I went to my Sports Reporting class feeling invincible. There was no way I was not going to this game. We had a guest speaker, Marc Robbins of Ch. 8, the local ABC affiliate in Connecticut, so my professor did not want to discuss the matter until the following Tuesday.
It was this past Tuesday, April 7th. My class ended and I approached my professor about the game.
“Professor, I have tickets to the Yankee game on Thursday the 16th.”
“Okay. It is an unexcused absence.”
“I know. I was just wondering how can I make up the assignment we are doing that day?”
“Well, if it is an unexcused absence you can not make it up.”
“So, what happens if I am not here?”
“You receive a zero on the assignment.”
“So, what do I do?”
“You have to bite the bullet. There are 162 other Yankee games this year.”
“Well, it’s Opening Day at the New Yankee Stadium.”
“You have to decide, and bite the bullet.”
“So, there is nothing I can do?”
“No.”
I left the room and rushed to my car so I could leave campus. So no one could see me yell, scream, cry and curse.
I did not know how to react: This was the first time in 14 years of going to Opening Days and skipping school where a teacher or professor has had a problem with it. Most are usually happy for me and wish they could have gone themselves.
I have spent the past few days asking everyone for advice on what to do. Do I skip class, do I miss the game? I have no idea.
There has to be a way for me to win. I just can not figure out what it is.
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