The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, October 23, 1987 Page: 3 of 6
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Octoiex 23. 1W7 Ptfe 3
Highlights of ROTC
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by Leah Teague
The ROTC cadets have been
at it again the weekend of
Sept 18-20 they attempted
water survival training while
going down the Guadalupe
River in canoes Although most
of the cadets had been
canoeing before it was
amazing how many canoes
remained belly-up most of the
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Two ROTC cadets risk certain death from capsizing to wave to the camera while canoeing dowh
the Guadalupe wver aurmg Water Survival Training weekend Sept 18-20 (Photo by Leah
league)
Allocation of time
by Dale Crow
If last week you benefited
from the revelation of the "Time
Tattleteller" you may now be
ready to take more positive
control of your affairs by
scheduling the use of your
time On the other hand if you
found that you are using your
time just the way that you
thought you were then you. oh
superior being may not need
the Time Plan that will be
discussed in this issue
For the rest of us common or-
dinary forgetful and envious
people a plan may save a lot
of time that would otherwise
be unknowingly wasted or not
used to the best effect It may
forestall panic cramming" for
some test that caught us by
surprise It very definitely will
give us more time to do almost
everythmg-if we stick to it that
is
To make your plan use two
sheets of standard size paper
The holes for your three ring
binder for page one should be
on the right for page two the
holes should be on the left
That way when you open your
binder you will be looking at
your whole week's schedule all
at the same time
Use two columns for each
day of the week Label the first
column "planned" and the
teecond column "actual "
Absurdities
by Patrick ODonneH
Have you ever felt
dishwasher safe7 Good I have
too I ask you this question
because I want to bring up a
very important aspect of our
lives that we tend to overlook
absurdity No really I'm serious
Try going to the Kettle
sometime and playing
around with the various objects
on the table Ah.the napkin of
nepotism or "the spoon of
serendipity" Better yet try the
ashtray of anarchy It mocks
time1 Through the rapids over
the falls around and around in
the boats - the water survival
training weekend was a suc-
cess ROTC training never ends
however the cadets meet for-
mally for lab at noon on
Tuesdays and Thursdays In
fact if you ever see Parramore
Field raided by 60 funny-
Use one row frv each hour of
the day Start with the hour
before you normally get up
Continue down the columns
making one row for each hour
until the time that you normally
go to bed Label the hours
AM and PM or use the
24-hour clock
If you would rather just buy a
time plan go to the print shop
and ask for their "Time Plan " It
will cost you lO cents for both
pages that's the cost of
reproduction
Using your "Time Tattleteller"
schedule your time (in the
' planned" column only) for
each day of the week Before
you begin enter the things that
you do not control the times
for such as class times don't
forget things like shopping
and laundry are essentials that
also neea to be scheduled
After you have scheduled all
the things that are fixed in time
and the things that are a must
for every week make a copy
The copy is the one you should
use to finish your schedule
Keep the original to make a
new copy for epch suc-
ceeding week
Fill in the scheduled activities
that you have more control
over a that are less perma-
nent As you progress
throughout the week enter
under the "actual" column the
for your everyday use
my very existence" As you
smugly sit on those fine
simulated leather seats con-
gratulate yourself you are well
on your way to experiencing
the blissful state of absurdity
Next grab a can of shellac
Muster up a serious west-Texas
drawl and build a comment
box like the one they have in
Moody center 'Pienso que.
