A Prescription for Graduating Seniors

Sure we're excited for Spring Weekend 2011 and some sunny days on Eddie's, but the thought on every senior's mind is May 21 (in my mind there are a million gray clouds, thunder, lighting and dragons looming above it). While simple denial and self destruction are two ways of dealing with the stress, here's my prescription for dealing with the pre-graduation blues for Fordham's graduating seniors.

See a psychic
The gypsy women who sit on rickity chairs on the stoop next to Pete's have been trying to lure us in for years, so why don't we finally give in and pay them a visit? Who knows...maybe they will grace us with some good news like that we aren't far away from landing a job, or even better, that we won't actually be graduating on time.

Have a drink
...from Pete's. After four years we have all had a drink or two from all of the main drinking establishments around town. Why don't we finally make a dent in the liquor collecting dust behind the counter at Pete's? It's there for a reason, plus they have a wider variety of food than Howl.

Max Out Your Debit Card at the Bookstore
Forget the sweatshirts and socks, go for the mugs, tumblers, throw blankets and fancy pens. If all goes as planned and you land a decent job for post graduation, you'll actually have a place to display these treasures that isn't a crummy dorm room or off-campus apartment that gets destroyed every weekend.

Pay a Visit to Your Old Homes
Go see the freshmen that are living in the dorm room you called home three years ago. Better yet, for those of you who lived in Martyr's, go see the people that are living in your old room there. Make sure you tell them how much fun you had there, how much you hated (or loved!) your roommate, and how you dealt with having a closet the size of a coffin. Maybe seeing that matchbox again three years later will jolt you into the realization that moving on can't be that bad. Look how much better it got when you moved into a bigger dorm room?

Ride the Ram One Last Time
Just make sure you get off. We can't stay here forever.