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Atom Courtesy of Pitzer Development Office ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Other Side Lt;JJ'EBS To The Seniors .iLUrnatlw l?tMJdmgfor Alu.natJw Pecpk Editor universities. Instead of comparing our­ particular field becomes truly focused. J. Patrick Henry Student Reaches selves to USC, a more appropriate For undergraduates, the emphasis in Associate Editor comparison m ight be schools like class should be on the objective: criti­ his is about finding a job after you graduate--a time which, David Glickman Out From Swarthmore, Haverford or Occidental. cal thinking, formal analysis and effec­ In schools like those, we might find a tive expression. This would benefit all Managing Editors for some of us, may be just around the corner. There's a Correctional Facility standard of comparison. It might students, regardless of their post-col­ Tcommon misconception around college campuses. Maybe Jennifer Hoffman. Sara Shepperd prove fruitful to look at their curricu­ lege intentions. you know it-leave college without a job "lined up" and you're Production Manager Dear Editor- lum and teaching methods to judges l would contend that a more de­ screwed. Brett Speer l'm a college student in a correction­ whether Pitzer is truly a Utopia. manding curriculum enhances a al facility and I'd like to establish con­ The difference one might discover is .. Pitzer education," not destroys it. It This is wrong. Advertisin~ Manager tact with the outside world. I'd like to may be Lime for Pitzer as a commumty • Mike ()(bin in the area of expectations. Both stu­ Of course, it would be nice to have some ideal form of employ­ correspond with other college stu­ dent and faculty expectations of what to re-evaluate its education goals. As Photographlc Editor dents. I'd like to place a letter in your can be done might be seen as too low. the administration consciously makes ment ready for you right after the celebration of graduation. But Pauline ao school paper in hopes of gaining that The inherent idea throughout Mr. an attempt to attract more "tradiuon­ counting on that will really screw you. Art Edi,or correspondence. Henry's article is that classes are not al" students, it may be necessary to We as seniors are at the unique point of our lives. We can shoot for Seth Winnick I hope that I haven't offended any­ very demanding, but that this leads to adapt the expectauons of both faculty anything in life we choose. The invaluable liberal arts education ac­ News Editor one or asked you to violate any school academic freedom and an opportunity and students to reflect this Lrend. The Kristin Kasper quired here at Pitzer gives us the power to open whatever doors we rules by my request. If l have, I sin­ to pursue a specific field of interest. addition of general requirements is a S~rts Editor cerely apologize. Thank you for your His point is that a heavy load of home­ start, which also supplements the Jdeas choose, no matter if the field lies within our concentration or not. v1d Stoiber time, patience and consideration. work ·and classes will stine that free­ of interdisciplinary perspective and di­ Freshfolks arrive at college without knowing what they want to I'm a lonely incarcerated college stu­ dom. I would argue differently. versity. do, and that's fine. Seniors have even been known to approach their Review Editor dent who seeks correspondence. I'm a The primary purpose of an under­ Without a doubt, for the student Jenny Spitz departure time without that knowledge, and that's fine, too. Too 29-year-old business major whose in­ graduate education should be the de­ who is more motivated and sure of his Calendar Editor terests are reading and writing poetry, velopment of critical thinking and field of interest, Pitzer can provide a many people approach the idea of post-graduate employment from a Melody Bolen playing the bass guitar and listening to writing skills. A well-developed abiHty nurtunng atmosphere. But the P!lzcr mind-set which says your work in college determines your job after Fiction Contributor music. 1 also enjoy good movies and to analyze information and effectively community (including administration, college. lisa Taplin intelligent conversation. express that analysis can only come faculty and students) has an obligation I'd like to hear from people of all Perhaps your "concentration" provides exactly what you're inter­ Facult,t Advisor from a challenging course curriculum. to provide the best education possible AI adltel shades and interests. If you like meet­ These skills don't develop in a struc­ to all of the students. Pitzer is not a ested in. Although the temptation is great, don't let the little fact that ing new people and sharing your ideas ture that consists of, as Mr. Henry puts Utopia, but it does have the potential you've spent close to $100,000 on your education determine your and thoughts, feel free to reply. it, "a little reading this week, a five­ to provide a challenging, thought-pro­ Writers career. Thank you. pager later in the month." voking education to all of its students. Tim Ahearn. Bill Ramsey, The importance of these skills be­ -Deryck O'Brien Thomas Mills. Katie Marble. Bill If you're not sure what you want to do and college hasn't given you Christopher Burkett 89A8728 Foreman. Ardi Eggleston, Arnie comes even more significant when one Sophomore all the answers, shoot for the stars! If there is something you like, go Greenberg, Alfie Alsdluler. Hon()( Marcy Correctional Facility considers that many people don't pur­ for it. Find out what it takes to be a private investigator, look into Prouty, Eric Elliott. Francesca Tussing, Marcy, New York 13403 sue careers in the field of their majors. CORRECTIONS working on your favorite television show, or set your sights on open­ Travis Wright. liz Knox. Therefore, for many people what they Amanda Widdoes learn is secondary to how they learn. The cover photo from lhc October 2 issue w<~.s ing your own business ... but whatever you do, understand this: it Additionally, the .. ample opportuni­ taken by DaVid Hyde. The photo was of lhc Photographers Matchupechu mountains io Peru. will take a lot of work-more than you've ever known. If you can Mark Evans, John M:Ciellan. Redefining Utopia ty to explore" as Mr. Henry speaks of get past that, it won't be so hard to tum a deaf ear to friends and Joli Williams. Bill Ramsey has the net effect of putting many stu­ The author of the SPORTS SHORTS rCilW~d Artists Dear Editor- dents at a disadvantage. According to unidentified lo lhe October 2. He is IJ2Vid family so quick to discourage with sentiments like "It won't be his commentary, a challenging educa­ Stoiber, Spons Editor. easy!" Christopher Michna. Freya Prowe. In response to Mr. Henrys "Utopia" Patrick Gehlen, Laure Holloway, piece in the last issue of The Other tion is to be had by those who are "re­ ally interested in their particular field ln "What I Did On My Summer Vacation," io Sure, we're all going to have to work sooner or later but if you take Christina Crooker Side, I think there are a couple of lhe October 2 issue, uura Gattume:il's name only the job that is given to you, you can be sure that it will be a points that need to be made. A more of study." I would agree with this, but was misspdkd. Columnist this excludes those students who don't Seth leibsohn realistic look needs to be taken at small one, even if it does feature "opportunity for advancement.., have a clear picture of their interests. ln the Special Repon m the October 2 ISSUe Pitzer College, because describing •For Extenu1 Use Only: Stories From Where there are great rewards, there are courageous men and The Ocher Side is a publication of the Certainly, most students don't arrive students of PilUJ College. The edi- Pitzer as a Utopia implies that it is per­ Abroad," the .inUoductory passage "W3S unin· women. You have to work for the good things in life, the important tors reserve lhe right to edit all materi- fect, and in no need of improvement. at college with a concrete idea of their tcntionally cut off. The last sentence should als submiued to this publication. major, so why do they have to look have read: "Whether it was exotiC food, ruaked Surely, that is not the case.