Journ. 134: Prof. Craig: "Five Things" Exercise

Five Things That...

Make you happy:

  • Beach/ocean
  • Children
  • Concerts/events on campus
  • Family
  • Finding a job
  • Food
  • Friends
  • Good grades
  • Graduating
  • Ice cream
  • Money
  • Music
  • Nice weather
  • Payday
  • Sex
  • Shopping
  • Sleep
  • Technology
  • Traveling

Make you angry:

  • Bad drivers
  • Bad grades
  • Bad professors
  • Can't get into classes needed to graduate
  • Construction (why done when money is so tight)
  • Cost of living in San Jose
  • Flappy Bird
  • Fox News 
  • Homework
  • Lazy people
  • Inconsiderate drivers
  • Long lines
  • Politicians
  • Parking on campus
  • Racism
  • Starbucks
  • Vegans

Your friends are talking about:

  • Bad drivers
  • Bad movies
  • Campus crime/danger
  • Cinequest
  • Cost of living in San Jose
  • Flappy Bird
  • Grammy Awards
  • Hillary Clinton visit to SJSU 
  • Music
  • Nice weather
  • Olympics
  • Sex
  • Sports
  • Students losing jobs
  • Student suicide on SJSU campus
  • Your other friends

You overhear in the hallway:

  • Bad teachers
  • Bay Bridge
  • Bullying in campus housing
  • Construction noise
  • Converging journalism
  • Classes
  • Couch surfing
  • Failing tests
  • Flappy Bird
  • Graduation
  • Internships
  • Movies
  • Nearby bank robbery
  • Olympics
  • Studying abroad
  • Valentine's Day

You don't understand:

  • Actions of SJSU president
  • America
  • Government/politics
  • How the city can afford new bikes
  • How the university can afford all this construction
  • Journalism school convergence 
  • Math
  • Obamacare
  • Popularity of Flappy Bird
  • Technology 
  • Taxes
  • Why campus construction wasn't done over the summer
  • Why textbooks are so expensive