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Hillary McNabb is 21 years old and works in Dayton. She attends Sinclair Community College. She spends her free time blogging, trying (unsuccessfully)not to sing out loud along with her iPod, seeing movies and spending time with her friends and boyfriend. Occasionally she makes it to class on time and does her homework.
Mark McGregor is a 25-year-old student at Sinclair Community College who will graduate in summer with an associate’s degree in communication. He is a regional editorial assistant at Dayton Daily News and in the near future, he hopes to become a newspaper reporter. He lives in Dayton and enjoys attending local concerts, producing On the One, a free, weekly newsletter promoting concerts at Canal Street Tavern and riding his bicycle as much as his busy life allows.
Cindy Rittinger is a 21-year-old junior social studies education major at Miami University. Originally from Fairborn, on campus she is a member of Model UN, Alpha Gamma Delta, and works in one of the many dining halls as a student manager. In the little spare time she has between classes and studying she enjoys spending time with her friends, reading, and watching movies.
Gerald Fullam is 21 years old, and lives and works in Dayton. He has an A.A.S. Degree in Visual Communication from Sinclair and is currently studying Motion Picture Production at Wright-State University. He plays guitar in a great band and thinks that theology and politics are excellent conversation starters.
Carolyn Hoogsteden is a 19-year-old Sinclair Community College student. She is a regional editorial assistant at the Dayton Daily News. She spends a lot of her free time homesick, knitting, and swimming. She recently moved to Kettering, and enjoys exploring her suburbanite wonderland.
Craig Schrolucke has returned to college after being displaced by America's churning economic system in hopes of securing the education necessary for a second-act career. His free time is spent attempting to absorb the Chinese language, jumping through the hoops of the educational stage show some like to call the learning process and watching reality TV.
Jeremy Moore is a 20-year-old sophomore and self-professed builder of bridges and social circles who decided to get his college education off to the "WRIGHT" start at Wright State University. He is a Community Advisor (RA) and also works for campus telecommunications and computing services providing mundane support for those in need. In his free time he enjoys being a socialite and attempting to pen his greatest work, "The Disenchantment Of the Eternal Student."
Patti Phillips is 43 years old and a senior history honors major at Wright State University. She is the mother of three children aged 19, 15 and 13. Patti returned to finish her bachelors degree three years ago and previously attended Purdue University 1981-1983. Patti hopes to graduate next fall and become a substitute teacher. Patti has been married to her college sweetheart since 1986.
Elizabeth Mahaffey is a 19-year-old freshman at Sinclair Community College. She is majoring in Business Management. She goes to school full time and also has a job at Wright Patterson Air Force Base full time. She spends her free time hanging out with friends, as much as possible and just trying to have as much fun as she can.
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Friday, May 5, 2006
By Cindy
| Friday, May 5, 2006, 06:27 PM
This past week was my last one as a junior in college. It’s almost bittersweet. It means that I only have one more year until I earn a degree that will make me more money than slightly above minimum wage, and of putting myself farther in debt getting there. But it also means I only have one more year to pretend like whether or not to go to class or wondering what the oppurtunity cost of of typing a few more paragraphs of that paper versus going out with some friends is. Freshman year, I had to be pulled from campus practically kicking and screaming. Last year, I was still somewhat reluctant, but this year I was completely ready to go when my parents pulled up with the minivan. I was sick of the tests, the papers, the impossible professors, and the nights where I thought 4 hours of sleep were a blessing.
This past year holds so many memories. I got to see Ben Folds in concert, Anthony Rapp as a speaker, and got to try salsa dancing. I planned and held my first “big” event, which was an alumnae event for my sorority. I attended ‘80’s Night for the first time, reconnected with friends from home, and spent more hours than I care to think about at my computer typing up papers. For the second time in my college career, one of my professors was diagnosed with cancer and had to go on medical leave, but our class pulled together and gave a presentation at the Ohio Council for Social Studies conference. But the things that I’ll remember the most years from now are the little things I can’t think of now. Those little moments spent with all my friends, especially all of those graduating tomorrow. Right now I think that if I hear the Beta Bells chime one more time, I would go crazy, but there will be a time in the near future where I’ll miss them.
How about you? Do you have any favorite memories from this year, or any time in your college career? If you’re graduating what are the things you’ll miss the most? Alumni, when you think of your college career, what sticks out to you? Let us know!
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