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advice<br />
YOUR SUMMER PLANS<br />
Q: What should I do over the summer?<br />
10<br />
By Chris Hunter<br />
A: Summer is the time to take a break from<br />
school and focus on your mental health and<br />
academic future.<br />
For rising sophomores, I recommend<br />
doing fun or amusing<br />
activities, like<br />
going to the MOST<br />
or rebelling against<br />
those who control<br />
the social means<br />
of production: the<br />
bourgeoisie. <strong>The</strong><br />
freshman-to-sophomore<br />
summer is one of the last “free” summers<br />
you’ll have, so enjoy it.<br />
When the summer of your sophomore-to-junior<br />
year approaches, the dawning<br />
realization that you are becoming a young<br />
adult comes to light. This summer is when<br />
some would say that you should find a job,<br />
but that’s exactly what they want: for the proletariat<br />
to stay underneath them. Either that,<br />
or go visit the Dinosaur BBQ with friends.<br />
Probably one of the most important<br />
summers of your high-school life is the summer<br />
of your junior-to-senior year. Colleges<br />
are likely looking for things that make you<br />
college-worthy, but don’t stress. If you’re<br />
interested in art, visit the Everson Museum<br />
of Art; if you find theater entertaining, take a<br />
trip to Syracuse Stage.<br />
If you’re frustrated with working long<br />
hours with low wages for the benefit of the<br />
upper class, take up arms against the<br />
bourgeoisie. It’s important to reward yourself—here’s<br />
room where you can be a narcissistic<br />
capitalist.<br />
Some colleges<br />
ask applicants to<br />
list their favorite<br />
concerts, exhibits<br />
and movies, so not<br />
only will you have<br />
fun doing things<br />
you love, but it may<br />
give you an upper hand in the application<br />
process!<br />
<strong>The</strong> summer before your senior year is,<br />
in my opinion, a time to relax. By this time,<br />
you’ve concluded months and months of<br />
schoolwork, so you have time to unwind.<br />
Make a bucket list of things you want to do<br />
or a list of materials needed for the rebellion.<br />
Gathering friends for the revolution is step<br />
one to our step-by-step plan to end the capitalist<br />
rule that we have all learned to obey.<br />
If you want actual advice, finding things<br />
that interest you is a great place to start. Go<br />
buy tickets in advance for the Great New York<br />
State Fair in August and go as many times as<br />
you can afford. Keep in mind that you don’t<br />
have to do everything; just do things that<br />
you know will help you have fun and have a<br />
stress-free summer.<br />
“If you’re frustrated with working<br />
long hours with low wages for the<br />
benefit of the upper class, take up<br />
arms against the bourgeoisie.”
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