Every ending is a beginning. With this realization in mind, we move forward to the next stage in our lives; and, no matter how different that stage may be from what we have known through the past 17 years of structured schooling, it will nevertheless represent an extension of those years, and it will call upon the wisdom we have accumulated during that period. That wisdom, I submit, derives from ?learning? properly conceived. My college experience was rife with such learning. Classroom learning often took a back seat to learning in other forums. I learned from my friends, my activities, and my experiences. Through this, I learned the most important lesson of all ? that knowledge derives less from classroom work, rote memorization or grade-getting than it does from our exposure to new people and their challenging ideas. At its best, the university can serve as a forum for the free exchange of these ideas, and for the debate and discussion that accompanies them. Its frequent failure to live up to this standard should be taken less as an indictment of it,and more as a challenge to us. The aphorism ?convince or be convinced? should govern your encounter with the world of ideas. Therein lies the essence of the college experience; a lesson all too often lost on those who spend four years here with no higher aim than job training. I hope that you escaped that trap. I hope that you got as much out of these four years as I did.
cultural tether
What’s in a name?
Having a non-American name in America has definitely impacted my sense of identity over the years. It has shaped others’ perceptions of me.
Profiles
Muck Duck Studio: where art meets resilience and recovery
Muck Duck Studio, which opened to the public in Jan. 2022 and now hosts five artists, is meant to feel like something akin to home for all who visit.
hyperbowl
Stalking people on the Internet? You must be a Certified Bona Fide Journalism Man™!
No, Aunt Petricia, it would not be ethical for me to write an article about your famous beef stew, no matter how many it has inspired.