Education matters. Yet no matter how worthwhile we all know it to be, it doesn’t make the process of becoming educated any easier. And as if cramming for tests and writing essays into the night weren’t tasking enough, as students we have to balance that with the pressures of a social life, health and figuring out what we want to do for the rest of our lives.
As we gear up for the holidays, people often ask us what we are thankful for, and that is such a loaded question. It’s hard, because there are two ways to look at almost everything as a college student: I can be unhappy that on a Saturday evening I am writing an article instead of celebrating my friend’s birthday, or I can be thankful because I have a warm home to be working from.
As both the ASUNM leadership, and as judges of the Cherry Reel Film Festival, we are incredibly impressed with the professionalism and creativity that our students show. ASUNM prides itself on its ability to constantly work harder and attempt to find a plethora of ways to serve the student population. This past weekend, the Southwest Film Center did just that. The Center held its annual film festival, that has been renamed the Cherry Reel Film Festival, Saturday night. With 30 original submissions, 20 of which were screened, and a newly acquired sponsorship from Canon, which provided a Canon camera to the first-place entry, this festival proved to be a big success.
I’ve seen the whole Rocky series at least 15 times, “Rocky IV” at least 70. Rocky embodies dedication, commitment, drive and tenacity. My whole life my mother taught me that success takes work, but it’s attainable. Heck, if it could happen for a southpaw from Philadelphia it could happen for me, right? Well, here’s hoping. School can be hard. Eating full meals at reasonable times can be hard. Life can be a challenge. But that doesn’t mean success is impossible, and it doesn’t mean that the difficulties to reach the goal line aren’t worth it.
Solutions by The State News
