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Paul suddenly stops the flow of his argument and asks a question: What, then, was the purpose of the law? (v. 19). This question reflects Paul's awareness that his argument so far would lead his readers to wonder whether he has denied any purpose to the law. If the inheritance of the promised blessing does not depend on the law, as Paul has just declared (v. 18), then why was the law given by God? Paul's answer is important for us as we wrestle with similar questions regarding the application of the Mosaic law. How should Christians relate to the Mosaic law today?
In this section Paul first asks his major, initial question regarding the purpose of the law and replies briefly (vv. 19-20), then asks a supplementary question regarding the relation of the law to the promise of God and supplies an explanation (vv. 21-22), and finally presents two images to illustrate more fully God's purpose for the law (vv. 23-25).
Paul's brief reply to this question points to (1) the negative purpose of the law, (2) the temporal framework for the law and (3) the mediated origin of the law.
1. According to Paul, the law has a negative purpose: It was added because of transgressions (v. 19). Paul has already demonstrated what the law does not do: it does not make anyone righteous before God (v. 11); it is not based on faith (v. 12); it is not the basis of inheritance (v. 18). So if the law is divorced from righteousness, faith and inheritance of the blessing, to what is law related? Paul says that the law is related to transgressions. A transgression is the violation of a standard. The law provides the objective standard by which the violations are measured. In order for sinners to know how sinful they really are, how far they deviate from God's standards, God gave the law. Before the law was given, there was sin (see Rom 5:13). But after the law was given, sin could be clearly specified and measured (see Rom 3:20; 4:15; 7:7). Each act or attitude could then be labeled as a transgression of this or that commandment of the law.
Imagine a state in which there are many traffic accidents but no traffic laws. Although people are driving in dangerous, harmful ways, it is difficult to designate which acts are harmful until the legislature issues a book of traffic laws. Then it is possible for the police to cite drivers for transgressions of the traffic laws. The laws define harmful ways of driving as violations of standards set by the legislature. The function of traffic laws is to allow bad drivers to be identified and prosecuted.
2. The temporal framework for the law is clearly established by the words added . . . until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come (v. 19). Paul has already emphasized that the Mosaic law was given 430 years after the Abrahamic promise (v. 17). The word added implies that the law was not a central theme in God's redemptive plan; it was supplementary and secondary to the enduring covenant made with Abraham. As the word added marks the beginning point for the Mosaic law, the word until marks its end point. The Mosaic law came into effect at a certain point in history and was in effect only until the promised Seed, Christ, appeared. There is a contrast here between the permanent validity of the promise and the temporary nature of the law. On the one hand, the promise was made long before the law and will be in effect long after the period of the law; on the other hand, the law was in effect for a relatively short period of time limited in both directions by the words added and until.
As we shall see in our study of the next few sections of the letter (see 3:23-25; 4:1-4), Paul's presentation of the temporal framework for the law is a major theme of his argument for the superiority of the promise fulfilled in Christ over the law. This theme differs radically from the common Jewish perspective of his day, which emphasized the eternal, immutable nature of the law. But Paul's Christocentric perspective led him to see that Christ (the promised Seed), not the law, was the eternal one.
3. Paul designates the origin of the law in his statement that the law was put into effect through angels by a mediator (v. 19). By this Paul does not mean that the law was given by angels rather than by God. He is merely pointing to the well-known Jewish tradition that God gave the law through the agency of angels as well as by a mediator, namely Moses. References to the agency of angels in the giving of the law can be found in the Greek version of Deuteronomy 33:2 and Psalm 68:17. We can also see this tradition about angels in Acts 7:53 and Hebrews 2:2.
The presence of angels and the mediation of Moses in the giving of the law were understood by the Jewish people to signify the great glory of the law. But Paul argues that the giving of the law through a series of intermediaries, angels and Moses, actually demonstrates the inferiority of the law. His argument is cryptic and enigmatic: A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one (v. 20). Literally, this sentence reads, "But a mediator is not one, but God is one." A contrast is being made between the plurality of participants in a process of mediation and the oneness of God. In the larger context of Paul's argument here, there is also the implied contrast between the promise given directly by God to Abraham and fulfilled in Christ, the seed of Abraham, and the law given through numerous intermediaries.
By faith the Galatian converts have already entered into the experience of the Spirit (vv. 1-5), which is the fulfillment of the promise (v. 14). Evidently they are now being persuaded that if they observe the rituals of the Jewish people, they will experience new dimensions of spiritual life and blessing--that if they become members of God's people, the Jews, they will be guaranteed intimacy with God. Paul warns them that the circumstances of the giving of the law demonstrate otherwise. The law had a mediated origin. Thus the law does not provide direct access to God. Only the fulfillment of the promise in the bestowal of the Spirit to those in Christ guarantees direct access to God (see 4:4-8).
Paul's affirmation of the common confession of all Jews that God is one (v. 20) implies a contrast between the universality of God and the particularity of the law. The particular focus of the law is specified by its mediation through the angels and Moses to the Jewish people. The preachers of the false gospel in Galatia limited the sphere of God's blessing to the Jewish nation. Their message implied that God is the God of the Jews only. But the unity of God means that he is the God of the Gentiles as well as the God of the Jews (see Rom 3:29-30). The universality of God is clearly expressed in the promise for "all nations" (Gal 3:8). The bestowal of the Spirit on Gentiles who had not become Jews was irrefutable evidence for the universality of God.
Moses, the mediator of the law, brought in a law that divided Jews from Gentiles; therefore he was not the mediator of "the one," the one new community promised to Abraham (v. 8) and found in Christ (v. 28). Christ, not Moses, is the mediator of the unity of all believers in Christ--Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female.
These arguments against the supremacy of the Mosaic law should not be interpreted to mean that Paul is antinomian, totally against the law. He is, after all, showing that the law had an important place in the redemptive plan of God. But the giving of the law was not the final goal of God's plan. The law was an essential step, but only a step, toward the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in Christ. Christ is the beginning, end and center of God's plan.
