This exceptional weather has caused me to do some exceptional things. In fact, I’ve done almost everything except enjoy it.
For a long time I believed that it was actually impossible for the sun to shine at this college. On the rare days when the sun is shining at my house on Washington Street, it seems to always disappear when I reach 30th Avenue.
“Does God have something against community college students?” is the question I’d ask myself.
Religion aside, do you want to know what makes me glow the most on these days of bright skies?
People.
Believe it or not, when the sun comes out it actually appears that human life exists on campus. People come out the woodwork — like insects or something. They’re sitting in the grass doing homework, chilling on benches around campus and enjoying lunch in Bristow Square.
Heck, The Torch’s grumpy editor, who promotes the idea of all-work-and-no-play, was tossing a Frisbee around outside the office. I’m still not sure which is gloomier: the clouds over 30th or my boss when I disregard his suggestions for this column.
Needless to say, I didn’t participate in the disc tossing because I’m getting much too old to over-exert myself like that.
At 20 now, my athletic career was dead and buried after P.E. class in high school.
Athleticism aside, this warm weather offers a glimmer (get it?) of hope. When people are out and about, it feels like we might actually have something that resembles a unifying culture on this campus.
If you’re even remotely familiar with this column, you know about my obsession with campus culture or lack thereof.
Something as simple as good weather can get the ball rolling really quick.
Not to mention…
Heaven — or lack thereof — forbid…
You spoke with another student.
That would really supercharge my mission.
I implore you: Get out and enjoy this weather while you can. It would brighten my day.
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Managing Editor Andy Rossback is at 541-463-5109 or a.rossback@gmail.com.
