Weather boosts morale

Laura Gieseking
Staff Writer
April 29, 2004, Page 1

Beautiful 68 degree weather leaves little room for students to stress about final projects and tests.
From playing catch on the lawns of the quads to playing frisbee on the lot near Frees, students have decided to close their text books and use the daylight hours for their own enjoyment.
“On nice days its great to be able to go outside, play frisbee, and forget about class,” freshman Ellie Windle said. “These days just make me happy to be alive.”
After the long winter months of freezing cold temperatures and heavy amounts of snow, students are not taking the warm weather for granted.
“If it’s a nice day, I’m skipping class and going fishing with a six pack,” junior Blake Lambert said. “Cold beer is always better on a warm day.”
The warm weather has also helped with the overall morale of the campus.
“I got back my chem test and it was a 44%,” freshman Jack Smith said. “But I walked outside and saw that it was a beautiful day and the sun was still shining. I wasn’t going to let one insignificant test ruin my day.”
The warm temperatures are allowing students to put away their bulky winter coats and bring out their summer wardrobes, giving students some interesting benefits.
“I like it when the tan, hot sweaty boys take their shirts off in the heat,” freshman Heather Yancy said. “That is when you know that summer is almost here.”

Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down 03/04/04

• Thumbs up to HLP for being informative speakers to campus. Great job.
• Thumbs up to track members who made it to Nationals.
• Thumbs up Women’s History Month events at Doane.

• Thumbs down to the dreary, cloudy weather.
• Thumbs down to network freezes. It seems to happen just before you save.
• Thumbs down to the new viruses acting like Doane e-mail. Don’t open them!

Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down 02/26/06

• Thumbs up to everyone who helped out during the Frees flood.
• Thumbs up to predictions of improving weather in the future.
• Thumbs up to Tiger athletics for their great performances.

• Thumbs down to people who play football indoors.
• Thumbs down to all the mud created by the melting snow.
• Thumbs down to not having a Fat Tuesday dinner in the cafeteria. We’re very disappointed in you.