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BY MITCH ALBOM • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • April 22, 2008
Don't call it college. It's not college if you don't even declare a major. It's not college if you needn't bother finishing your second semester. It's not college if you spent most of your time in the gym, or on a plane, or being interviewed. It's not college just because you wore a uniform with the school's name on it.
We are hearing lately about all these freshman basketball stars -- Kevin Love of UCLA, O.J. Mayo of Southern Cal, Derrick Rose of Memphis, Michael Beasley of Kansas State -- leaving college to jump to the NBA.
Leaving college?
Please.
They were never really there.
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Here's an idea, quit conforming to society's socialistic ideals and realise that school isn't for everyone. Degrees are obtained in school, talent and God-given gifts are not. Posted 12/13/2008 08:50 AMReply