1994_12 The Daily Collegian December 1994

              OPINION
Friday, December 9, 1994
Christmas is more
than just gifts
AS I SEE IT
w Ifs hard to believe, that ifs
Christmas time again. It seems
likifcjonly yesterday that Christ¬
mas 1993 Come and went The
shoppers have been hitting the
the stores with a passion buying
gifts left and right, and checking
lists for just thef perfect presents
for loved ones. Christmas time is
also a time to get together with
family and friends, sing Christ¬
mas carols and bask in the warm
glow of the season. The food at
grandma's or aunt Emma\
house will, as usual, be the bes\
that is available anywhere on
earth(exeeptforthatstrange stuff
in the dressing) but thafs one of
the hazards one lives with.
The tree, with all of the pre¬
sents under it, will, of course,
look better
than last
year, and
thekidswill
mill around
looking for
the gifts
with their £>
names onuthem in the hope of get¬
ting the wished for doll or train,set.
^fter a while someadult or another
will end up shooing the kids atoay
spoilingthefun,forjustalittle while,
anyway.
Around my house whenlgrew
up, my grandmother, who's now
93, used to make a huge turkey with
gravy,dressing(withoutthestrange
stuff)/ cranberry sauce and a boat
load of potatoes, among other
things. The relatives would come
ByTimSpringer
over and
my grand-
mother
would
bless the
food thank¬
ing- the
Lord • for
His provi¬
sion and
sendingHisSonJesusintotheworld
so that souls could be saved.
After dinner and desert, the pre¬
sents would be opened to the de¬
light of all.
The greatest gift of all though
was,the one that my grandmother
mentioned inher blessing, the of the
Savior's birth who, born in a lowly
manger, came to save us all from sin
and death and give those who will
accept it, the gift of eternal life. This
gift of love is often overlooked in
our hustle and bustle of the
Christmas season. After all,
Jesus is the reason for the sea¬
son.
Yes, Christmas is a celebra¬
tion of the Savior's birth and a
time to get together with family
and Mends.I?salsoatimewhen
a person can renew ^tis or her
faith in God and relationships
withfamilymembers.Ifssbme-
times easy to forget the true
meaning of the season in this
fast paced world of cars, malls
and neon lights, but all we have
to do to prevent that, is to re¬
member that little town of
Bethlehem and whathappened
there 2000 years ago. So, in the
spirit of the season, I wotdd like
to wish everyone reading this
column a MERRY CHRIST¬
MAS.
^LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-
Losing hope for humanity does not mean losing love for it
EXTOR S NOTfc THE FOLLOWING
LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO JEFF
SMTTHSCOLUMNOFNOV.29.1994.
Dear Mr. Smith:
Humanity is much more com¬
plex than your annelid capacity
will ever allow you to compre¬
hend. To blame the whole of hu¬
manity for difficulties of yowtex-
istence is definitely overreacting.
Your perspective is, neverthe¬
less/correct in one aspect. Al¬
though, I have completely lodt
hope for human kind, I still pro¬
test against abhorrent measures
such as Prop. 187.1 guess that the
only explanation for my ambigu¬
ity relies on the fact that although
my hopes to break through the
minds of human worms have left
me stunned, my conscience still
bothers me terribly when I wit¬
ness the "evils of our society."
Mr. Smith, realize that at the
very same time thatyou giggle in
front of a TV screen, human be¬
ings like the late Julio Cano, are
dying due to the stupidity like
that of supporting a disgusting
proposition on the fake claims of
reducing taxes.
I have heard rumors around
campus that ypu preach Chris¬
tianity. Here, however lays a
much greater ambiguity. You are
a living Pharisee as you supported
a very non-Christian measure of
segregating human beings ac¬
cording to their documentation
Be sure that Christ would treat
you with the same severity as he
treated the merchants in the
temple. He would raise the whip
toward you as he could witness
your claims of having die time of
your life as you watch humans
suffer. In many ways, your feel¬
ings of amusement remind me a
lot of the thrills experienced by
the Romans who watched with
joy early Christians being de¬
voured by lions in the Coliseum.
Go ahead, Mr. Smith call mea liar,
crucify immigrants, but do not
call yourself a Christian, while
you remain unable to fully com¬
prehend the words of Christ, do
not use his name in vain. There is
not enough room in your heart to
fit hate and Christ. Get rid of the
first and you may find the truth.
Humanity can be horrendous.
We have all 'watched the most
abominable faces of our kind
lately. Humanity, however, can
also be beautifuL If I ha ve lost the
hopes for it, it does not mean mat
I have lost my love for it
Paulo Albuquerque
Undecided about a major? Create your own   ,
Dear Editor array of interests. How couldH^/
"What's your major?" The
most irritating question ever
asked, or so I thought.
WhenlarrivedatFresnoState
as a freshman, I focused much of
my time and effort on selecting
the "perfect" major. I felt that a
major reflected a person's inter¬
ests and defined who they were.
Therefore, I was determined to
find a major that best fit my per¬
sonality. What I eventually dis¬
covered was that I had broad
possibly categorize them into on
particular subject?       .N
My solution was to create my
own major. After speaking to an
advisor, I decided to combine
several departments and take
classes that really interested me
and which from which I could
benefit
I strongly believe students
should create their own major.
Not only does it allow individu-
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