University of Massachusetts Lowell - Sojourn / Knoll Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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I 'm Still Laughing In my first three years of wandering aimlessly through the hallowed halls of the University of Lowell, lhave learned many strange and wonderful things. Among these bits of knowledge, now stored away in the corners of my brain lurks the fact thatllfe In general and school life In particular is not half as bad as everyone makes it out to be lm not saying that complaining about the things which are a general pam IS not legltamate Complamlng IS an integral part of every students life and a great source of conversation All Im trying to point out IS that If I a confessed dumb broad can survive the rigors of techie llfe II just cant be all that bad I am completely convinced that attl tude IS the most Important factor In maintaining your sanity in this not so sane environment Fortunately for me I started out from day one wlth an lcan see the humor in anything attitude This I found to be my best defense against the contradictions misunderstandings and general screwups which seem to occur daily In the life of every ULowelI student Red tape IS definitely my favorite amusing pastime here at the University Before I had even managed to complete my first month of intensive U2 studies I came to the realization that In order to even sneeze un class you must fill out 30 forms In triplicate Instead of letting this annoying process drive me to taking a midnight swim In the Northern Canal I decided that if you can t beat them smother theml So now before making even a minor change In my life pattern I make sure to hlt up the registrars office for a large pile of every form I can find I then ask everyone I can find to sign somewhere on something hoping that eventually I wlll get the right E na E u .: U f au m ull .li ls This A New Major? 12 , I

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N92 If A true friend unbosoms freely. ad- visesiustly, assists readily, adven- tures boldly, takes all patiently. defends courageously, and contin- ues a friend unchangeably. - Wil- liam Penn Do badly what you do at all. - Aesop's Fables To be a rock and not to roll. - Led Zeppelin Lord, To whom should we go? It is Thou that hast the words of Eter- nal Life. - St. Peter There's no such thing as a free lunch. You gotta be Klaghornin' mel - B.C. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Ge- nius will notp unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not, the world is filled with edu- cated derelicts. Persistence and Determination are omnipotent. - Napoleon Hills 8 W. Clement Stone 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Love and truth are alike in that they both are difficult to find, and require some effort to keep. - Mi- chael Girard And then you woke up. Two roads diverged in the wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost Word to the wise: Leave no turn unstonedl - Vera You tried 'to walk on a trail we were carving, now you know that we framed you. - Pete Townshed Whenever people or circum- stances make you question your- self, what you are doing, or what your worthiness to succeed at it. remember that your strongest re- serve and your only answer is yourself. - Peggy C. Shanahan Reality is all a state of mind.