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Last weekend. Coach Glen Van Wieren said goodbye to the Holland Civic Center. T h e new $ 2 2 million DeVos Fieldhouse is scheduled lo open next fall, closing the 51 years the Flying D u t c h m e n have called the Civic Center home. " W e ' l l be slarting a new tradition
ing to live forever." V a n W i e r e n h a s p l a y e d at the Civic Center since he himself attended Hope, and his play there has continued since b e c o m i n g the basketball coach in 1977. Hope bid the building g o o d b y e with a bang, holding off Calvin College 71-68
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last Wednesday. ESPN w a s at the scene to cover the game for next fall's series on college basketball's 10 best rivalries. Hope-Calvin is the only rivalry on the list that is not a Division-1 team, and as of Monday, the rivalry w a s the favorite with 83.9% of the vole. Current statistics and the chance to vole can be found at \l "WMLink4224256F" http:// proxv.espn.po.com/chat/ s p o r t s n a t i o n / polling?event i d = l l 9 4 . "Thai's my life," VanWieren said. "I mean. I ' v e invested my life in teaching and coaching at Hope, and seeing ihe e m o t i o n of those guys coming back, it was really just an a m a / i n g scene. I d o n ' i think there's a building in Holland, with the exception of the churches of this
great town. that has had more impact on ihis c o m munity." The Civic Center's 96 cushioned 33. ' seats, 33, 5 6 0 sugar maple planks, and 6 , 2 2 0 ceiling t i l e s w i l l be sorely missed by the team. "It's just a palace to play basketball in," VanWieren said. "Really, the tradition isn't the building — it's the people inside it," said Van Wieren. whose program also features a near-perfect graduation rate. " S o all w e ' r e doing is moving that
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tradition three-quarters of a mile lo our c a m p u s — w e haven't played a game on our caippus for 75 years. And the whole design of the Civic Center — the crowd being close to ihe court, the cushioned seals, the lighting — it's all going to be the same."
Work from 2 but n e v c r - t h e - l e s s g r a n d t h e f t h a s n e v e r sounded so sweet. While Hope has yet to have s o m e o n e singing the Caribbean Blues f r o m J a c k s o n ' s prison every student on camp u s h a s a media library that could rival the Library of Congress. T h e best part about procrastinating with music is you can combine it with m a n y of ihe a f o r e m e n t i o n e d forms. S o continue to turn the mustc up and the friends d o w n Hope y o u ' v e m a d e music
ous and 9 out of 10 limes a n a p prevails. Just ask Sarah Jared . . . no answer well that's because she is sleeping on the political science w o r k r o o m floor instead of writing her China and Japan paper. Sarah gels a golden star along with other Hope narcoleptics; m a y b e they can save their golden stars and h a n g them on their wall like a diploma. Keep u p the good work n u m b e r t w o nappers. 1. E b a u m s w o r l d . c o m - Utterly useless
n u m b e r five. 4 . Food - Played off as an essential part of life; food has b e c o m e the biggest scapegoat since Iraq. F r o m Papa J o h n ' s to S u b ' s N More students' late night eating habits have cardiologist cashing in on early retirements and Taco Bell c a s h i n g in on loose pocket change. H o p e ' s dietary elite finds gluttony more useful than excel making food n u m b e r f o u r on H o p e ' s what lo do instead of work
surprisingly self-gratifying and an e g o boost for all of those w h o thought they could dance but were a little uncertain of themselves until they watched the Aisha video. E b a u m ' s World has c o m e on to the procrastination scene faster lhan the bubonic plague. T h i s w e b s i t e of h u m o r o u s idiots is g o o d f o r a laugh at any lime of the night o r day. If you find yourself feeling stupid thank our President and watch his speech on tribal sovere i g n l y to help r e m i n d yourself that e v e n k n o w Plato r e m i n d s us w e k n o w n o t h i n g good ol' W. knows a lot less. H e r e ' s to you Mr. President and w e thank you e b a u m f r o m the bottom of our self-deprecaling souls. Does the above sound familiar? If so here's s o m e lips f r o m Dr. Sarah Hansen:
list 3. Video G a m e s - W h y struggle with the stress of reality when you can avoid doing anything meaningful with video games. W h e t h e r it is killing old p e o p l e in G r a n d T h e f t Auto or playing other addicts in Halo 2; video g a m e s have b e c o m e in many circles more important than midterms or g i r l f r i e n d s . Sexually frustrated and on the verge of failing all their classes' video g a m e addicts c h i m e in at n u m b e r three. 2. Naps W h y s l e e p at night when you can sleep during classes or study time. Hope stud e n t s find that though sleep is necessary it doesn't necessarily mean that d e a d l i n e s should get in its way. Let's consult c o l l e g i a t e rationality; w o r k on m y forty-page capstone paper or sleep. T h e c h o i c e is o b v i -
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Dealing with overwhelming tasks: -Instead of gelling started on a big project and d o i n g a little, w e continually put it off and do less important tasks. In reality, we rarely h a v e large c h u n k s (3-5 hours) of time.
cause w e ' r e "not in ihe right m o o d " to work on a certain project. However, there is usually at least one part of any project, which doesn't seem totally unpleasant. D o what you can.
How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time. —Jim Grandstaff ('06) and must make do with smaller amounts. -Break the task into parts that can be accomplished in smaller time periods. For example, write the intro to a paper or read o n e of the 10 chapters y o u ' v e been putting off. -Use the " S w i s s C h e e s e " method: Poking holes in a large project creates "instant tasks" that require 5-15 minutes. It is possible to get something d o n e in 5 - 1 5 minutes. -Try the "Quit in 5 M i n u t e s " rule. Most of us can endure almost anything for five minutes. Just gelling started is the problem. Tell yourself you'll give a project five m i n u t e s and that y o u ' l l q u i l if you h a v e n ' t m a d e progress. Often, y o u ' l l end u p working productively much longer lhan thai. -Finally, y o u ' r e unlikely lo be a b l e to f i n i s h an e n t i r e project using the above methods so you may need lo schedule some larger chunks of lime. Dealing with unpleasant tasks: -We often procrastinate be-
-Build your motivation. Most research shows w e w o n ' t start something w e don't feel we can f i n i s h . Breaking large projects into smaller usually tends to i m p r o v e
motivation. - D o anything, as long as it is at least related to your lop priority project. -Identify what you are afraid of and deal with that. Procrastination often c o m e s f r o m unrealistic perfectionist tendencies, selfd o u b t . o r f e a r of c h a n g e . E v e r y p r o j e c t d o e s n ' t have to be p e r f e c t — c h o o s e a level that is " g o o d e n o u g h " for each task. -Procrastination can be overcome. A l w a y s r e m e m b e r to ask "What is the best use of my lime right n o w ? " With clear priorities you can get things done, have lime for fun, and avoid this problem nexl semester. T o Work o r Not To Work ? S o there you have it. Procrastination, the m o d e m day, five-syllable replacement for sloth has college campuses across the country in its grasp. Both sides of the issue h a v e been presented and all that's left is lo decide whether lo plop d o w n at the computer f o r some studious research or to waste away your lime with some mindless entertainment. " A s long as there's work lo be done." noted Sarah Jared after her nap. " I ' m g o n n a look lor something more f u n . "
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