Page 73 - Clearwater Christian College 2004

Washing clothes and clean­

l'T '•. -5^
ing up after yourself is all a

.ft? p p . >;•>; .
part of being independent. “It

is pretty sad that the way you

state your independence is by
.)

washing clothes and paying

bills, but it is the truth. This is
0 ri •■.
all part of the real world of

2i>
college,” Zack Brock said.

WVi. -

udents no longer see the days when their parents

clean their rooms, wake them up for school, or wash

their laundry. At college, they do it all for them ­

selves. College life disciplines students to be respon­

sible. If they don’t clean

The whole fact their rooms, students must

that you have to deal with consequences. For

pay to do your exam ple, w hite glove-the

laundry and go day everyone learns to fear-

to the Cafe to put is when students make sure

that every part of the unit is
money on your

“spick and span” for check. If

card and wash even the smallest piece of dirt

your clothes for is spotted, then not only are

arolyn Bingham observes as

Linda Mattos checks the oil in her yourself is a new dem erits given, but more

car. Linda stressed all semester and challenging cleaning is required. If they

because she didn’t know how to don’t w ash th eir laundry,

fix her car when it broke down. experience for me.

“Because my car is always I am use to my they buy new clothing or

breaking down, I had to learn wear dirty clothes. E-e-w!

how to service it and take proper parents doing my College life also teaches

car of it. Also being away from laundry and not

home and having a car, made me stu d e n ts to budget th e ir

see that having a car is not al­ paying for it. money. For many, money is

ways beneficial,” Linda said. scarce and m ust last for the
- Jonathan Wessler

whole semester. To solve this

8 c j t t -Jam
dsfesica Wiedeman serves Sarah problem, students find jobs either on campus or off-

iddle and Kristina Ricker at the

Post office. “I enjoy working at campus. The process of finding a job teaches stu­

the post office because it is fun. dents the importance of time management. Attend­

I was really happy to get a job ing a liberal arts college not only provides a sound

on campus. The money I earn

goes right to my stduent account. education, it also develops students into responsible

Once you learn the ropes, the and disciplined adults.

post office is a great place to

work,” Jess said. a 1 a t h e a u n n i n g h a m

independence