Erika Fox
Reporter
February 10, 2006
Humanities students had to make a tough decision last weekend- watch the Super Bowl or study for the upcoming exam.
“I watch the Super Bowl every year, so I was disappointed that I missed it because I had to study for humanities,” said freshman Jacklyn Talbert. She was not the only Milligan student who missed the big game Sunday night. Many students had tests to study for, leaving the hall lobbies nearly empty of students.
Sophomore Lindsey Davis was “surprised there wasn’t anybody in the lobbies.”
Two of Davis’ classes, kinesiology and developmental psychology, had tests scheduled for Monday, prompting Davis to study instead of watch the game.
“I would have liked to watch it,” Davis said. “Unfortunately, I had a lot of tests to study for.”
While some freshmen prepared for their first humanities test of the semester, scheduled for Tuesday, the test did not stop freshmen Will Frye and Ashley Pearce from watching the Super Bowl game.
Frye watched the game in his dorm room with two of his friends. Determined to see the game, they studied during the commercial breaks.
“It’s kind of ridiculous that they would put a test a couple days after the biggest sporting event of the year,” Frye said. “I mean, almost everyone will watch the game on Sunday and cram Monday night for the test. I think they should push the test back to Friday.”
Pearce and her boyfriend, junior Jeremy Dulgar, were the only two people watching the game in Webb Hall’s lobby. The couple also studied during halftime.
“I have two tests on Tuesday,” Pearce said, “so I had to squeeze in some studying during halftime.”
Some students were lucky enough to watch the game without having to study during commercials.
Sophomore Frank Hardy watched the game off-campus, spending the first half with a group from his church and the second half at home with his family.
Senior Mark Ford, a Pittsburgh native, watched the big game at his friend’s house.
“We had a lot of food, watched the game – most of the group watched the commercials more than the game – and just hung out with friends,” Ford said.