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STUDENT LIFE 27

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VIEW Routines: Reflections of Reality Yesterday I trudged up and down Bruin Walk eleven times. I can ' t believe it! When they told me about the high attrition rate here I thought they were talking about academic prowess and not physical stamina. As we all know, UCLA thrives on its diversity. Yet, some statistician must have neglected the fact that all of those diversified knowledge seekers seem to stand in the same lines, ride the same shuttle bus to Lot 32 and walk up Bruin Walk time and time again. Here it is—my college experience, that new epoch in my life, the stepping stone to my multi-million dollar career—and here I am, routine-ridden. It ' s scary how big of a rut I ' m in. Here it is—my college experience, that new epoch in my life, the stepping stone to my multimillion dollar career—and here I am, routine-ridden! I brush my teeth every morning (Mom ' s orders) along with ten other people from my dorm. I read the personals in the Daily Bruin while waiting for my prof to arrive. I play Pac-Man until I clear the board at least three times on my way back up Bruin Hike. I check to see if the late book for my history class has come in yet (yes, the final is in two weeks). I could go on forever, but I ' m afraid this list would become another routine thing! You know what? Something is fishy about all these routines. I had Psych 10 fall quarter and I remember reading something about mind control patterning. I think I may have stumbled across some sort of elitist plot or something. (If it ' s not the administration ' s plan, then I ' m sure those Young, Irate and Ticked-Off Socialistic Agitators are in on it.) I can ' t believe it—what a paper topic for my class, Terrorism Today. I think I ' ll go see my TA after class, or maybe right after I play a little Pac-Man first... Better yet, I ' ll go to my prof during his office hour...First I think I ' ll thumb through the Bruin over a cup of coffee in Kerckhoff to make sure nothing exciting is happening on campus...Gee, what ' s going on in Meyerhoff Park? Oh, another religious zealot...I wonder when the new schedule of classes comes out?...Is the psych department going to offer The Psychology of Routines? ...Boy,. am I hungry...I ' ll have to see my prof about this tomorrow...I ' d better do some studying tonight...I really should do my laundry before I start my paper...I always have a hard time finding a place to study in URL...I can ' t wait until tomorrow, I can sleep ' til nine...Why not play a quick game of Pac-Man before I go back to the dorm, then I ' ll start my homework. I really think there is something to these routines after all. Hold it! Just wait one cotton-pickin ' minute! I seem to recall a high school routine, a summer-time routine, and I even have a dating routine. Gee, these routines can ' t be that bad, at least I know what to do after the nice dinner, the movie and the extended drive home with Sarah Lee Sleeze. Now I can see these routines in a new light! I think these things help us to get along day to day without undue stress and strain. Move over Freud baby, I have a new topic in mind— Routine Ways Make for Better Days. (Aren ' t flashes of genius great?) —JDL

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VIEW WITH STYLE What is it? Who ' s got it? And where can I some? Well, first off, style isn ' t something you can buy; it ' s intangible. According to Webster ' s, it ' s the way something is said or done. For example, translated into fashion, style is not just the clothes you wear; it ' s the manner in which you wear them. Individuality is the key to style. You can dress with style Fashion is fantasy; it ' s meant to be fun. and not be fashionable (and vice versa). We all have our own way of doing things, or own style, right? Sure. Anyhow, getting back to styles 28 STUDENT LIFE