All Good Things...
By: Leland Humbertson, Editor in Chief
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Features
A good friend of mine by the name of Jack Bauer is fond of the phrase, "We're running out of time!" Well, seniors, these last few days of college are the ultimate representation of that line. Our time at Lake Forest College has come to an end.
I doubt many of us wondered what it would be like to stand at the graduation podium as we parked on campus in August of 2004; we had more important questions to answer like: "Where is McClure Hall?" "When are my other roommates going to show up?" and, "How do those guys think they're going to get that couch up three flights of stairs?" Freshman year was one of orientation, awkwardness and figuring out just how many cookie bars we could eat in the cafeteria before feeling sick.
Throughout the next four years, our senior class had experiences like no other. We've witnessed President Schutt drilling for oil on South Campus to double the endowment. We've taken part in Jim Cubit's "Bring Your Own Books and Beer" Program at the Donnelly and Lee Library. We've run from RoboCoop's laser eyes as he chased us for illegally parking on Middle Campus. And all of us have undoubtedly been whisked away by Dean Tyler's trusty steed Ripley to attend happy hour at her Roadhouse. And these were only experiences in The Chive. I haven't even begun to touch on what really happened.
I would love to talk about what we, the class of 2008, have collectively accomplished during our time here, but that would be impossible.
This class has been defined by so many individual accomplishments that to list them all would take the rest of the week. I have a feeling that most of us want to graduate soon, so I can only mention the research that's been conducted in the science departments.
The theater productions that have been based off students' own work. The orchestra concerts that have been performances of original scores. The high level of academia that is consistently demonstrated in the annals of this institution. Every year, the Lake Forest community convenes and celebrates the accomplishments of those here at the Student Symposium. The work displayed represents the drive and determination that takes place every year. After seeing this class' commitments over the past four years, I know we all have landmarks of which we should be proud.
I doubt many of us wondered what it would be like to stand at the graduation podium as we parked on campus in August of 2004; we had more important questions to answer like: "Where is McClure Hall?" "When are my other roommates going to show up?" and, "How do those guys think they're going to get that couch up three flights of stairs?" Freshman year was one of orientation, awkwardness and figuring out just how many cookie bars we could eat in the cafeteria before feeling sick.
Throughout the next four years, our senior class had experiences like no other. We've witnessed President Schutt drilling for oil on South Campus to double the endowment. We've taken part in Jim Cubit's "Bring Your Own Books and Beer" Program at the Donnelly and Lee Library. We've run from RoboCoop's laser eyes as he chased us for illegally parking on Middle Campus. And all of us have undoubtedly been whisked away by Dean Tyler's trusty steed Ripley to attend happy hour at her Roadhouse. And these were only experiences in The Chive. I haven't even begun to touch on what really happened.
I would love to talk about what we, the class of 2008, have collectively accomplished during our time here, but that would be impossible.
This class has been defined by so many individual accomplishments that to list them all would take the rest of the week. I have a feeling that most of us want to graduate soon, so I can only mention the research that's been conducted in the science departments.
The theater productions that have been based off students' own work. The orchestra concerts that have been performances of original scores. The high level of academia that is consistently demonstrated in the annals of this institution. Every year, the Lake Forest community convenes and celebrates the accomplishments of those here at the Student Symposium. The work displayed represents the drive and determination that takes place every year. After seeing this class' commitments over the past four years, I know we all have landmarks of which we should be proud.
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