In the churches in Galatia the law was supplanting the central place of Christ. The churches were becoming law-centered. It was necessary, therefore, to put the law back into its rightful place. Its purpose is negative: to point out transgressions. Its time is limited: 430 years after the promise, until Christ. Its origin is mediated through angels and Moses: it does not provide direct access to God, and it divides Jews from Gentiles.
This question is an understandable response to Paul's stark contrast between the law and the promise (vv. 15-18) and his confinement of the law to a limited role in God's historical plan (vv. 19-20). People who were preoccupied with the supreme value of the law must have been stunned by such a devaluation of it. How could Paul speak against the law? Was the logical conclusion of his line of reasoning the position that the law stood in opposition to the promise? Absolutely not! says Paul. Since both the law and the promise were given by God, they must be complementary rather than contradictory in the overall plan of God. Paul explains the relation of the law to the promise in a two-part answer to the question. First, he presents a contrary-to-fact hypothesis that ascribes a positive role to the law (v. 21). Second, he turns from hypothesis to the reality of the law's negative role (v. 22).
In order to clarify the relation of the law to the promise, Paul poses a contrary-to-fact hypothesis: If a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law (v. 21). The very way that Paul phrases this hypothesis (as a contrary-to-fact conditional statement) indicates that he does not for a moment think the law can impart life. By life Paul means living in right relationship with God (see 2:19: "that I might live for God"). If the law could empower one to live in a right relationship with God, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. This was in fact the position of the rival teachers in the Galatian churches. They were promoting the law as the way to live for God. It was actually their position that set the law in direct opposition to the promise; it contradicted the gospel. For as Paul has already said (2:21), "if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
It is only when the law is given a positive role that it is directly opposed to the promise fulfilled in Christ. You are faced with an absolute contradiction if you are told that only by believing in the cross of Christ will you be able to live in a right relationship with God and then you are told that only by keeping the law will you be able to live in a right relationship with God. And that is precisely what the Galatian believers were being told by the rival teachers. But Paul does not accept the false hypothesis of a positive role for the law. Since believing the gospel has already been proved to be the only way to receive life in the Spirit and righteousness (3:1-18), such a positive role for the law is excluded.
The strong adversative conjunction but at the beginning of verse 22 indicates that Paul is turning from the unreal hypothesis of a positive role for the law to the reality of the negative role of the law: but the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin (v. 22). In reality, the law has the negative function of condemning everyone. Literally, Paul says that "the Scripture imprisoned all under sin." Probably Paul has in mind Deuteronomy 27:26, the specific Scripture he quoted in verse 10: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." This citation from the law summarizes the purpose of the law: to demonstrate that all are sinners and to put all sinners under God's judgment. Paul's emphasis on the universality of human sin (v. 22) and the universality of God's judgment on all sinners (v. 10) reduces Jews to the same status as Gentiles--the whole world is a prisoner of sin. So identification with the Jewish people by circumcision and observance of the Mosaic law does not remove one from the circle of "Gentile sinners" (2:15) and bring one into the sphere of righteousness, blessing and life. Rather, it leaves one imprisoned under sin.
But we are not left as condemned sinners under the curse of God. The law was given to show that all humanity is held under the bondage of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe (v. 22). Now we can see how the law and the promise work in harmony to fulfill the purpose of God. The law puts us down under the curse; the promise lifts us up in Christ. We are left with no exit under the condemnation of the law so that we might find our freedom only by faith in Christ. The law imprisons all--both Jews and Gentiles--under sin to prepare the way for including all believers in Christ--both Jews and Gentiles--in the blessing promised to Abraham.
So the law should not be viewed as contradictory to the gospel. By reducing all to the level of sinners, the law prepares the way for the gospel. But neither should the law be viewed as if it were the same as the gospel. The law has a negative purpose: it makes us aware of our sin. But it does not, indeed it cannot, set us free from bondage to sin. The promise of blessing comes only through faith in Christ.
Paul expands and dramatizes his explanation of the negative function of the law by personifying the law as a jailer and a disciplinarian. In his portrayal of the roles given by God to the law, Paul shows that these negative roles are a necessary part, but only a temporary part, of the entire drama of God's plan of salvation.
The law took the part of God's jailer on the stage of history: before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed (v. 23). Notice the important shift of focus from universal to particular: in verse 22 the whole world is declared by Scripture to be a prisoner of sin, but in verse 23 Paul says we were held prisoners by the law. In the first case the law is related to all people without distinction, Jews as well as Gentiles. All are condemned as sinners by the law. In the second case the law is related to Jews. For a certain period of time, Jews in particular were held as prisoners under law. When we read the Mosaic law we can see how every aspect of Jewish life was restricted, restrained and confined by the law. In this sense the law was a jailer over the Jews.
It is essential to distinguish between these two functions of the law: the universal condemnatory function and the particular supervisory function. Every person in the whole world of every time and every race is under the condemnation of the law given in Scripture. The law makes it clear that everyone is a prisoner of sin in order that it may be absolutely clear that the salvation promised by God can be received only by faith in Jesus Christ (v. 22). That is the universal condemnatory function of the law. The condemning sentence of the law against all humanity can never be overturned. It stands as a permanent indictment of the sinful rebellion of the whole world against God.
The Mosaic law was given not only as a permanent standard for all humanity but also as a temporary system to supervise a particular people. As we read through the Mosaic law we are impressed with a complex system of laws that were set in place to guide the conduct of the Jewish people. According to Paul's imagery in verse 23, the law functioned as a jailer to lock up the Jewish people in a vast system of legal codes and regulations. But that lockup was meant to be only temporary. Verse 23 begins and ends with clear references to the time when the imprisonment within the system of Mosaic law would end: before this faith came . . . until faith should be revealed. Of course Abraham had faith in God long before the Mosaic law, as Paul emphasized in 3:6. But the specific nature of this faith that Paul has in mind has just been stated in verse 22: faith in Jesus Christ . . . Before this faith came, we [the Jewish people] were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith [in Jesus Christ] should be revealed. The function of the law as a jailer is not permanent; it is limited to a certain period in history.
