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	Vol.7, No 52, November 30, 1999
	Many reasons to be thankful It happens every year at the same time. Either before or after Thanksgiving someone tells us how we should be thankful all year long.  And at Christmas time, it never fails. Columnists tell us how we should be caring and generous every day, not just in December. Ken Hanson In honor of the beginning of the holiday season, we are going to let students know what they can be thankful for throughout the seasons.  We will start at the beginning of the holiday season, I suppose. The month of November gives college students many reasons to be thankful.  First, there is the big holiday. Thanksgiving dinners with the family may or may not be a good thing.  But the opportunity to fill our empty refrigerators with the traditional leftovers will ease the burden on our wallets. Plus it is a time when we get a much-needed vacation between midterms and finals. And with that vacation, we get the realization that the semester is almost complete. Then December rolls along. The semester ends. We are all thankful for that, aren't we? And for those of us that have winter session, at least the parking on campus is better. And winter break is just one long party. We must not take that for granted. The spring finds us back in school. But the days are becoming warmer. The best the semester can offer us is a weeklong break from the campus rut. Spring break is one of the only salvations for the semester. Other things to be thankful for are Easter baskets, flowers and warm weather. And The Beach has its own rewards in spring. Summer has it's own uniqueness to be thankful for. It offers college students a chance to get back to the beach. Classes are out. People have barbecues just because they have too much charcoal. Men and women become more flirtatious and wear less clothing. It is just a great time to take vacations, road trips and do some soul searching. Now we come back to the fall. It's starting to get cold again. If you got the hook-ups at the summer barbecue pool parties, then you have more and more opportunities to snuggle and make a little loving in the cooler months. There really are many reasons to be thankful all year long. It is just a matter of looking for them sometimes. We hope this has helped you realize the things you take for granted and has made you want to do better. Ken Hanson is the opinion editor for the Daily Forty-Niner.		LBSU 6th in nation   CSU budget to pass $244 million due to enrollment Surf makes you ill   Many reasons to be thankful   Pokemon won't have long run Electronic band scores with sound Men's water polo team drowned at MPSF tournament; finishes seventh   Men's hoops struggles Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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