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FINALS GUIDE
table of contents
3. Retirees settle down in Lawrence
4. Saturday was a special day for Swedish celebration
5. Top ten tips for finals week
6. Lawrence jewelry stores struggle with tough economy
8-27. Puzzles: sudokus, crosswords and cryptoquips
Editors'note
Soon, all of us will start feeling joy again. In one more week.
Yes, one more. But it's a long week, this week. Everyone dreads finals week. Seriously. Could you imagine someone saying they love crawling into the deep, dark stacks of Watson Library and reading Nietzsche for six hours straight when the only sound you can hear is the tapping of your pencil and the sped-up beating of your heart because you've had too much energy drink?
We can't.
Finals week grinds on your soul. It's kind of like in the poem "The Raven." You're feeling like that poor guy who can't stop reading lore and thinking about his lost love, Lenore. It's rough.
But keep things in perspective. In 30 years, will you care what grade you got on that microeconomics final or that paper about Clarence Thomas' childhood? No, and neither will your future employer. Finals and grades aren't a judgment on your value as a person, so just relax — unless you're planning to go to law school or graduate school. Then you should probably try pretty hard.
So try not to make this week too dreadful. Study a little bit, but be sure to have fun. We're young. Find a way to relax. You must have something to distract you from this mess.
Get some two-for-one ice cream at Sylas and Maddy's on Tuesday night. Walk down Mass. Street under the beautifully lit trees. See a movie. Get some holiday shopping done.
We know you've got the right priorities — you've picked up this edition of The University Daily Kansan instead of studying. We've given you what you really want: a whole lot of crossword puzzles and sudokus. So fill those out, and read a few feature stories to escape.
Us? We'll probably cope by drinking hella' coffee, cramming into the late hours of the night and finishing our days reading up on the latest news about David Duchovny. Did you hear he just got nominated for a Golden Globe?
Say goodbye to The Kansan for this semester, and so will we — it's our last go-round as editors here. Thanks for reading this semester.
So have a good break. And remember: The truth is out there.
DECEMBER 15,2008
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THE UNIVERSITY BARY KANSAN