The temporary function of the law is also described by the image of a disciplinarian. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ (v. 24). The NIV here is more a loose paraphrase than a word-for-word translation. The NRSV is an excellent, literal translation of this phrase: "Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came." Behind the English word disciplinarian is the Greek word paidagogos, from which we derive pedagogue. The first meaning listed in Webster's Third New International Dictionary for pedagogue is "a teacher of children or youth"; the second meaning given is "one (as a slave) having charge of a boy chiefly on the way to and from school in classical antiquity." In Paul's day the pedagogue was distinguished from the teacher (didaskalos). The pedagogue supervised, controlled and disciplined the child; the teacher instructed and educated him.
A fascinating dialogue between Socrates and a boy named Lysis highlights this distinction. Socrates begins the conversation by asking Lysis, "Do they [Lysis's parents] let you control your own self, or will they not trust you in that either?"
"Of course they do not," he replied.
"But someone controls you?"
"Yes," he said, "my pedagogue here."
"Is he a slave?"
"Why certainly; he belongs to us," he said.
"What a strange thing," I exclaimed: "a free man controlled by a slave! But how does this pedagogue exert his control over you?"
"By taking me to the teacher," he replied.
Josephus tells us of a pedagogue who was found beating the family cook when the child under his supervision overate. The pedagogue himself was corrected with the words: "Man, we did not make you the cook's pedagogue, did we? but the child's. Correct him; help him!"
These examples of the use of the term pedagogue in Greek literature point to the common perception of this figure in the Hellenistic world: he was given the responsibility to supervise and discipline the conduct of children. He did not have the positive task of educating the child; he was only supposed to control the behavior of the child through consistent discipline. The point of Paul's use of this image in depicting the law is that the law was given this supervisory, disciplinary role over the Jewish people. But the supervisory control of the law was only "until Christ" (to Christ in NIV). This phrase has a temporal meaning, as we can see from the parallel phrase in the previous verse: until faith should be revealed. In the outworking of God's plan of salvation in history, the period when the Jewish people were under the supervisory control of the law was followed by the coming of Christ. The supervisory discipline of the law over the people of God came to an end when Christ came.
The purpose of the disciplinary function of the law was to demonstrate that God's people could only be justified by faith: that we [the Jewish people] might be justified by faith (v. 24). Under the constant discipline of the law, the Jewish people should have learned how impossible it was to keep the law. The law constantly beat them down like a stern disciplinarian, pointing out all their shortcomings and failures. The pain of this discipline was designed to teach them that they could only be declared righteous by God through faith.
In verse 25 Paul draws a conclusion that demolishes any argument that Christians ought to live under the supervisory control of the law: Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. The Galatian believers were evidently succumbing to arguments that their life in Christ should be lived under the supervisory discipline of the Mosaic law. But to live under the supervision of the Mosaic law is to live as if Christ had not come. Now that Christ has come, we live, as Paul has already affirmed in 2:20, "by faith in the Son of God." To live by faith in Christ sets us free from the supervision of the law.
Since Paul is still speaking here in the first-person plural (we) his primary reference is to the freedom that Jewish believers now experience from the supervision of the law because they have put their faith in Christ. If Jewish believers are no longer under the supervision of the law, then it is surely foolish for Gentile believers in Christ to put themselves under the law's supervision. No wonder Paul began this chapter with the rebuke "You foolish Galatians!" They have received the Spirit by believing the gospel, but now they are trying to make progress in their spiritual life by observing the law. But their attempt to observe the law as if they were now under the supervision of the law is not progress; it is retrogression to the period in history before Christ came.
We have some friends who immigrated from a country under dictatorship to North America. Their move to the States marked a turning point in their history. They no longer live under the tyrannical government of their former country. Now they are under a new government. It would make no sense for them to start living again as if they were under the supervision of their former government.
Similarly, Paul sees the turning point in his life to be the time when he put his faith in Christ. Before that time he lived under the supervision of the Mosaic law. But after he put his faith in Christ, his life was lived by faith in Christ, under the supervision of Christ. He had immigrated (see Col 1:13) to the kingdom of Christ.
Of course those friends who have now immigrated to America cannot assume that they are now free to do whatever was forbidden in their former country. Although they cannot be prosecuted under the laws of their former country for murder or theft, they are now bound by the laws of their new country not to murder or steal. Our new life in Christ is not under the supervision of the law; it is under the rule of Christ by his Spirit. Freedom in Christ from the supervisory rule of the Mosaic law empowers us to "live for God" (2:19).
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2009) -- On a day when the ETSU men's basketball team will honor its three senior players, the Buccaneers hope to build momentum heading into next week's Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in Nashville as they take on Mercer inside the Memorial Center. Tip is set for Saturday at 4 p.m.
With a win over the Bears (17-13, 11-8), the Bucs (19-10, 13-6) would clinch the No. 2 seed in the A-Sun Tournament, which comes with an important day off on Thursday -- if the Bucs can win their first round game on Wednesday. A loss would seed ETSU third, meaning the team would have to win three games on three straight days to earn a trip to the NCAAs.
Seniors Courtney Pigram (Memphis), Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and Greg Hamlin (Flint, Mich.) will be honored before the start of Saturday's game as part of the Senior Day activities. For more on the game, click on the game notebook link above or read the game notes below:
The series against Mercer
This will be the eighth meeting between the Bucs and the Bears, with ETSU holding a perfect 7-0 mark against their A-Sun foe ... The two teams first met in 2005-06, the Bucs first season in the Atlantic Sun ... In their last meeting on Dec. 5, 2008, the Bucs raced to an 81-61 win inside Mercer's University Center.
