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1/20/2015 The Argonaut – Not killing the buzz — Non-drinkers still have a good time
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Submitted by Ryan Tarinelli on 08.21.2014 – 9:43 pm
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Not killing the buzz — Non-drinkers still have a good timeI don’t drink alcohol and before you ask, I’m not Mormon.
I know it seems odd, especially in a place like Moscow, where alcohol is woven into the fabric of social life. But for me, the decision not to drink wasa personal calculation of risks and benefits.
Members of both my immediate and extended family have had problems with alcoholism, and when I came to the University of Idaho, I made theactive choice to not drink.
Yet, what I find more interesting than my alcohol abstinence is the reaction I receive from fellow college students.
In many instances, people of varying degrees of intoxication have taken personal offense to my decision not to drink. They see it as a personal attackon their social habits and a refusal to have a good time. There is the implication that refusing to drink somehow makes me a snob or a prude who islooking to kill the buzz or ruin the party.
To be honest, I can’t really blame someone for thinking this.
Refusing to drink has long been attached to religious elitism, and the false notion that sobriety gives one the moral high ground.
Well, it doesn’t.
Not drinking does not somehow make me a better or more responsible person.
I love hanging out with drunk people. It’s a good time going to a friend’s house on a Friday night to watch the tough guy in the room sing his heartout to “Sweet Caroline.”
Overall, most people I come into contact with who are drinking understand my decision, and I am grateful to have friends who respect it.
That being said, “Don’t be such a pussy,” and “Just drink one, it won’t hurt,” have been said to me on multiple occasions.
Students must recognize that multiple reasons exist for not choosing to have “just one” shot. After all, someone has to be the designated driver at theend of the night.
Does this mean I will never crack open a room-temperature Pabst Blue Ribbon or have a glass of boxed wine after a long week? Of course not. But Iknow when I decide to start it will be because I feel ready and confident in myself to handle the responsibility.
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1/20/2015 The Argonaut – A love letter to libraries — Libraries represent knowledge and much more
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Submitted by Ryan Tarinelli on 08.25.2014 – 10:10 pm
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A love letter to libraries — Libraries represent knowledge and much moreI have a confession to make, a love letter of sorts. My apologies to all the ladies out there, this
one’s not for you. This one is dedicated to all the underfunded, underappreciated bastions of knowledge out there.
I love libraries. Whew, that feels good to get on record.
It’s true. I can spend a whole Saturday thumbing my way through the random books I pluck from the neatly stacked rows of pages.
As a music major, I can be found downloading a whole stack of albums, while my eyes dig into the rich history found in the album covers.
As a journalism major, I can be found reading through newspapers from around the world or searching through microfilm for major historical events— seriously, it’s a blast.
And as for my curiosity, it often convinces me to spend at least some amount of time in the biography and autobiography section. I can delve deepinto the intricate stories of historic figures.
But beyond the rows of books, there is a deeper meaning to why I am so in awe of these institutions.
It’s because a library is a humbling place.
It reveals the sheer scope of human knowledge in its most physical and tactile form.
From the intricate mathematical formulas, to the classic love novels, to the raw emotion of a Coltrane album, a library is a reflection of humanachievement — and that’s a beautiful thing.
Libraries contain lifetimes of work and knowledge gathered and passed down to us to consume.
It’s a subconscious reminder of just how small we are in the world, and with a generation obsessed with selfies and all-about-me attitudes, it’s animportant message to hear.
It’s the sort of physical representation of knowledge that is so powerful, something that is lost in the age of glowing screens and iPhones.
And isn’t that the irony of the modern world? Most of us have access to far more information in our pocket than the local library does down the street.
But instead of using devices to expand our knowledge, many of us instead increase our own self-worth and ego by documenting even the mostmundane aspects of our lives.
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Libraries represent a great lesson that is often missed in the 25-and-younger crowd: it is not all about you.
Really? Really.
It reminds us that we are only one tiny part of the whole human experience, and we should recognize it.
And as Vandals, we should take advantage of it. The University of Idaho Library is not only the largest in the state, but has approximately 1.4 million
printed volumes.
If you find yourself in need of something to do on a Sunday afternoon, check out UI’s library. It’s beautiful.
My wonder toward libraries can be explained in one well-known sentence Calvin once said to Hobbes.
“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’d bet they’d live a lot differently.”
Well, the same awe and wonder applies to libraries.
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1/20/2015 The Argonaut – Dead week stress
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Submitted by Ryan Tarinelli on 12.11.2014 – 10:14 pm
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UI must enforce its own policy, reduce dead week stress
As many University of Idaho students found out in the past few days, dead week is often the hardest week of the semester. Classes continue, finalprojects are due and an alarming amount of professors schedule finals on dead week — with or without student approval.
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That last part is particularly important, considering it’s against UI policy to give quizzes or exams during dead week in the majority of lecture courses.At UI, this policy seems to be disregarded or ignored at the expense of students.
In the traditional sense, dead week served as a period for students to study and prepare for final exams without worrying about other academicresponsibilities. Although UI’s policy does not match this traditional definition, the intention seems to be the same: students should have a reasonableamount of time to prepare for final exams.
Dead week at UI is anything but that.
The rescheduling of final exams from finals week to dead week causes an unnecessary amount of stress on students. Work that was once spaced outbetween two weeks is now compacted into one.
Students are still required to attend the majority of classes — a task that can eat up valuable time students could use to complete a final project orcontinue studying for other exams. Due to the slow start of courses, some professors are known to cram exam material into the last few weeks of the
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semester, causing further stress on students.
Many professors also schedule grade-altering final projects on dead week, such as a final research paper or a semester-long group project.
With regular classes and final projects due on dead week, the workload is tough, but it’s possible. It’s strenuous, but not unreasonable to ask of acollege student.
But, add one, two or possibly three finals on dead week and it’s an urgent scenario.
Granted, college students are not known for being the healthiest creatures at the end of the semester, but the movement of final exams to dead week issure to cause an increase in sleep deprivation, grogginess and stress on campus. Most of which could be prevented if final exams were put back intheir rightful place on finals week.
Yes, it is a drag to wait around all week for a Friday morning exam, but it also provides students with necessary study time.
That said, exceptions within the dead week policy should be considered. For example, it would make sense for a class full of graduating seniors towant to take an exam early and rid themselves of all academic responsibilities before walking across the graduation stage. In this case, the decision tomove a final should be put up to a vote among the students in the class.
It’s not clear why there was a popular shift of exams from finals week to dead week by professors. Perhaps faculty wanted more time to grade ormaybe professors wanted to relieve students of another burden going into a busy finals week.
Regardless, one thing is clear — professors care about their students. They care about their student’s grades and they care about their mental stability.And if students have a need to change the system as it is, they should start communicating to their professors that dead week could use someimprovements.
If not, students can expect many future dead weeks like this.
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