Plans for the future consume the minds of college students. Ten years from the present, students hope to be living their dreams, to have established their careers. Amanda Gold of Baltimore, Maryland, hopes to be involved in a symphony or band in ten years. This sophmore at Frostburg State University possesses high-reaching aspirations, hoping that her experience as a music major at FSU will allow her to achieve her dream spot in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Classical music is her genre of choice, and her favorite composer is Aaron Copland. Besides classical, she also dabbles in jazz music. When asked if she would, perhaps, see herself in a jazz band rather than a symphony, she grinned and replied, "If they would let a clarinet player in, yeah!"
Junior Nevar Chase of Baltimore, Maryland, also has some artistic goals. In ten years, this graphic design major hopes to own his own company somewhere in Atlanta, Georgia. Hopefully, it will be a graphic design company, but he would also like to do some freelance architecture, drawing up blueprints for clients. While Chase obviously possesses above-average computer skills, he claims more of his talent lies in his "hand drawing skills." He has been an artist since he was a young child, and has been interested in architecture since his mother told him to design a house for her. Chase was a bit flustered as he reflected on his response. He feels that 10 years seems like a long time from now--"It's quick, but it's long." It is not only college students who make plans for the future.
Dr. Mary Anne Lutz, an English professor at FSU, sees herself living a leisurely retirement in ten years. She looks forward to being able to do everything she feels she does not have time for now. Volunteer work is at the top of her list; she wants to do anything she can to help others. Writing and painting are some artistic endeavors to which she looks forward to rekindling when she finally has the time. "I see myself without papers to grade," she said with a smile that illuminated her whole face. While Dr. Lutz's "good life" will include service to others, art, and an asbsence of papers to grade, it will hopefully not encompass the results of the declining U.S. economy. "I hope not to be eating cat food out of a tin."
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