The Top 10 reasons J-Schoolers need a break . . .

10. You catch yourself wondering why professors' lectures aren't organized with the most important stuff first

9. You read the newspaper...and like it.

8. You carry a notebook wherever you go, including the bathroom.

7. The odd odor and dysfunctional heating system of the J-School are "welcoming."

6. The workings of local government fascinate you.

5. Getting up at 5 a.m. doesn't seem unreasonable

4. After bearing witness to any event - large or small - you work out a headline for it.

3. You ask a new acquaintance's age immediately to get "the facts." Etiquette be damned!

2. Seeing misspellings on store signs makes you physically ill.

And the No. 1 reason J-Schoolers need a break . . .

You change the graffiti on bathroom stalls to AP style.

-Patrick Galbraith & Kelly Jackson

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