Letter from the Editor:

In my experience, the weeks of school after spring break are the fastest (and regrettably, some of the most enjoyable) weeks that Vandy students experience in the academic year. The weather is getting nice again, and just as you want to head outdoors to play soccer, hang with friends or just enjoy the sun, the landslide of work and all-around responsibilities begin.

While "seven weeks of school left" is kind of a vomit-inducing sentiment shared by all, I can only imagine the anxiety infiltrating the Vandy senior class - with questions of jobs, apartments, "being a real person," and leaving Nashville and Vanderbilt behind in a matter of quickly dwindling days. Furthermore, seniors ready to depart for the real world may suddenly be overcome with the feeling they have let opportunities pass them by - going to the same bars and restaurants each weekend, doing the same activities, being with the same people. I think Kansas/Will Ferrell says it best.

"I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone.
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind."

Nevertheless, you still have time to leave the old standbys like Bread & Co., On The Rocks and Green Hills Mall as your source of entertainment and instead go the extra few miles and explore The Bluebird, the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and The Big Bang. You're likely very sick of us telling you what cultural opportunities lie right outside your dorm room, so I'll step down from the soapbox and let the feature "10 Things You'd Hate Not to Do" speak for itself.

Eh, I'm not feeling very witty today. I apologize. I don't feel so good. I've got the black lung.

Darcy Newell