Last time against Mercer
MACON, Ga. (Dec. 5, 2008) - Despite facing a team that had picked up impressive non-conference wins over Southeastern Conference members Alabama and Auburn earlier this season, the ETSU men's basketball team made a statement in its Atlantic Sun Conference opener ... Powered by a game-high 21 points from senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and another 20 from junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), the Buccaneers dropped the Mercer Bears 81-61 Friday evening at the University Center. With the win, ETSU improves to 5-3 overall, 1-0 in A-Sun play, while Mercer dropped to 6-3, 1-1 ... The Bucs came out strong in the first half for the second straight game, building an early seven point lead when a Courtney Pigram (Memphis) layup found the bottom of the net and made it 18-11 with 11:36 remaining in the half. The ETSU lead would grow to as many as nine points at 32-23 with 3:34 left, and it would remain nine thanks to a defensive stop by the Bucs with just five seconds left in the half. A subsequent tip-in score by Smith made it 37-28 as time expired ... ETSU's defensive effort was the key in the first 20 minutes, making several stops and holding Mercer to a low shooting percentage. Tiggs scored 12 points to lead the Bucs in the first half, while Smith added nine to the cause ... The second half - which included the ejection of Mercer head coach Bob Hoffmann with 12:42 left in the game for receiving his second technical foul of the contest - saw the Bucs continue to build the lead early, and back-to-back 3-pointers by Tiggs and Smith made it 56-36 with 13:16 left in the game. ETSU would lead by as many as 22 in the second half and ultimately won by 20 ... Along with Tiggs and Smith, sophomore guard Micah Williams (Manchester) scored a season high 13 points, while Pigram added 12 to the cause ... For Mercer, Daniel Emerson scored a team-high 20 points, while guard James Florence added 15 and Calvin Henry netted 10.
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2009) - In need of a confidence boost and looking to get his ETSU men's basketball team back on the winning track, senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) responded to the fans' pregame chants of "Let's go, CP!" by scoring a game-high 16 points and dishing out seven assists in the Buccaneers 81-46 win over Kennesaw State Thursday night inside Memorial Center ... The crowd of 3,149 was treated to one of the Bucs' best performances of the season, as they shot 49 percent from the floor and held the Owls to just 26 percent shooting. ETSU improved to 19-10 overall, 13-6 in A-Sun play, while Kennesaw State fell to 7-21, 3-16 ... After several tough games shooting the basketball, Pigram looked more relaxed on a night when the ETSU fans began chanting his name even before the tip. The senior led all scorers with 10 point in the first half, going 4-of-10 from the field in the first 20 minutes and helping stake the Bucs to a 34-25 halftime lead ...
The Bucs defensive effort was also stellar in the first half as ETSU's fullcourt press attack was initiated from the outset and held the Owls to just 29 percent shooting the first half. Meanwhile, the Bucs hit on 47 percent from the field and outrebounded Kennesaw State 20-14 ... In the second half, the Bucs only turned up the heat and outscored the Owls 47-21 to leave no doubt about the game's ultimate outcome. For the game, the Bucs outrebounded KSU 47-31 and forced 21 turnovers on 12 steals ... Along with Pigram's 16, ETSU got 13 points from freshman guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis), while freshman Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) and senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) pitched in 11 apiece ... For Kennesaw State, only one player reached double figures with Kurtis Woods scored 12 to lead the Owls.
Fans' e-mails, early chants bring CP around
After 27 straight starts this season, senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) was taken out of the starting lineup in the Bucs' game against Campbell back on Feb. 23 following a string of tough performances ... However, instead of returning home to boos from the fans in Johnson City, the senior guard received over 30 e-mails of encouragement during the week and was greeted by signs of support and chants of his name prior to the game with Kennesaw State on Feb. 26 ... Pigram responded by returning to his old form, scoring 16 points, dishing out seven assists and grabbing five rebounds in the win over the Owls ... After the game, Pigram expressed his appreciation of the fans' gestures, "I want to thank the fans for staying with me and standing behind us as a team," Pigram said. "I got a lot of e-mails this week from the fans and having the signs all over the Dome really meant a lot to me. Hitting that first shot relieved a lot of stress. Now I'm just ready to play like I can and keep it rolling."
February troubles continue four-year trend for Bucs
Over the last four season since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference, the ETSU men's basketball team has either been tied or held sole possession of first place at some point in the month of February ... However, that's when the story turns bleak ... With the exception of the 2007-08 season, when the Bucs went 6-1 in February and ultimately won the league regular season title, the Bucs are are combined 13-11 in league play during the month of February and have relinquished first-place in three of those four seasons ... In fact, a year ago the Bucs dropped from first place on Feb. 8 to a fourth seed by the end of the season. Below is a complete breakdown:
Season February Record
2005-06 3-4
2006-07 6-1
2007-08 6-3
2008-09 4-4 (currently)
Pigram, Tiggs impressive on offensive end in 2008-09
Seniors Courtney Pigram (Memphis) and Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) have enjoyed impressive offensive performances this season, and the two rank among the nation's best when it comes to offensive production ... Tiggs leads the team and the Atlantic Sun Conference, and ranks 15th nationally with a 21.6 points per game average (as of Feb. 22), while Pigram ranks fifth in the A-Sun with 16.9 points a game (as of Feb. 26) ... Pigram is one of just four active players nationally with more than 1,500 points, 350 assists and 200 steals in their careers.
Player, School......................................................Asts Stls Pts
Courtney Pigram, ETSU 395 224 1934
Both Smith, Tiggs eclipse 1,000 points; Bucs have
three 1,000-point scoreres on the same team?
