Panola College Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 9, Ed. 1 Monday, April 27, 1992 Page: 3 of 10
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J Brush* with loss of friend 'cleanses' the mouth
The Pony Express-3
* Editor's Note: The follow-
/ ing is a combined delirious
effort of the Express staff.
It was an overcast day
when I laid my friend to
final rest. As I sat there I
couiun’t help wondering
what the future held for
me now. Would I forever
be lonely? Would I have
to travel alone? Would
there be no more inside
jokes? How dismal the
world looked!
But as I sat there lost in
despair, my thoughts
turned to the happier
times when we were
young and first met. I was
very young. My mom in-
troduced us. At first I
didn't like this alien form.
Dressed in a see through
covering, my new friend
seemed a little stiff and a
little too squeaky clean.
But as the friendship con-
tinued to grow, my friend
relaxed and soon learned
how to be bubbly.
But as time progressed
my friend started aging.
Why is it that time goes so
quickly when your having
a good time? Soon my
friend was too frail to
travel. One day I awoke
only to find my friend
gone. Hair brittle and
frayed, spirit broken, my
iend was no longer.
T thought I was by my-
But suddenly I dis-
ed many in my shoes,
ng the parting of a
) v and trusted friend. A
i v;port group was
ft" ^ed- Like me, they had
loi a dear friend and like
-to talk over the good
times...
Angela M.: Have you ever
heard the saying "a dog is
a man's best friend"? Well,
in my case, I consider my
toothbrush a faithful old
*
i
pal. Everyone needs a
friend that will stand up
for them at a time of need.
For example, the other
night I had a hot date with
the most gorgeous guy.
We were engaging in an
interesting conversation
when all of the sudden, a
bad case of halitosis struck
me.
In panic, I preceded to
the restroom. I reached in
my purse and pulled out
Ann T. Plaque, my tooth-
brush. Right away, she
began to fight an almost
impossible task.
She began to rub, scrub,
swab and mop away those
seemingly invincible
germs.
Did my toothbrush ac-
tually save my life? Well,
put it this way, gorgeous is
taking me to the beach this
weekend.
Emily: The complete list of
the many uses of a tooth-
brush:
1. Brushing your teeth-
I know this seems obvious
but it can’t be left out--this
is a complete list.
2. Cleaning your shoes-
a toothbrush is a great
tennis shoe cleaner. It gets
the canvas really clean.
Just be sure you use an old
toothbrush. .
3. Splatter painting a T-
shirt (or any other object)-
this might seem a little far
out but when you load a
toothbrush full of paint
and use your thumb to
rake the paint off—it makes
a great looking design.
4. A weapon-I know
that a toothbrush may not
be considered a concealed
weapon-but think of the
element of surprise. No
one would ever expect a
toothbrush to be danger-
ous-right.
Emily and Sara:
T is for the teeth that I
clean every day.
O is for the odor that!
make go away.
O is for the Orthodontist
that makes teeth neat and
straight.
T is for the toothpaste
that sparkles and tastes re-
ally great.
H is for the happiness
that clean teeth can gain.
B is for the bacteria that
causes me so much pain.
R is for the routine that
all toothbrushes share.
U is for the umpteen
number of teeth I've
cleaned with care.
S is for the squeaky
clean look after brushing
with drops of pearl.
H is for the holder that
protects me from the evils
of the outside world.
Al: Every morning I get
up and stumble to the
bathroom and get ready to
start my day. I am already
in a flurry, simply by hav-
ing to get up. The last
thing I need to worry
about is trying to find my
dang toothbrush. Even
though I leave it in the
same place every time I
use it, it always turns up
missing.
So, where is it that I find
this elusive object that
causes so much turmoil to
an already hectic morning?
In my nephew's toy box!
The little fella goes around
playing with any tooth-
brush he can find. He fol-
lows me to the sink holler-
ing, "Teeth! Teeth!" (That
is when he is awake. He is
usually asleep at seven in
the morning, when I need
the toothbrush.)
At least I do make it to
class on time, barely. No
matter what I do, every
morning I'll always be
hunting for my dang
toothbrush!
Angela C.: The toothbrush
that I am currently using is
practically brand new.
You see, I had to retire my
old faithful green tooth-
brush that I've had for sev-
eral years. It had at least
1000 miles on it, and it
was, to say the least, on its
last "bristles".
