To the Editor:
A normal Audition Weekend at the Oberlin Conservatory consists of nervous high school musicians, anxious parents, admissions staff, and most importantly, Gibson's glazed donuts.
As students of the Conservatory we wait patiently and eagerly for the opportunity to feast on Gibson's tasty treats. So, imagine our dismay this past Saturday at finding bagels where donuts once were! Strangers in our midst.
Now perhaps bagels may seem a wiser, more nutritious food choice for prospectives preparing for auditions, but as fourth year Conservatory students, we know the truth. We realize that the donuts are actually intended for current students, who deserve some form of compensation for the intrusion upon the lounge and practice rooms. And, as prospies once ourselves, we remember that before auditions we could not stomach even the tamest of foods.
Clearly, the majority of the donuts are not eaten by auditionees, but by us, members of the current student body. And, faced with rehearsals, master classes, performance anxiety, and the impending struggle of our careers, a free donut means a lot. And hey, let's hear it for the donut! Donuts are tasty. Donuts are good. Donuts make you feel great. Senior, Jesse Holstein, music director of the Royal Farfissa Disco Juggernaut, claims that donuts boost his self-esteem. They make him feel like a better person and musician. In fact, since being denied his free donut this past Saturday, Jesse has been overcome with depression. He has even considered electro-shock therapy.
For Jesse's sake and our own, please bring back the donuts.
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Volume 125, Number 12; December 13, 1996
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