Show Student Life Opportunities Jonathan Contributing Writer Isn't life funny You think that youve you've learned lifes life's lessons and then you are put into a new situation where you have to find new ways to apply what you believe is true The location location location loca loca- tion changes the people rues change some of the rules change but what's true remains true Sometimes this is hard to todo todo todo do and it pulls us way out of our comfort zones Life ife is a learning process it is learning learning learn learn- learning ing how to adapt If we are not adapting we are falling behind Since being elected as the Vice President of Fine Arts and Lectures Ive I've learned many things right away Ive I've known about showing respect expressing expressing expressing express express- ing love and agreeing to disagree This is one thing when dealing with my fam fam- ily and friends but now Im I'm Impart Impart Impart part of a seven member Executive Council It is safe to say that we dont don't always see eye to eye This is normal seeing as ashow ashow ashow how we come from different different different differ differ- ent backgrounds and have responsibilities over different different different differ differ- ent areas Matt the Executive Vice President is isa isa isa a Marine and a Republican Jeremiah the Redwood Region Vice President is a Democrat and Anthony the Student Life President is a Communications major Some of my objectives for Fine Arts and Lectures might not even be entertained entertained entertained enter enter- by Matt but accepted accept accept- ed whole-heartily whole by Jeremiah and vice versa This is definitely a learning process and a wake call into the real world Were We're learning how to respect and understand each others other's opinions while also presenting presenting presenting pre pre- and explaining our own an invaluable skill When we cant can't find consensus consensus consensus sus we agree to disagree and move on not holding a damaging grudge My new position is teaching me how to accept advice from others Student Life advisor Peggy Hoffman my Super SuperWoman SuperWoman SuperWoman Woman gives me a lot of information and ideas to work with Even though she has been an advisor for fur many VPs and knows what it takes to succeed she allows me plenty of room to tomake tomake tomake make my own decisions and plenty of room to fail if I dont don't give all that Ive I've got sot Through this learning process I recognize many opportunities and seize them diem to my advantage Besides applying these to toa toa toa a Vice President these also apply to the general student body here at Salt Lake Community College I 1 may not understand my teacher but it may just be that at this moment we dont don't understand understand understand under under- stand each others other's objectives objectives objectives tives they still deserve my utmost respect My classmate might be a jerk but if I hold myself to toa toa toa a higher standard maybe they'll lighten up In order to be successful in class it is is important to be organized with assignments and study habits For all Students now is the time to seize opportunities opportunities' that will make us successful We all come from different different differ differ- different ent backgrounds and with that difference comes opportunity Political views are fought objectives are succeeded or defeated situations situations situations situ situ- are conquered or paralyzing paralyzing paralyzing par par- but in the end we weare weare weare are all the same We are all alla a part of the Human Family that has the responsibility to hold ourselves to a much higher standard For those who are new to Salt Lake Community College you have many different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent backgrounds and I 1 understand that Matt understands that Jeremiah understands and everybody in Student Life and Leadership understands that Open that door of opportunity opportunity opportunity and seize the day |