Being sick isn't so bad; it even has some advantages.
You don't have to bother feeling guilty about missing class, and laying around hopped up on meds is a great way to relax and drift off into another world where great column ideas are born.
However, friends like Tylenol and Robitussin cause the mind to wander, making it difficult to focus on one topic.
So, in lieu of one thought being formulated into a single column, here is my observation buffet, courtesy of the past two weeks and many medications.
The beautification of campus continues with the renovation of Ball Gym, and I couldn't be more pleased. That place used to look like it was airlifted out of a Third World country and dropped on campus.
Now, if North Quad could be re-made so it didn't look like a prison maze on the inside, and if Cooper Science Complex could be remodeled to not look like a car parts warehouse, then we'd be talking.
Trucker hats, popped collars and pink shirts aren't an "in" thing anymore, are they? OK, just making sure.
One night during fraternity rush week, members of a certain fraternity were kicking kickballs in the air over the street in an attempt to hit oncoming cars, and they actually succeeded in hitting a car's hood. Whether they were trying to look cool in front of the recruits or what, I do not know, but there has never been a better way to perpetuate the fraternity stereotype than this action did.
It looks like the football team received loads of cash this year to play schools that are bigger, better and more athletic than ours. In total, Iowa, Auburn and Boston College paid us more than $1 million to play them.
The money is all fine and dandy, but what happens when a team gets beat up on so bad that no one wants to keep track of or watch the games? That's right: That nice, expanded stadium won't have anyone to fill the seats.
In a move of goodwill toward students, the Atrium is finally accepting meal cards between 11 a.m. and 12:50 p.m., at least partly because of Woodworth being remolded.
It's about time, and hopefully this access can continue after the dining hall remodeling is finished.
And finally, President Jo Ann Gora couldn't have been more right when she said athletes should be held accountable for their actions in violating the "extra benefits" rule.
We're all adults here at this university, and no one should hold my hand, your hand or any athlete's hand through our four years here. Ignorance is no longer an excuse at this stage in our lives.
Grow up, learn a lesson, and move on.
It's called life, and I'm going to keep living it one cold medication at a time.
Write to Ryan at
rjsmith@bsu.edu
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