Over the past two years that I have been a student here at Wayne State, I’ve noticed a very sad, but true trend among my peers. It seems like we, as a whole, are more interested in what is fun and enjoyable than what is beneficial to us, as far as our future careers are concerned.
Case in point: I was assigned to do an article on a discussion on interracial dating. However, when I showed up, there were only two other people: the organizer of the event and the photographer from The South End.
We went forward with the event as scheduled, and it was very informative. As I was walking home, with the discussion still on my mind, a question popped into my head: Why didn’t anyone else show up?
My mind wandered off to a few weeks earlier. There was a party at the Student Center, and guess what happened? Everyone was in there, dancing and partying like there’s no tomorrow.
This led me to believe that for some “students,” partying comes before studying. I came to college for this? Here I am, thinking I’m going to college to meet others who are willing to expand their horizons.
There are a few like that, but many just come for the sake of leavin their parents’ home, living in the city and partying it up. That’s not right.
In conclusion, I leave you with this final thought. What we do in college is a strong indication of what we’ll accomplish when we graduate.
The parties we go to don’t mean a thing when it comes to finding a career in the future. Therefore, we should be thinking less about hitting the clubs and more about hitting the books.
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