With a put back at the 2:08 mark of the first half at Lipscomb on Feb. 16, ETSU senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career ... Meanwhile, Tiggs' teammate -- junior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) -- reached that same pinnacle with a free throw at the 2:06 mark of the second half against USC Upstate on Feb. 19 ... Tiggs now stands at 1,073 points for his career, and Smith is at 1,035 ... While it is not rare to have multiple players on the same team that "eventually" become 1,000-point scorers, having multiple players on the same team that have already eclipsed 1,000-points is rare ... And now, the Bucs have Smith, Tiggs and senior guard Courntey Pigram (Memphis) that have reached that milestone ... The only two times in ETSU history that the Bucs have had three or more 1,000 point scorers on the floor at the same time was in 1990-91 and 2003-04 ... In 1990-91, four 1,000-point scorers were on the floor together at the same time, Keith "Mister" Jennings, Calvin Talford, Major Geer and Alvin West were on the floor together ... The other season this occurred was in 2003-04, when Jerald Fields, Zakee Wadood and Tim Smith all reached 1,000 points.
ETSU the "only" A-Sun team picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 22, 2008) - Since the beginning of the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball - marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 - the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to a new "Prestige" ranking released by ESPN.com ... The Buccaneers, who have enjoyed six NCAA Tournament trips, one NIT berth, seven 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85, ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun Conference team, as well as former Southern Conference rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. The Bucs also were placed ahead of every current member of the Colonial Athletic Association with the exception of Old Dominion ... In addition, the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as other major programs such as Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson, California and Florida State.
"Big Three" making their mark in A-Sun this year
Watching the ETSU men's basketball team this season has shown that there is power in the number three ... With seniors Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) and Courtney Pigram (Memphis), along with junior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), the Bucs put three of the best players in league play on the floor at the same time. Currently, Tiggs and Pigram and No. 1 and No. 5 in the league in scoring, while Smith ranks No. 9 on that list ... Meanwhile, at least one of the three rank in the Top 10 of at least seven other major statistical categories, such as field goal percentage, rebounding, 3-point field goal percentage, steals, assists, assist/turnover ratio, defensive rebounds and minutes played.
Pigram moves to No. 4 on the all-time scoring list
With his 27-point effort against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 7), ETSU senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis) moved to No. 4 on the all-time scoring list ... Pigram now stands at 1,914 points passed former ETSU great Calvin Talford (1988-1992), who collected 1,872 points in his career ... Here are the Top 5 scorers in ETSU history:
1. Tim Smith (2002-2006) 2,300 points
2. Greg Dennis (1987-1992) 2,204 points
3. Keith "Mister" Jennings (1987-1991) 1,988 points
4. Courtney Pigram (2005-2009) 1,934 points *
5. Calvin Talford (1988-92) 1,872 points
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Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 129-40 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 77 percent ... The Bucs had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor that season, but fell to Belmont in the championship of the A-Sun Tourney... In 2007-08, the Bucs were 11-2 at Memorial Center ... This season the Bucs are 10-2 at home.


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Hey my friend hope all is well.
thanks for the thanks katoom. hope you stick around.
I always thought he was jewish! Shalom and lakhaim, bar mitzvah and nazdarovya :P
Hi Mr Katoom, you sound familiar!...are you from an island in mu7id el Mahdi?
Uff, although I love Iron Maiden I actually had not heard this song before! My inspiration for my alias came from Coolio's gangsta paradise :P
Sounds good doesn't it.
Did you finally make out with that female that worked at the convenient store?...lol
hey...! what's up doc?
yup lots of good stuff and a bit of hard work, many wanted to sincerely relieve him of all the work but to no avail he quit it with 72 hours.
I hope the friends of this forum do not get too upset at the changes ..for changes there will be.C_C, Greg and Peter do a terrific job and the freedom is much better that Cedars but we still are new.
I will look forward to your good input. take care my friend.
Rested and ready to pounce.......missed you my friend, it's a different play ground here now.
Since Cedars closed up shop this calm little rest stop has become the fast and furious and is no way slowing down. But one thing it has lacked for a long time your sense of off beat humor...the very best there is.
Hope all is well with you, still have the beard or are you clean shaven,makes no difference.
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Merano: Salonen conducts Berlioz
Monday 16 Sep 2013, 8.30pmKursaal, Kurhaus, Merano
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Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
At no time in musical history has a composer travelled so far, and as quickly, as Beethoven in the Eroica Symphony. This is music that appears to breathe the air of a different planet, lacerating 18th-century sensibilities along the way. Not only is it longer than any symphony previously written, but the emotional content is startlingly raw, with brutal sforzandos rammed home, harmonic dissonances revelled in as never before, and fizzing virtuosity demanded of the players at every turn. Music would never be the same again. Meanwhile, Beethoven's hearing was fast fading and by declaring himself 'emperor', his hero Napoleon had become 'just another tyrant'. Cast in five trailablazing movements, Symphonie fantastique celebrates Berlioz's delirious infatuation with the Irish actress, Harriet Smithson, who crops up throughout by means of her own musical signature or idée fixe. After taking a draft of opium, Berlioz's wild ravings climax in a Witches' Sabbath finale, which sees Harriet consorting with all manner of ghouls and fiends.


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Susah nau nak cari tempat intern. Sebenarnya nak cari tempat tu aku rasa doable lagi (kot). The problem right now is, I'm not quite sure what my interest is actually. Ayah suruh cari tempat oil gas terus, senang nanti nak kerja terus apply tempat/company sama. I want to work in oil & gas company in the future insyaAllah, but I'd like to experience other industry first before that. In the meantime, I'm curious to work in water treatment industry (which I think dad won't allow me to do so).
So.... fahaman mana yg aku nak ikut?
1. Intern kat company yg aku nak kerja in the future
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ASUS ROG Maximus VI Gene Review
Asus ROG Maximus VI Gene Closer Look:
ASUS sets itself apart from the rest of the crowd in many ways from the software and hardware packages, but one of the best things it does over the past few generations has been the implementation of the Crash Free UEFI BIOS. Starting with the P67 chipset launch, the UEFI BIOS has been getting smoother and easier to use with new features added as each new generation is released. New for the Z87 chipset and Haswell launch are some really cool features, such as a more in depth EZ mode and a Last Modified tab that tracks changes as you work though the BIOS presenting the user with a map to the options used to generate the performance settings or even just the mundane changes. You get Quick Note to leave yourself messages in the BIOS or to list specific settings so you can remember them. F4 shortcuts menus for your favorites, SATA Port renaming, and what has to be one of the top additions to the ROG lineup is the ability to Secure Erase drives from within the Crash Free BIOS 3.
