In these last days of Senior life (at least for some), I give my kudos to those who have successfully completed the Political Science course, always bearing in mind the academic excellence by which these people have led their lives as polsci majors in the university *cough, cough.
I therefore TAG the “Counter boys” for their religious patronage of Counter Strike every break time, crunch time, anytime and yet still manage to scrape passing marks in most of their subjects. CS however, is now replaced by Left4Dead. I had much fun with these friends (albeit me being the kulelat in both games).
I also TAG the “party people” who at times of political crisis amidst academic crunch time choose to remain political. These are the people who craft the political dynamics within the college, always active in their own party affiliations. And yet, at the end of the day, no matter how tight competition was in the elections, nothing is ever personal.
I should also TAG the freaks of nature, who are simply phenomenal creatures who always scrape grades of 1, 1.25 and such in whatever subject. This is not normal. At least for Political Science. Kudos to you gods.
We must not forget to TAG the crammers, whose “tomorrows” are always synonymous to “deadlines”. These are the people who live at the edge of things who submit hot, fresh-from-the-printer papers at the 11th hour — and still manage to get good marks.
Next, I TAG the bokadors, who are master speakers and essay writers who can always talk or write about nothing and make it sound like something. Grade: 90.
I TAG the timeless people… whom you can count on to arrive at least thirty minutes late in class. The more audacious ones come during the last thirty minutes of class.
I also TAG the smokers, who think critically and consistently even under tremendous pressure — with the help of the (stress relief) stick.
A fair amount of TAGGING needs to be awarded to the Debarristers, who after being sentenced to life-outside-the-university, still remained inside the university. Kudos, people.
I TAG, the Immortals, who after being stamped debarred (embarrassingly) on their clearance for two terms, still exist within the major.
Finally, I TAG you. Yes, you, Political Science major, who after four, five, or who knows how many years, have survived, will survive, and are still surviving the perils brought to you by your perilous course.
No one in polsci ever leaves unscathed, but not without learning.
Congratulations, survivors! It’s party time. Now bring out the booze.
Pitasyo 