From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Off courses

August 22 2007

Three-quarters of your fall schedule is going to be stuffed with intense courses such as Microeconomics and Business Accounting II. In order to lighten the load, we suggest signing up for one of the following classes. After all, the college experience is all about being well-rounded as well as well-toasted in Cancún on a snorkeling trip with your Coral Reefs class. Three credits are three credits, even if you have no recollection of taking the class.

ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE

Food Styling

Free lunches!

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

Nonverbal Communication in a Diverse Society

An advanced course in text-messaging.

Sex, Myth, Power and Popular Culture

In other words, Paris, Britney, Angelina and Lindsay.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Celebrity Wine Course

Prerequisite: Must be 21 or older and have watched the movie Sideways while swirling, sniffing and drinking pinot grigio and drunkenly describing the experience for seven consecutive hours.

Zen and the Art of the Tea Ceremony

Bring your dolls and sit around the table drinking tiny cups of tea. Prerequisite: Must be able to extend pinkie.

LYNN UNIVERSITY

Change and Loss Across a Lifespan

Prerequisite: Students must be on at least 100 mg a day of either Zoloft

or Paxil.

History of Animation

Cartoons!

Sustainable Organizational Practices

This class is short and easy but the second-year course, Unsustainable Organization Practices, is a bitch and endless.

Theater for a Children's Audience

Puppets!

Vocal Repertoire

Karaoke!

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE

Game Development Project

All Madden all the time. Earn extra credit by loading up on Red Bull and playing for 36 hours straight.

NOVA UNIVERSITY

Coral Reefs and Coral Communities

Two weekend field trips are required, so you know what that means: Cancún, margaritas and riding sea turtles naked in the moonlight.