Lost: Dead Week at SMU before Finals

Dead Week 2 a.m.


Now I know i'm not the only one pissed about this... but seriously why does every school including those around us like TCU and Baylor have "dead days" or a "dead week" to study for finals and we don't? SMU wonders why students grades are soo low right now... well DUH! Give us the time to study and not waste a week of going to classes to review for 2 or 3 days and give us the time to do it on our own. Yes I know most students use those days to get super wasted and party all day and all night, but the students that are gonna do that, would do it anyway with or without "dead days." So why not give them to us anyway so the students who are actually serious about their grades and have lots of finals back to back can get a head start and study for them early. I think we should at least be given a couple "dead days" and those of us who want to use the time wisely will get a early start studying and avoid an unhealthy time of cramming, all nighters, caffeine, illegal use and purchase of adderol to stay awake, etc. Doing this would help students maintain a healthy balance in their lives physically and mentally.... GIVE US A BREAK and HELP US OUT for once!

When it rains...

Why is it that people say raindrops are god's tears and when it rains god is crying? It just doesn't make sense to me. Why would god cry and water the earth to make flowers bloom into beautiful objects, bodies of water fill to keep animals and nature alive, etc. If it's tears then why does so much good and happiness come from it? Some of the happiest moments in life come on days when its raining. Thunderstorms make me happy and people play in the rain laughing and smiling as they splish and splash through puddles. A kiss in the rain creates that feeling that nothing else around you matters and joy, happiness, and love overwhelm the heart and soul. But most of all, why does it have to mean that god is angry? I think God is happy with his creation of the earth and his son died for our sins, so when it rains we shouldn't consider it God crying or God being angry. If anything I think they should be tears of happiness because he sees and loves each and everything he's created. Why wouldn't he? Who doesn't love their own work and creation? So we should stop looking at such a positive thing in a negative way. Open our eyes to the true beauty of rain.

Pointless? I think so

I've always wondered why people have middle names. I mean what are they used for other than writing on "official" documents and for monogramming towels, bags, etc. with your initials. But really what is the point in having a middle name? It just seems pointless to me... its just extra information to write, memorize, use, etc. that has no real purpose or important meaning. I think the middle name should just be scratched and people should just have their first and last name. The only two TRULY necessary names that we need to have. It would make things a lot easier and one less piece of information to add to important documents and forms we need for drivers license, passport, social security forms, bank accounts, etc.

Pedestrian vs. Driver

How much do you hate it when you're the person walking to class and you're trying to cross the street and an impatient driver honks at you or nudges closer and closer and then speeds off as soon as your inches away from their car? well I DO! I think it's so rude and not to mention dangerous. Even if your driving and you can go right on red, if the pedestrian has the "walk" signal they have the right away and should in no way shape or form be in danger or being hit or get honked at because it is some sort of 1 min or less nuisance for the driver. If you're that impatient you shouldn't be driving and if you're in a hurry because you're late... well you're already late so whats a minute gonna do to you? NOTHING. The funny thing is though, that when you're the driver and you're on the other side of it it seems completely different. You think well the pedestrian "walk" sign is flashing to not walk and your light is about to turn green so why is this person walking about to walk across the street when they should wait for their "walk" signal after the cars go. It seems like the pedestrian thinks they run the street and they can walk even when they dont have the signal if they are in a hurry to get across. I think everyone needs to take a breath and just follow the law and walk when they are supposed to walk and drive when they are supposed to drive.

Shafted on the Spirals

I'm obsessed with Spiral Macaroni & Cheese. I could eat any kind, shells, regular, shapes, etc. but the spirals are by far my favorite! But whats sad is they completely shaft you on the amount of spirals in the box. I'll make the regular cheesiest macaroni and cheese and it could feed my two roomates and I with FULL bowls, but the Spirals only fills up one bowl maybe two if you don't put as much in each bowl. The spirals mac n cheese even costs more than the regular, so why screw people with putting less in the box? It just doesn't make sense. Macaroni n cheese is clearly targeted towards young children to about college age, but mostly young children. Usually parents aren't feeding just one child with the macaroni. I've noticed some parents cook more than one box or buy the mega value size which is great. But they only make the mega "family" size in the regular shape. First of all on the regular box of spirals if they are going to charge you more, you should at least get the same amount of pasta as the regular boxes that are priced lower. Then if they're gonna make "family" size boxes that have more pasta and can feed more people, they should make it in the other shapes like shells, spirals, spider man, etc. Kids like the shapes much more than the plain kind but I think parents make the plain box because theres more and it will feel more kids. SO Kraft needs to get their "sh**" together and not shaft us on our mac n cheese.

X'in Me Up

I hate more than anything.... getting HUGE black sharpied X's on my hands at night when I go to bars. Anyone else? yeah... heaven forbid they just use a washable marker or do think X's but they make the X's as thick as possible and in the morning... yep its on your face or body somewhere. I understand that they do this cause the bars (especially ones around SMU) have a lot of kids underage and of course we all end up drinking and then they get in trouble for it. But honestly the X's are not necessary. They already give the people who are 21 and up either a wristband or a stamp on their hand. So why not tell the bar tenders... hey dont serve kids that dont have a wristband or stamp? Now thats an idea haha. Honestly its the bar tenders fault for serving someone that doesn't have a wristband or stamp. They should check their ID or if theres not a wristband or stamp then no serving. Drawing huge fat X's is a little extreme if you ask me. Surely the bar tenders are intelligent enough to see if someone does or doesn't have a wristband/ stamp. So give us underage kids a break here, we have to wake up and go to class and having a huge X on our hands, face, body, etc. doesn't exactly look great.

better competition

When i think of two competing soft drinks, two drinks that theres a fine line between...a person either likes this one and is sticks with it or a person drinks the other and sticks with it, I think of Coke and Dr. Pepper. So why is is that Dr. Pepper is not in the competition or race with Coke, and Pepsi is? I don't know about you, but usually when people are at a restaurant and they ask for a coke or a dr. pepper and they say they have Pepsi it's pretty much a let down or back up to not having Coke or Dr. Pepper. I think competition should be between the two most popular. It's not like they aren't the same type of soft drink, I know Dr. Pepper isn't labeled a cola, but i'm pretty sure most of us think of it as that way. Growing up was it not a debate with your friends on which one you drank and which one each of your friends thought was better? Most drinker of the two are loyal customers and stick with it. So I think Pepsi should be more along the lines of competition with RCola and Big Red, etc. Coke and Dr. Pepper have two very differnt and unique tastes. One always prefers one over the other, and definitely before they would choose Pepsi. Lets keep the two Big Dogs in a race together and see how much closer the competition really is. Which one do you prefer?