EZ Mode is used when you really do not want or need to spend the time going through the advanced section of the BIOS. It can be daunting to the novice user, but the more adept can take advantage of the tuning abilities found in the Advanced section. All of the basics are in place to set the boot order, EPU and fan profiles, and illustrate the hardware that is installed in the Maximus VI Gene.
Once you move into the Advanced mode there are a total of eight tabs to explore with the first section being My Favorites. Here is where you get some of the new tweaks to the Crash Free BIOS. You can build a series of short cuts that allow you to jump straight to certain functionality. In this case I put shortcuts in place for AI Overclock tuner, DRAM Frequency, and the CPU Core and Ring voltages. You add shortcuts by pressing the F4 button and browsing for the items to add. Using this tool you can put all of your most used options in one place. Quick Note allows you to leave yourself notes as to what may or may not work or just simple reminders. Last is the Last Modified tool that captures each adjustment made in the BIOS, essentially leaving you a set of bread crumbs so that you can keep track of all the work you have done in the BIOS.
The Main page option shows the system time, date, BIOS revision and build date, installed CPU and processor speed, memory capacity, system language, and security options including passwords. Not the section you will sped a lot of time in, but nevertheless provides valuable information and functionality.
The Advanced tab provides a way to manage much of the system functionality. The CPU configuration tab is used to modify the CPU operating parameters outside of the frequency and voltages. PCH Configuration is where you can enable or disable Intel's drive enhancements and PCIe assignments. Onboard device configuration is used to enable or disable onboard hardware. SATA Configuration is used to set up drive operating parameters as well as showing the port availability. ROG Effects allow you to enable or disable the ROG Pulse, Supreme FX, and onboard lighting.
The Monitor section is just what the name implies. Here Anti Surge support can be turned on or off. Under each category you can view the operating characteristics and current state of the pertinent voltages, the fan speeds, temperatures, and enable or disable the fan speed controls. As well as Fan Xpert 2 manages things, this should be left alone unless you are looking for full manual control.
Boot: Under this section Fast Boot can be turned on or off, SATA and USB ports can be enabled or disabled, and DirectKey functionality can be enabled to access the BIOS with Fast Boot enabled. Logo display at boot can be turned off so you can view the P.O.S.T. sequence. EZ or Advanced mode can be set as the first screen upon opening the BIOS. Wait for ERROR F1 messages can be turned off (I find this helpful when not running a fan off the CPU fan header), and lastly the boot sequence can be set up here.
Tool: Outside the Extreme Tweaker section this section is one of the most useful areas of ASUS' UEFI Crash Free BIOS. ASUS EZ Flash utility is a simple to use option for flashing the BIOS on ASUS motherboards that has yet to fail on me after years of use. A new feature for a new age in disk drives is the Secure Erase function that gives you the ability to secure erase your drive to improve performance. When using this feature with my Corsair Force GT Drive it showed as locked and needed a reboot to unlock the drive. After a reboot the Secure Erase finished as planned. No longer do you have to work through several means to run a secure erase. ASUS OC Profile lets you save and/or load profiles from the BIOS save files or from a USB Flash drive. Coupled with the Last Modified tool you can make sure you save those important changes. ROG OC Panel H-Key adjusts a finite number of options including CPU core voltage and frequency.
The Extreme Tweaker section of the BIOS is where you will spend a good majority of your time if you are used to overclocking manually. This section provides all of the CPU and DRAM specific settings to get the most from your hardware. Up front ASUS has said the auto rules for the vast majority of settings are tuned well enough that no manipulation or adjustments are needed for most of the settings. In fact I used only the CPU vcore, CPU Ring voltage, DRAM Voltage, DRAM Frequency, CPU and Cache ratio, and the basic timings to reach a 4.7GHz overclock on the CPU I have. However you have access to pretty much every option as far as voltages, Load Line Calibration, current limits, and overrides.
The top of this section shows the current state of the hardware. AI Overclock tuner can be set to Auto, Manual, or three preset speeds that mirror the vast majority of CPU capabilities on the market. DRAM Timing Control allows the end user to tune the timings of the installed modules for improved frequency margins or outright performance. GPU DIMM Post shows the installed DRAM Modules current frequency as well as the installed discrete GPU type and PCIe Lane allocation. Digi+Power control is used to set and apply a value for LLC along with the current limits, phase controls, VRM Switching frequency, and more. Again the auto rules are pretty good. Tweakers Paradise lets you get a little more granular as far as power settings go. Towards the bottom of the page we finally get to the voltages that can be tweaked.
ASUS' UEFI Crash Free BIOS are pretty much the standard by which all others are measured when it comes to usability right out of the box. I had no issues navigating through the BIOS with several different mice; the mouse clicks and selection works every time. ASUS ongoing support is one thing many of you are aware of, but if not the long term BIOS support is there for ASUS and especially ROG-inspired motherboards like the Maximus VI series including the Gene. ASUS has its own forum that encourages members to participate in the ROG Exchange process that puts tried and tested BIOS settings packages out and available to try for all users. The ability to upload a BIOS from a file is key to this ability. If by chance you corrupt the BIOS using ASUS' USB BIOS Flashback procedure the end user can recover the BIOS in about two minutes, easily squashing the fear of a permanently hosed up board due to bad BIOS flash.


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Malkin seems to like Kunitz (and Neal, obviously). I don't understand why Bylsma refuses to go back to that and let Iginla play with Crosby -- that's why he chose Pittsburgh for crying out loud!
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Stupidest lie you've told that someone actually believed?
