Midnight Breakfast

The posters for this year's Midnight Breakfast went up today, and the information included on them shocked both myself and my friends. This year, the infamous celebration of the end of the semester is not entirely free for the students. Each hungry scholar is required to bring one canned food item that will be donated to the food pantry.

Don't get me wrong-I think providing people who are in dire need of food with canned goods is a wonderful idea and something more citizens should do on a regular basis. My beef with the food drive results from the fact that I thought the Midnight Breakfast was a reward for hardworking students, not a fundraiser. I feel as though I'm being used to make the college look good, not being served warm pancakes because I busted my butt over the past four months. But whatever.

Maybe I'm overreacting. Post your comments and let me know what you think.

College at any age

This winter, it will not be uncommon to see an 80-year-old student at Taiwan's National Chung Cheng University. For three weeks, the school is opening its doors to senior citizens who never had the opportunity to attend college. And, according to an article in The China Post, these scholars are getting the full college experience. They will live in the dorms and eat in the dining halls during their five day stay at the university.

How cool is that? There's a large university in my hometown, but the most senior citizens can do there is audit a class. Marietta could stand to try this. I know I'd be willing to share my room.