Nothing is like a late-March frosting and a Syracuse beating to cheer up our first week back from spring break.
Weatherman Gary England had the state – and Jon Stewart – on high alert. Blizzard-like conditions were storming our state! The man would probably interrupt commercial programming for light fog. Savvy station managers at News 9 wisely declined to disrupt Oklahoma’s beat-down of the Orange.
I predict the inebriated crowd at New York Pizza would have violently revolted if even one of Blake Griffin’s dunks was missed. England thought the weather was bad – wait till a mob of basketball and booze-infused students stormed his NASA-esque compound. Radars do not protect from that kind of severe weather.
We needed this weekend.
First, it puts a serious dent in those Global Warming charges. Moscow had warmer weather than Norman on Saturday, according to the Weather Channel. Sen. Jim Inhofe can breathe a momentary sigh of relief.
Second, our Sooner ego was badly bruised in Miami only a short time ago. I understand it’s basketball. Ten National Championships in the sport would not equal one in football. But, this is the first step on the road to recovery.
No doubt spring break left some spring broke – both academically and financially.
There are two types of people right now: those who had tests and papers due after spring break, and those who did not.
The latter category re-acclimated fine. They got some extra sleep, went to class and took their time.
The former scrambled to study. They cursed themselves for not budgeting any time over the break to prepare.
Blame should be shared equally. Professors who schedule a test, or make a paper due that first week, border on cruelty. Don’t professors understand the first week back is one big Sunday? A day to recover, replenish and remember what actually needs to be done. Grades only suffer when professors try it the other way.
UOSA may need to get involved. I would challenge our default-President and Vice President, Katie Fox and Dewey Bartlett, to push through legislation that prohibits professors from such brutal scheduling tactics. I believe our future leaders are progressive and student-sensitive. A pledge to, at the very least, investigate the matter would only confirm my beliefs.
Do I speak from experience on such matters?
Yes. My return flight from Las Vegas landed in Oklahoma City at 2:30 a.m. on Monday. I had a decent-size paper due in 10 hours. We were supposed to arrive hours earlier, but wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour shut down the airport.
I had taken only naps while I was in Las Vegas. I had to sleep if I even hoped to form a coherent sentence. I did turn the paper in on time.
But, I would still appreciate my student leaders to pass legislation that offered protection from 1) my own procrastination and 2) a professor’s unkind due date.
A thought or two on Las Vegas for potential visitors: it is an overload on the senses.
There is no place like it in the world. It is a city built on other people’s money. I likely contributed to someone’s weekly paycheck while I was there. But it is fun.
Guys, be forewarned. Unless you are accompanied by a plethora of beautiful women, entry into a club will be long and frustrating. Unless, of course, you feel led to splurge on bottle service for the small fee of $800. Or, you are Flavor Flav.
Where else in the world could a 4-foot man decked out in more bling than a Lil’ John video celebrate his 50th birthday with photographers snapping pictures of him like he is Justin Timberlake?
All you can do is smile and shake your head. At least I was not doing laps at 747.
-Matt Felty is a public administration senior.
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eightbitgirl 3 years, 1 month ago
May I interest you in a livejournal?
mfhayes 3 years, 1 month ago
Wha... what is this?
If I wanted to hear random thoughts about your spring break, I would have asked to be your facebook friend... and I don't want to be your facebook friend.
Flips88 3 years, 1 month ago
Matt Felty's bimonthly assault on journalism strikes again!
Actually, I don't know if you can call this journalism.
Frankly, I think this article should have begun "Dear Diary,.."
Tangential non sequiturs aside, I at least find your hilarious political musings more interesting to read than this useless drivel.
Intro->Weather->Basketball->School->Vegas->UOSA->Midgets in Vegas->The End
What?
P.S. You worked in references to Gary England, Jim Inhofe, and Vegas midgets, but no low blows on Barack Obama? Who are you and what have you done with the substandard conservative "journalist" I had come to know and love?