Firefly_Dreams wrote:
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kizna-chan wrote:
This is my first time starting a thread but here goes anyway...
What's the stupidest lie you've told and thought there is NO WAY this person will believe this crap!
Mine was when I was a teenager. I told my friend that Green Day's tour bus broke down in front of my Dad's house and they came to my door to ask to use the phone. I went on to tell her that they stayed and played a couple songs for me then gave me backstage passes to their next show. I didn't think she actually believe me since I was saying it in a totally sarcastic manner. It wasn't until she started telling other people my lie that I thought, oh my god how stupid is this girl? Who on earth would believe that lie? I told everyone else that I was just kidding when I told her that obvious lie... I never told her though!
Like I said, this wasn't really meant to be a lie, it was in response to her telling me and obvious lie about her meeting Coldplay and them taking her out to dinner.
What was your lie and why did you tell it?
Was it like mine, meant to be a joke?
Was it meant to cover something up?
Was it just for the hell of it?
Haha not only was that lie hilarious Green Day is awesome as well! Ha
One of the only lies that I really didn't plan out or really try my best to make it sound believable was when I lied to my mom about going to class. I had a class at about 9 in the morning. Instead of going to that class, I just woke up and made my way home from college. (I live two hours away from home while attending college. I was coming home for the weekend) You think knowing that it was a 2 hr drive from home and considering it was a one hour class,that there was no way she'd believe that I went to class since I got home at 9 that morning. I walked in the door and she said "You didn't go to class?!?!" and I just kinda had a dumb moment and said " I did." instead of going with the obvious "Oh, it was canceled." But she didn't say anything and day just went on normally. She probably knew but just didn't feel like arguing about it. My parents are usually pretty stern on missing classes. But I've been making A's in college so far so maybe I've softened their heart. Yeah, this was probably a dumb story but the only one I have where it was a completely unbelievable lie.
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I told a boy I couldn't have sex with him 'cause my Dad made me wear a chastity belt every time I left home. So he said if I only had to wear it when I left home that he could sneak into my house when my parents were sleeping.. I have a hard time just saying no..
Hahaha that's pretty funny. ^ Some girls nowadays really do need chastity belts tho!
Yeah.. especially the ones that have low self-esteem. Someday I hope to find a nice guy who will understand and not try to take advantage of me and my low self esteem and who loves anime! I know I'm probably asking for to much there with the anime thing, but one can always dream! For now I'd settle for a few nice friends here cause none of my friends like anime or manga at all! They think it's childish for anyone over 12 let alone some one who's over 18. Maybe it is, but I don't really care!!
I'm going to shut up now cause I probably sound pretty pathetic...
I just hope I did the quote thing & spoiler thing right, being that I'm new here, and the "Preview Post" button isn't working for some reason.
I think I did it wrong..... damn it!!
^ I quoted you wrong too. The 'square' wasn't arounds yours lol so mine starts here. :
Hahaha I don't think you quoted the right post of mine but hey I don't even know how to use the 'spoilers' things. So people probably think I'm that annoying guy on the forums who's post are always ten feet long because he shows all the quotes lol. But nah I feel you. I'm like you. My dream is to find a girl (even friends) who like anime. All of my friends make fun of my loves for anime and I know it probably looks weird if you don't really watch it. But they just don't understand how deep and awesome anime is haha and I don't think they're changing their mind. I just don't know how to find out if people like anime because they probably don't outwardly talk about it and I'm afraid to ask someone. There's such a negative stereotype about people who watch this stuff when there shouldn't be where I live. So yeah we'll just let this thread be our soap box. But I'm serious you'll find that guy one day. He's out there waiting for you too. (Didn't try to get too deep right there. It's just something I believe in. That everyone has somebody.)
I'll be the twelfth Doctor.
Kissing is good for your prostate.
The most unbelievable lie I've ever told was the truth.
No, seriously, I explained the entire situation to the guys, what went down, how we got here, etc.
The authorities just stood there, baffled out of their mind on how my response was so ridiculous that it had to be true.
They let me go, I went my merry way, end of story.
Am I gonna get paid for this??
It wasn't me who took a cookie from the cookie jar.
I try not to lie as much as possible, It's bad karma. Last lie? Probably about caring about someone's injured wife from work. Biggest lie? probably lying to my ex that I loved her (more or less the whole time and every time I said it).
I wish for the day that Hikaru no Go is added to CR.
i cnt remember when but, one day at skul i lied 2 a naruto fan tht in the latest episodes, naruto and sasuke both are dead.. he fell 4 it so bad tht he went and told evry 1 abut it.. the next day da pple he told abut it all 2 came and told tht he is crazy.. then i was like "dude ur cray " . he realized wht was happening and he started 2 scold me and he punched me 2.. the hitting was all worth it LOL~~
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When I was 15, I met my first girlfriend...... well more like a "friend with benefits" who shall be called Friend A ..... through my parents, because her parents were close friends with my parents.
Friend B, a really close friend of mine, was the only person I ever mentioned Friend A to. In a certain Simpson episode two Indians children were set up in arranged marriage by their parents with a similar relationship to mine. I am from South Asia, so when I told Friend B about how I met Friend A, Friend B joked about the fact that my relationship was like an arranged marriage.
One day on a bus, Friend B asked me "So, how's your arranged marriage going?" and I naturally went along with the joke. An Eavesdropper, who knew me very well, obviously did not understand the joke and told a lot of people that I was in an arranged marriage.
I am now 20 and to this day a lot of people still think I am in an arranged marriage even though I stopped seeing Friend A, probably 4 months after I turned 16.
I accept random friend requests
Well, being absolutely evil, I could tell quite a few funny stories about lies that I got people believing, but because I'd probably get banned for being vile, I will go with something that happened to me in the locker room after football practice in college. There was this guy who would come into the locker room every day with something negative to say. I swear every other thing that came out of the kids mouth began with, "I hate..." So, one day he came in with his usual rant, which on this occasion started with, "I hate the name Jamie, it's a stupid name, I hate people named Jamie..." So, I was sick of it and replied by saying, "Jason, that's really rude, that's my son's name!"
