March 3, 1997 A Mature Point of View

by Tom DesRochers

Greetings! I hope everyone had a good reading week. Me, I spent most of my time wiring other peoples basements, installing their dishwashers, moving their furniture etc. Can't wait to get back to class so I can relax a bit. And to those of you who managed to jet to some exotic tropical hot-spot for the week...let's just say I hope you did drink the water.

For those of you who haven't realized it yet, the school year is in wind-down mode. Don't let the frosty weather fool you, we only have 6 weeks of classes left, and they will shoot by pretty quickly. If you were planning to get your ass in gear at some stage in the term, this would be a good time. Those of you in First Year have the added burden of a factum and moot to prepare for, but this isn't really as bad as it seems; I actually found the whole experience kind of fun. It was sort of like "real lawyer" stuff. If you think of your moot as one of the truly practical things you'll do in First Year, it will be a lot more enjoyable, I'm sure. So don't sweat it.

It appears that, as expected, all of the literary wannabees among the mature student group have chickened out. I was hoping that this term, some of the geezers would use this column to share some of their insights on what makes this place tick, but once again, they let me down. I'm beginning to think that the Mature Students' Association are just a bunch of wimps anyway. Just last week, for example, my suggestion that the annual Mature Students/CBAO wine & cheese party be transformed into the annual Mature Students/CBAO wine & cheese, hot-tub, all-nighter-bacchanal (co-sponsored by Seagrams and Victoria Secrets) was shot down. I said the ladies could host a lingerie contest, and for the guys; a marathon shooter spectacular (sort of like a Century Club for the BIG kids, eh Dano?) Naturally enough, the Mature Students Star Chamber sent back my suggestion with a big "rejected" stamp on it, just like everything else I submit. So I figure, enough is enough, you people won't have me to push around anymore. I'll simply renounce my age. A little creative typesetting and my birth certificate will say I'm 25 again. Hell, I've been lying about it for years, might as well make it official, right ?

TRIVIA TIME: A few people actually got my last question. Wow. I had asked you who was the famous character from the civil rights movement who was recently robbed by a couple of punks in her Detroit home. The answer: Rosa Parks. (My own contribution to Black History Month). This week's question is even easier, and yes, it's a sports question: which popular Toronto Maple Leaf was nicknamed "The Chief??" He retired in the early 1970's, but you still see him on T.V. now and then. Anyway, talk to you soon...and If I might I'd like to leave you with a pleasant thought: Wendy Mesley. (Hey, it works for me)