Control only what you can control

THE WICHITAN STAFF

The journey that is college is filled with so much uncertainty. The average person graduates a different person than they were four years before and it begs the question of if the college experience assists with the development of growth and maturity. I personally feel like it does. The college experience is the first time that many people have some form of autonomy over their lives and experiences. So, why is it so shocking that people develop the most when they are in control? This brings to mind the saying, “you can only control what is within your span of control”. This saying is the watchword for college students because even though for most of us this is our first attempt at autonomy, the experience of college is not realis- tic and true to life outside college, or at least so we’ve heard. Is there ever a time when as humans we are in control entirely? Is there a way to guarantee our performance or future by how intentional we choose to act or is life just a big blurb of luck. Does everything happen in a predestined fashion or is there just a big wheel that spins somewhere and someone who picks at ran-

April 1

Maverick’s Day of Service.

The Office of Student Leadership and Involvement will be hosting their annual Maverick’s Day of Service. This event provides students the opportunity to volunteer and help out the Wichita Falls Community. The event will begin at 9 a.m.and run till 12 p.m. with check in starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 1 in the CSC Atrium.

April 8

“Supporting Indigenous Sisters: An International Print Exchange” Exhibition Opening dom people’s luck. There really is no way to know, but there is hard science behind putting in effort and getting good grades or going to the gym and getting results. And so maybe for the simpler things effort equals result but for something as complex as the entirety of your life there are so many factors that impact the results of your choices.