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Millennial resolutions Liz Fleming '76 So this is it, ladies and gentlemen. We have embarked on the last year of the century and, by the time you read this editorial, will be careening madly toward the new millennium. I don't know about you, but I've heard and read more than enough about the Y2K bug and all the disasters that are lurking just around that December 31, 1999 corner. While I do plan to have a little stash of cash and a few extra bags of milk on hand just in case our entire commerce system comes to a crashing halt as predicted, I have faith that the collective genius of millions of clever computerphiles will be sucient to figure out how to make those internal clock chips register two zeros without thinking we've come to the end of all time. I'm more interested in the philosophical implications of this new beginning. Every year, when New Year's Day morning arrives too early (again!), I make my resolutions for the months to come. I will be more something this year, I tell myself. Some years, I've resolved to be more athletic (unlikely) ... other years, I've planned to be more aggressive in business (even less likely) and every single year since I can remember, I've resolved to be more organized (I can dream, can't I?) Despite the very mixed success achieved with resolutions of the past, I plan to make some really spectacular resolutions for the new millennium - and I'm not going to limit them to just myself! I'm going to include the whole Trent family! Are you getting worried? The following is what I've come up with so far: We resolve that we will all act as ambassadors for Trent whenever we have the opportunity - who is better able, after all, to blow that particular horn than we are? We resolve that we will offer our support to Trent in whatever way we can - whether it be financial or moral. We all have talents to offer and, given that we had the opportunity to develop those talents while at Trent, we should be sure to give something in return. We resolve that we will return to sit smugly atop the Maclean's list as the most active, supportive and downright wonderful alumni group at any Ontario university - and next year, we'll top the list in Canada as a whole. We resolve that we will all come back to Head of the Trent as often as is humanly possible (given the size of our ranks today, the þoor of the Great Hall may collapse if we all arrive at once ... but we'll deal with that when we have to.) Trent is home, and it's good to know that you can go home again. We still have a few months left to add to this list of collective resolutions, so if you have any sudden inspirations, don't hesitate to let me know. I'll look forward to hearing from you! | |
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