None the less, I have
preserved for it a proper
burial in my medicine
cabinet. (I just can't seem
to bring myself to throw-
ing it away.) However, I
fully expect this new, im-
proved, beautiful, ex-
tended neck, orange tooth-
brush to meet all my ex-
pectations. Who knows, it
might live as long as "Old
Green" did.
Amy: I had a faithful
toothbrush for a very long-
time.
Even though my friends
laughed, I loved him
'cause he was mine
I got it 'cause it was
purple and it showed NSU
spirit
My friend tried to trash
it but I wouldn't let her
near it
It had signs of wear and
of going many miles
But it always cleaned
my teeth real well so I
could show many smiles
It's retired now and in
my bathroom drawer
It sleeps all the time and
sometimes I hear it snore.
And so it goes. In order
to help work thorough the
grief of my toothbrush’s
passing, I wrote a little
song:
<S <’ ;' : V ■ ' .
There’s something in my pocket
That belongs beside my sink.
I keep it very close at hand
So that my teeth won’t stink.
I know you've probably guessed it
Because of my clean smile.
So I'll take it out
and brush, brush, brush
While you gag all the while.
Bunch of bull
Bush unveils student aid plan
(Tribune Media Service)
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WASHINGTON (CPS)
President Bush has unveiled a
proposal to restructure federal
student aid.
The proposed budget will
increase the maximum Pell
is education," Alexander said.
Of the $2 billion in new
money for student aid, about
n , u 4. •*. u u ii $1-1 billion would come through
Grant, but it would be partially higher subsidies for Guarante*d
financed by removing 400,000 Student Loan. The Education
support for education. Even tion of an "independent student"
with the restructuring, he said, for purposes of receiving aid
the budget proposes a 17 per- Under the plan, students could
cent increase in student ajd. call themselves "independent"
"The president’s budget priority only if they are at least 26 years
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Dear Editor:
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everyone who participated in
the recent bake sale/silent auc-
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contribute approximately $200
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students from the program.
The president's fiscal 1993
Education Department budget
would boost Pell Grant funding
by $1.2 billion and increase the
maximum grant from $2,400 to
$3,700 a year for the nearest stu-
dents. But the President would
pay for the increase by reducing
the number of Pell Grants and
slashing other financial aid
programs.
The financial aid programs
that would be slashed include
the Perkins Loan, the State
Student Incentive Grants and
work study.
Bush's budget would find
both the Perkins and the
Student Incentives receiving no
new funds. Also it would cut
college work-study funds by
$160 million, forcing colleges
and universities to increase their
contributions to the program.
Currently, the government pro-
vides 70 percent of work-study
salaries; the proposed budget
would cut the amount to 50 per-
cent.
Department said it expects a 50
percent increase in loan volume
enough "to demonstrate self-
sufficiency."
USSA officials opposed the
default and independent stu-
dent provisions.
"The bottom line is that
students will be hurt," said
Distributed by Tribune Media Service
Glenn Magpantay, a New York
college student and member of
USSA's board of directors.
The budget plan does include
one initiative likely to please all
students - the right to deduct
this year, and the department
also would raise the loan limits.
"President Bush's fiscal year The administration also pro-
1993 budget confirms for the g0** t0 broaden eligibility for
fourth consecutive year that he e ra? s an s *° m(dude
is no 'education president'," said an^ S, U w ° ta^es at *easf ------o--
Tajel Shah, head of the United °ne dass ln post secondary edu- student loan interest on income
States Student Association, a Catlon- Alexander said this pol- tax returns. Alexander said the
lobbying group in Washington. 1C/ ?ou]ld Promote lifelong for provision could affect up to
Shah criticized the White adu ts who want or need addi_ eight million people who have
White tionaicducationorjobskills borrowed $45 billion for tuition,
Elsewhere in the budget, the fees and expenses,
president proposed several new In addition, students and
measures to combat loan de- parents could withdraw savings
faults. One plan would force from Individual Retirement
states to bear some of the finan- Accounts (IRAs) to help finance
C , cial costs of delinquent loans at post secondary education ex-
force many students out of post schools with high default rates, penses.
secondary education," she said. Another proposal would delay The Bush budget now goes to
lanuarv cT '"?• c budget loan disbursements for first-year the House and Senate, where
“7;, Education Secretary students. lawmakers will begin work on
rpflpri a GXan er,said P^an Bush and Alexander also education spending for the fiscal
e unprecedented federal called for a change in the defini- year beginning October 1.
Shah criticized the White
House for restricting access to
Pell Grants during a recession.
"With 30 states in budget
crises and record-high tuition
increases, these proposals
would slash financial aid and
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