Newman, a true class act
Drew Choiniere
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: Lifestyles
Upon the passing of students' "Saturday Night Fever" and right before each melancholic "Manic Monday," falls an important time in every student's week- Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
"Sunday is unfortunate in its timing," said junior Nate Dreyfuss. "Friday gets the glory for being the end of the work week and Saturday gets all the love."
Each week, students strive to stay afloat in a sea of classes, papers, exams and extracurriculars. For many of these students, however, the dumping ground for the work and chores not completed during the week is Sunday.
While this holy day was once associated with rest and relaxation, it is clear that, for some, Sundays bring little enjoyment beyond the tantalizing scents of coffee and fabric softener.
Senior Andrew Young explained that with the exception of watching football and attending Wittmen crew, "Sundays are a time to catch up on work that you have either fallen behind on or, if you are on top of things, get ahead on."
Sundays are also typically homework days for freshman Kristen Gratz, who explained, however, that "before I can catch up on work, I usually catch up on sleep!"
"I think the thing that makes Sundays daunting to some people is definitely because it's the last day of the weekend, and you feel like Monday is staring you down, waiting to pounce," said Anthony Powers, junior.
This dread and anxiousness that can arise with the end of the weekend, often referred to as the "Sunday night blues," has actually been explored by psychologists.
"Sunday is unfortunate in its timing," said junior Nate Dreyfuss. "Friday gets the glory for being the end of the work week and Saturday gets all the love."
Each week, students strive to stay afloat in a sea of classes, papers, exams and extracurriculars. For many of these students, however, the dumping ground for the work and chores not completed during the week is Sunday.
While this holy day was once associated with rest and relaxation, it is clear that, for some, Sundays bring little enjoyment beyond the tantalizing scents of coffee and fabric softener.
Senior Andrew Young explained that with the exception of watching football and attending Wittmen crew, "Sundays are a time to catch up on work that you have either fallen behind on or, if you are on top of things, get ahead on."
Sundays are also typically homework days for freshman Kristen Gratz, who explained, however, that "before I can catch up on work, I usually catch up on sleep!"
"I think the thing that makes Sundays daunting to some people is definitely because it's the last day of the weekend, and you feel like Monday is staring you down, waiting to pounce," said Anthony Powers, junior.
This dread and anxiousness that can arise with the end of the weekend, often referred to as the "Sunday night blues," has actually been explored by psychologists.
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