Letters to the Editor

[b]Give it the old college try[/b]

Dear Editor,

If I may, I would like a couple column inches of your paper to make a dare with the new class of students. It’s a double-dog-dare, so no fair backing out.
Since I came to college in the fall of 2005, I was a shy recluse, rarely seen outside of my classes, and my brisk walks to and from Parkhurst Hall. Then, after several months of being too chicken to go out and have fun, I finally bit the bullet and forced myself to be social.

The people I met made me realize something quite interesting. To these people, who I thought were in a league beyond awesome, I was cooler than cool. Ice cold, as I believe Outkast called it.

How’d that happen?!? I’m an average looking dude with a myriad of interests, each as detached from one another as the last. Seriously, country music, “Star Wars” and newspaper writing. All over the map.

Being in college, and meeting the awesome folks I described above really helped me to evolve as a person. Mainly, though, they taught me it was alright to be myself and just to do what I enjoy, since I knew there were people out there that would accept me for exactly who I was.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is freedom. The ability to do whatever your heart desires and know that the people who matter most won’t think bad of you for it. True freedom.

So what did I do with my freedom? I sat on Front Campus with a “Star Wars” coloring book and a box of crayons and colored for hours with some friends while listening to Disney soundtracks on an iPod.

I went to Karaoke night at Buffington’s and sang Backstreet Boys (“Larger Than Life”, in case you wanted to know) which drew massive applause from a crowd, despite my lack of singing talent.

I played Dungeons and Dragons, which was, to my own great surprise, not nearly as nerdy and much cooler than I thought it would be.

In all the cases above, tip of the iceberg though they may be, it was the people that made them worthwhile. GCSU is a big enough school to meet the people who will accept you for who you are and will be right there beside you through thick and thin.
So my challenge to our new freshmen is to go out there and meet those people, and do what you enjoy. Give it the old college try.

And if you ever want to color on Front Campus, give me a shout.

Sincerely,
Lee Sandow
Senior
Mass Communication

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