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...friend responds with a frown, realizing that the affliction has claimed yet another victim. "A little bit of sophomore slump, I guess." We all shrug and walk away...
While the symptons of "sophomore slump" are quite disparate, many of my classmates complain of a sense of despondency that they did not feel during their first year. Some, like the person I passed in the Yard, are not inspired by any facet of their lives. Though nothing upsets them particularly, they feel a let-down from their first year, in which everything was exciting and fresh. As sophomores, they have acquired a "Been there, done that" cynicism that makes them doubt that any truly new experiences await them. Others, however, take a far more negative attitude than this general...
Some of the people suffering from this "slump" find it difficult to concentrate on academics and are concerned about their performance slipping. Meanwhile, there are those who find studying the only way for them to avoid negative thoughts. At the same time, the idea of studying as a retreat from reality often scares them...
...three-and-oh. It is conceivable that Harvard could slump to the kind of 7-18 season it had in 1978-79, the last time the Crimson started a year...
Vermont should be right up there as long as the infamous sophomore slump doesn't hit the Catamounts...