"You don't have a son," he replied. "Yes I do, I have two kids!" I said pulling out two photographs, one of my niece, and one of my nephew, asking, "can't you see the resemblance?" "Who's the mother?" he asked, "Her name is Heather and she's in the army," I replied. "Are you going to marry her?" he asked. "I don't know, if I feel like it," I followed. Since the rest of the guys were actually friends with me, they knew I was kidding and laughed it off. He unfortunately decided to tell everyone what a jerk I was to the mother of my two children and it eventually got to my cheerleader girlfriend and her friends. When I went to see her, they would drag her away from me and her room mate would no longer let her take my calls.
i told this girl that asked me out that i couldnt go out with her because football season was starting and i need to dedicate all my time into practicing lol
Rather Be Dead Than Cool
Well...The last stupid lie I did was when I was 7 years old.
I took a glue from someone and put it in my pocket, my mom found out and asked me where I got it. I said something very stupid. Here is the full convo.
Mom: Where did you get the glue stick?
Me:.....Uhhh what?
Mom: Who gave you that glue stick?
Me:.....??What glue stick?
Mom: Did you steal?
Me: No, it came with the pants....
Mom: You're in big trouble
*Afterwards*, Mom: Nevermind, you're a good boy.
"No, it came with the pants" was the worst lie I ever made. PANTS THAT COME WITH GLUESTICK??!!! *Logic*.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
I HAVE LICE?!! By Linda S. Glaz
9 comments:
- Joanne Sher said...
Poor thing. NOT fun. Praying you are soon "lice free."
- May 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Davalyn Spencer said...
Very appropriate metaphor! Too bad dousing the keyboard in kerosene wouldn't work.
- May 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Karin said...
Yuck - been there, done that. NOT fun. Hope you get everything straightened out quickly!
- May 7, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- Timothy Fish said...
Perhaps not very Christian of me, but I wish God would curse people who do that stuff with lice.
- May 7, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- Jeanette Levellie said...
Wow, You got my attention with that title!
So sorry this happened to you. How yuckky. We need to pray for these nasty, licey guys, or it will come back on them.
- May 7, 2012 at 3:00 PM
- Cheryl Linn Martin said...
You always make me laugh, Linda! Fun post.
Aloha! --Cheryl
- May 7, 2012 at 3:07 PM
- Sharon A. Lavy said...
Glad you are now nit free.
- May 7, 2012 at 3:58 PM
- Linda Glaz said...
I had to laugh Timothy. Yes, just because we're Christians doesn't mean we don't get those thoughts. And I'm with you, a little dose of scratching never hurt anyone. heeeheee Seriously, I just had to post this because after all the years I've been online this is the first time. So I guess I can't really complain. Now I hear there's a phony Amazon phishing expedition that sends a message that says your order was cancelled and you shouldn't click on the site. Back out and go directly to Amazon to find out if there's a problem. Good grief! What's wrong with people?
- May 7, 2012 at 8:44 PM
- Kathryn Elliott said...
Oh my goodness! I've lived that nightmare as well. Keep cyber cleaning, and best of luck debugging!
- May 7, 2012 at 8:48 PM


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Nov. 8, 2005
No coach likes to give up a lead, but Lipscomb Coach Scott Sanderson was glad to see his team go through the paces to win a last minute game and to be successful doing it.
The Bisons needed all the last minute strategy they could muster to come away with a 77-75 exhibition game victory over visiting North Alabama at Allen Arena Tuesday night.
The Bisons led by as many as 13 points on two different occasions in the second half. With 8:51left to play the Bisons were up 69-56, but North Alabama went on a 17-4 run to tie the game at 73-73 with 2:33 left on the clock.
"We had a let down defensively in the second half," said Sanderson. "North Alabama played better in the second half than they did in the first half.
"We played good in spurts. There were not a lot of our guys who played a consistent game."
Guard James Poindexter hit two free throws with 1:06 remaining to give the Bisons at 75-73 advantage. North Alabama guard Reprobatus Bibbs went to the line with 21 seconds left and sank both shots to tie the game again at 75-75.
"Once we have a team down we have to keep them under our thumb," said Sanderson. "We have to sustain our defensive effort. We need to start learning that now."
Bisons forward Cameron Robinson sealed the victory with a lay-up with two seconds left off of a pass by guard Brian Fisk. Bibbs missed a 3-point try at the buzzer for North Alabama.
"I don't like losing a lead, but if I had to script it the game couldn't have finished any better," said Sanderson. "To win a game down the stretch by executing our game plan, making our free throws and making defensive stops is something you can't simulate in practice.
Fisk led the Bisons with 19 points. Center Shaun Durant got a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Poindexter also pitched in 17 points.
"Shaun played a terrific game, especially in the first half," said Sanderson. "We have to learn how to feed him the ball better. Shaun is going to be a force for us. He is so much better. He is such a worker.
"He played in the World Championships in August. That gave him a lot of confidence. He is ready to do damage on both ends of the floor.
Bibbs shot a game-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds for North Alabama. Guard Casey Holt added 14 points and forward Lucky Williams finished with 10 points.


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Current Law Students / Re: How Many Hours Do You Study Per Week« on: December 15, 2009, 01:05:45 AM »
I put in about 50-60 hours throughout the term (including class time), but I was doing all of my classwork, outlining, and going through supplements at the same time. Since I followed this method continuously, my workload didn't amp up a ton during finals and I was able to get 7-8 hours of sleep per night during crunch time. I did take weekends off completely until the last month before finals, though. It's really about how you organize your schedule and how efficient your study time is. I've seen others spend 80 hours a week "studying," which really means about 50 studying or in class and 30 on Facebook and G-Chat. That's an easy way to burn out and not learn the material even though a lot of time is being put into school.