SOPHOMORE IAN THOMAS performs an experiment Dec. 2in OrganicChemistry 249. The second year of coliege often required adjusting to upper-level major courses. 'R. KICK Students reflect on 'wise fool' meaning PEOPLE - 82 With a year of experience on her side, sophomore Rebecca Rozear said she knew what to expa:t when she returned to college in August. "For the most part, I think 1[have] things figured out," she said. "Things are always going to be.a little different, but 1'm used to the campus now and the people. It really feels like home to me now." Rozear' 5 attitude seemed to reflect many college sophomores who said they thought they had the routine of college down. "My thought when 1 returned [for my sophomore year] was 'Here we go again:" sophomore Aaron Moore said. With his knowledge of the system and a close network of friends from freshman year, Moore said his sophomore year was simpler than his freshman year. "It is not as overwhelming. OO:ause you know where everything is," Moore said. "Forme, it was easier to rneetnew people through my friends. Last year 1 had a strong group of five friends. Now 1have close to two dozen." Donna Strachan, Kendall Hall residence life coordinator, said she remembered her sophomore year as her best year of college. "The stress from freshman year is not there, but the classes are not as hard as junior and sernor classes," Strachan said. "It is a fun, laid back, social year." . Dr. Kevin K1ein, chairman of the IUstory and social science department, said being a sophomore did not always refer to a student in their second year of school. "If you look it up in the dictionary, you will see the literal definition of sophomore is 'wise fool,'" Klein said. Klein said many sophomores acted like'wise fools' because they became over-confident after only one year of school. "It kind of fits another adage/' he said. '"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.'" However, Klein said a little bit of knowledge was better than nothing. "It is better to bea sophomore than just be a 'moros' -which is the root of moron/' he said. Morgan Carnley was one sophomore who said she could relate to being a 'wise fooL' "It is kind of true because I'm horribly confused right now," she said. "I have goals but I don't know where I'm going. I feel silly because I'm in college, but I'm not sure what to do yet with my life." Carnley said in spite of her doubts, sophomore year was still exciting. "This is where you start making the decisions about the rest of your life," she said. According to Klein, sophomore was not just a classification, but a state of mind. "There are plenty of sophomores who are wise, and some seniors who never ~ past being wise fools," Klein said. ' Most of us hopefully get past it by the end of our sophomore year." - MEGHAN MICHAElSON
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