Facebook is one of the world’s most-used websites for social networking. Facebook has used technology to connect and interact people by adding friends, writing on friends’ walls, sending messages to friends, as well as doing an instant chat for those that are online at the same time.
My professor advised us, “You can never plan too far ahead, people.” Hearing this I became curious. When does one stop planning for the future? A month, a semester, a year, five years, 10? And how specific should you get? This article goes beyond helping you plan for summer internships, fall classes or lining up housing for the fall.
If you have class on any floor other than the first in Harvey Hall, then you’re all too familiar with the never-ending stairwell. Try to think of it this way: You’re running late for class, having just walked from North campus or up the Harvey Hall hill from south campus, so now you are sweaty and out of breath.
With the semester swiftly winding down, it appears that everyone is feeling the crunch. Students are working around the clock, running on adrenaline (or so they say) as they attempt to squeeze out the final workload. Some claim their best work comes out under pressure, but any seasoned academic can smell procrastination throughout the campus.
English 101 started like any other class this semester. I came in for the first day of class, got out my books, plugged in my laptop and then took a moment to look around the room. Most students already had their laptops turned on and were busy on Facebook or e-mail or just “surfing the net.
The ‘80s are back. I see it everywhere. People are wearing acid-washed jeans. High-waisted pants are now high-fashion. Wal-Mart is now painted neon. It’s all over everything – shirts, shoes, skinny jeans, dresses, makeup and accessories – and what’s “in” is a massive overload of bangles, necklaces and rings.