see my brand new comment
box? Shellacked the whole
thing myself it's got a brand
new combination lock on it
lookmg creatures crawling on
the ground with rifles you
might think the Russians have
arrived
The cadets attempt to learn
every aspect of strategy and
tactics in just such practical ex-
perience With repelling
orienteering canoeing and
much more it's not just school
anymore it's an adventure
needed
things that vou really did Atjhe
end of the week when you
make up your schedule for the
coming week consider the
"actual" vs the "planned" col-
umns that have been com-
pletea Make adjustments to
ensure you begin ac-
complishing what you want to
accomplish After a few weeks
the two columns should come
close to being the same
though they may never actual-
ly match you want to leave
yourself some flexibility
Next some more important
things to remember about
study habits What pays more
dividends than any other thing
you can do is to preview
before each class and review
as soon as you can after each
class Study often rather than
rarely but for long periods of
time For each subject always
study in the same place at the
same time with the same
study partners
Keep an eye on your time
plan and be sure to review its
progress every few weeks That
way you can be certain that
you are maintaining the goals
you set out to accomplish And
also keep the study tips in
mind because although
midterms may be pretty much
over it seems there are always
going to be lots more tests to
look forward to
and I threw away the key You
can put your comments in that
there box but uh III never see
em Sure does look nice
though doesn't it? Shellac
shellac"
Using the same drawl let
those around you know what
you think of them dropping by
at four am "Pienso que I love
you but you're all fired now get
out of my face"
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Parramore meets Price
Platoon Sergeant Jeff Price goes
(Photo by Leah Teague)
Tire-d out
Private Pam Jones goes up against some mean treads durmq part
must target them into a foxhele
(Photo by Leah league)
The fine
by Jeff Drake
One of the problems with
college life is there seem to be
so few tangipie results for one's
efforts
Take me for example I've
been here for about two mon-
ths and have yet to see any
billboards put up because I ve
passed a history test is that
really too much to ask? Am I
being an egomaniac? Does it
matter? Well on with our saga
Yes I know the old argument
that you get a grade for your
effort but come on A cow gets
to chew a cud because it eats
grass for dinner but I'll bet not
one cow considers it a reward
Besides you cant touch a
grade or cover it m chocolate
sauce so it's not really like a
treat
Some of you out there are
probably thinking Why
doesn't the bum go out and
get a job? That way he'd get
paid as a reward for work " A
very good question I could
answer with what I usually say
"My grades are my job" but
an answer like that besides
sounding stupid is a lie I know
the reading audience is more
intelligent than that You have
more integrity and class
Therefore I'll tell you the truth I
don't work because I'm in-
dependently wealthy
This leads me back to
square one I am stuck yet
again doing all of these
"things" ana not getting
anything out of it but personal
satisfaction (whoever thought
of personal satisfaction must
have run out of fudge or
something)
I did have a system all work-
ed out when I first arrived here
It was the "Reward As You Go"
system whereby I compen-
sated myself for doing simple
menial mindless tasks (which
because I do so many simple
menial mindless tasks was a
huge success)
I'd wake up in the morning
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a window distant foxholes trenches defined areas and bunkers
art of indulgence
and pop a Goo-Goo Cluster
into my mouth "You're such a
good boy" I'd say to myself
After all I did get out of bed
Periodically throughout the
day I d reward myself for walk-
ing to class finding the right
seat remembering my
books well you get the pic-
ture One morning. I walked into
the cafeteria and had myself
all situated for breakfast when
a friend came over and sat
down She took one look at my
plate and was aghast
Why m creation ao you
have ten doughnuts stackea
up on your plate?' she in-
quired I looked up absently and
pushed the doughnut tower
over "They're not stacked
anymore." I said plunging into
my third bowl of cereal
"That's not what I meant"
she replied throwing a napkin
at me
I looked around quickly to
make sure no one had seen
and tapped the plastic rule
holder thoughtfully provided
for our dining convience
What sort of a rebel are you
anyway?" I asked between
clenched teeth She merely
rolled her eyes and started in
on her reconstituted eggs
After a while she looked up
and said. You're never going
to finish all those doughnuts "
"Oh" I said looking up from
my cereal "and why not?"
"Because" she said and
began to eat her bacon I
went and got three more
doughnuts
"What did you do that for ?'
she asked
"For a while." I retorted By this
time several other happy
diners had joined us and were
absorbed in our conservation
"No. no someone inter-
rupted What she meant was
why did you get more
doughnuts ?"
I was about to leave the
-
at Parramore Field
of the grenade assault course
table when it suddenly hit me
These poor souls had never
heard of the "Reward As You
Go" system My heart went out
to them Patiently I sat down
and began to explain
Well eight of those
doughnuts are because I got
eight hours sleep last night "
Eight hours!" someone ex-
ploded "I haven't had eight
hours sleep in three months1"
Which my readers is an im-
possibility No one can live if
they've only had eight hours
sleep during a three-month
time span I corrected him
and gave myself some
granola
You see" I began. "I par-
take m the Reward As You Go'
program For each hour of
sleep I get a doughnut How
else are you going to feel like
you've accomplished
something?"
Who cares'' someone
stated blankly "You're going
to weigh 5CO pounds before
the first year is over" With that
he pushed out his chair left the
table and stomped off
A passerby pushed the chair
back in and I gave her a
doughnut Good work!" I said
She dropped the doughnut
and ran
I sat and shook my head
slowly Some people would
never understand
These two doughnuts." I
continued "are because I
didn't drop my spoon Later on
I'll give myself three hours
sleep because I came and
showed up for breakfast"
Pass a doughnut" said the
friend who had started all the
trouble "I'm convinced "
While l have given up on the
system for the most part my
friend is utterly convinced and
is eating her way to becoming
the eight continent
Oh well every system has :ts
flaws I thmk I'll take a nap now
after all I did finish this article
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