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Queen’s Jubilee
In honor of Her Majesty’s 60 years on the
throne, England is having an extended weekend
celebration June 2-5.
2012 Olympics in London
Another reason why London is the
place to be this summer. May the odds
be ever in your favor.
UNC Apps
NextBus—avoid standing at the bus stop for
an extra hour. UNC Mobile App—maps,
sports and news, oh my!
Carolina Fever
It’s literally hot, but you can see
page 22 for additional reasons why.
Draw Something
As if we’re not distracted enough in class,
now our mindless doodling can become a
means of social interaction.
The Art of Registration
It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone and I need someone... to drop POLI 101
so that I can add it to my schedule for next semester.
Registering for classes is like trying to finish a puzzle. You rummage in a pile
of funny-shaped, cardboard pieces, rearranging ones that seem to fit together
and tossing the ones that don’t, until you come up with the perfect picture.
Unfortunately, scheduling isn’t always that easy.
I came across a UNC Meme the other day that borrows a scene from Pixar’s
“Toy Story.” Buzz Lightyear has one arm outstretched in midair and the other
around a frowning Woody. Buzz looks off in the distance, and says: “Blue
squares. Blue squares everywhere.”
Precisely. Thank you, Buzz.
But it’s not just about electronically racing with 65 other students to add the
one class that fulfi lls The World Before 1750, Global Issues and Philosophy/
Moral Reasoning. It’s not just about obsessively checking ConnectCarolina
between classes and before bed at 2 a.m.
What makes class registration so stressful for us is the notion that much of
our college career—and our GPA—depends on the classes we take. After all,
we have to spend an entire semester with that particular professor, studying that
particular subject. There is the Add/Drop option during the first few weeks of
class, but there are also other factors to consider, such as timing, class size and, of
course, graduation requirements.
For instance, check out your experiential education (EE) requirement. Many
First Year Seminars (FYS) fulfi ll it or else you need to study abroad, have an
internship or be eligible for an upper level class which isn’t consistently offered.
The good news is, we have four wonderful years to complete all of our
requirements. More than likely, we’ll even have some extra space for electives
that, well, may or may not focus on a subject you are deeply passionate about.
When I was a freshman, I was excited to sign up for DRAM 131: Writing for
the Stage and Screen. After all, I had considered being a screenwriter and movie
director after being a part of a local acting group in Ayden for a good portion
of my high school career. Surely DRAM 131 would be perfect for me! And it
fulfi lled the Visual & Performing Arts requirement.
Instead, I got butted into ENGL 142: Film Analysis. Not exactly what I had
in mind.
As it turned out, my class got to view both national and international classics
by respected auteurs such as Stanley Kubrick, Charlie Chaplin and Vittorio De
Sica. Then we analyzed certain scenes of each movie. I learned professional fi lm
terminology and even created a storyboard of my own
short movie sequence. Most importantly, I learned
that I love watching movies more than I would
love making them.
Even though class registration causes
me numerous headaches and tantrums,
I’ve got to hand it to ConnectCarolina for
teaching me that stepping outside of my
comfort zone is actually an okay thing to
do and that it will not screw me over by
throwing off my college scheduling plans.
And in the end, this is what these four
years are about. We are here to learn about
globalization, social justice, the art of medicine
and the mechanics of creative writing. Before we
specialize in whatever field we’re interested in and enter the
In May, Michigan State
University will offer a sixweek
course titled “Surviving
the Coming Zombie Apocalypse:
Catastrophes & Human Behavior.”
source: www.mentalfloss.com
job market, we can still surprise ourselves with something new and unexpected.
After all, college is meant to expose us to different aspects of life that otherwise
we would not have seen.
A few weeks ago, Rob Nelson, a co-news anchor for ABC World News Now
and UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus, visited my JOMC 153: News Writing class. He
stood in front of our class and told us this: “You have your entire life to get a job
and work but only four years to make the most of college. Enjoy while you can.”
BY WENDY LU
&
that’s not
Vampire Movies
So over the Twilight craze, not even
looking forward to Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter. (Tim Burton’s Dark
Shadows might be an exception...)
Summer School
We’d be chillin’ in the Bahamas right
now if it weren’t for summer classes,
but at least we’ll graduate on time.
CTOPS Lanyards after CTOPS
What not to wear after orientation
ends. You’ll thank us later.
Fake Tans
Do yourself a favor—enjoy natural
rays on the Quad rather than look
like an oompa loompa.
Jorts on Guys
Jeans + shorts = cute cutoffs on girls,
creepy and weird on boys...
unless you’re in Carrboro.
QUAD
This month we sent our
photographer Elizabeth
Mendoza to find unique
fashion statements
around campus.
To see more, visit our blog at
blueandwhitemag.com/blog
“Today I’m vintage. Sometimes I’m comfortable
and vintage. I get girly sometimes. My favorite
stores are Urban Outfitters, thrift stores, Forever
21 and H&M. “
Giavanna White, sophomore
“My fashion is newly formed. I didn’t have any
fashion sense before college, but then I started
to watch TV and read magazines that had great
fashion so I started to dress better. “
Gigi Nemeroff, junior
“My fashion is eclectic. I just take pieces that I
like and put them together. If they don’t fit, I
make it fit.”
Jenn Chau, sophomore
“My parents lived in Europe so I took inspiration
from them. I also go to California for vacation so
I take some pieces inspired from there.”
Lindsey Rietkerch, sophomore
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