.schwartzman@ aggiemaiLusu.edu or on Twitter @ SchwartZteve POLITICS: Volunteer for community 0726W ci 91ge and everything in between before finally giving up and settling on the first Ford Taurus that can freely roll down a hill without violently drifting to the left. A lack of sandwich options — Nothing says "times can't sink any lower" when you want regular mustard and all you have is Dijon. I'm sorry, but most of us just aren't that classy. It's a long drive, and you have to pee — This moment comprises the ultimate panic mode. Failing on mitigating this situation properly leads to nothing but pain and embarrassment. The sad thing is, it can only be inevitable with as much as people travel — just in case you wondered why several people steadily keep toilet paper rolls in their glove compartments. Shin splints — If you have never had to walk across a parking lot in a shin splint, you may never know specifically why this makes this list, but it is most certainly far from fun. To illustrate — have ever seen how ineffective a line drive in baseball ends up when the bat breaks? Well, replace line drive with walking, and make the bat your legs. That's right: It's like the first 45 minutes of "Forrest Gump," but all the time. Utah Legislature can have a huge impact on college students, Bowen said. Among other things, the state legislature approves the budget for USU and approves expenditures of privately-raised funds for construction of buildings on university land. One of the items to be approved by the legislature in the 2013 session is construction of the proposed Aggie Life and Wellness Center. USU students approved an increase in fees beginning in 2015 to pay for the new recreation center, but the legislature must still approve of the building. More than a decade ago, the legislature voted against a similar project at USU. "Everything that the state legislature does during its two-month session in the spring — students should be following that closely," Bowen said. The local level "There's always something cooking at the local level — the city council level," said Herm Olsen, a member of the Logan Municipal Council. "It's amazing how complex it really is, even running a small city like Logan." Olsen said people would be surprised how welcome their involvement in local government is, especially now that people are politically burned-out by presidential campaigns. "This is an ideal time to get involved in local politics," Olsen said. "There are still things occurring and thing going on and so few people who are remotely interested in opening a political door right now, so there is a void." Volunteering to help with city or student government projects is another way to make a difference. Wilson said ASUSU is working on a campaign to educate students about their rights as tenants. Local governments regulate what landlords can and can't demand of renters, but if the rules aren't wellknown, they won't be followed. Wilson said he hopes the initiative will decrease the number of students who pay for repairs and services that are a landlord's responsibility. ASUSU Student Advocate Christian Orr said the tenants' rights initiative is only one of several student government projects that could use volunteer help. "I wish that people were chomping at the bit and coming to my office to jump on these projects," Orr said. "I have about 10 projects that are sitting on the Think Tank Board right now and I'd say only three or four of them are really strongly rolling right now. I'd absolutely love more involvement." Olsen said there's no lack of opportunity for volunteers in Logan City either. "There are always projects that are ongoing that if someone wanted to get involved with and be more familiar with, they could call the city council or the mayor," Olsen said. - steve.kent@aggiemail. usu.edu |