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COMMENTARY Thursday, December 9, 1999 - Page 9 Quirks: Majors and minors off the mafk by Mark Parisi I sat down and met with the two Anne Butler cautions "Don't you guys have any free people who I was working with on against academic time?" I asked them. a group project for sociology. overloading They looked at each other and I like to get to know people I then back at me. "What is this 'free collaborate with, so I asked them a dual major of history and eco- time'?" Judy asked. the standard "get to you know you" nomics. 1 have another major in I groaned again. "It's when you questions around here. German and psychology. I'm try- can do fun things or join a club. You know what I mean, ing for a minor in English, Yiddish, Time "What's your name?" "What year knitting, carpentry, and business." for you and you alone!" are you?" and "Where are you I stared at them, my eyes wide. Billy considered this. "What an from?" When I got to "What's your "You guys are kidding, right?" intriguing concept. I must hear major?" they had unusual re- They shook their heads in uni- more about it." Suddenly his watch sponses. son. I groaned. Like too many other beeped. But later! Now I have my Billy answered, ''I'm doing a -peopte on this campus, these two intro to leisure class!" double major in religion and phi- were trying to do too much. Judy stood up too. "I have my losophy, and I also major in Ukrai- While I think Billy and Judy mushugana class in a few minutes. nian folk dancing. I'm also consid- were taking it to extremes, a lot of Bye!" ering a student-designed major of people have trouble just finding Billy waved goodbye too. squirrel biology and meditation. I time to finish a dual-major with a I groaned and buried my head Af1£R lIO'flll61'1oS'( 0>HIS s-ruf+ oas; have two minors, one in journal- single minor. in my hands. 1//ti>JfS,£DGt1I'A Br1'100 G:>MICi