Today, it is reported that several students participating in a strange college ritual they call "Hermitage" have accomplished none of the goals they set out at the beginning of the ritual.

"It's good in principle," one student says, "But it takes a great amount of discipline, something I sure don't have much of." This student told the Newspaper Guys that his goals were to finish one assignment every day and do devotions every day, for seven days.

He failed miserably.

In fact, it would seem that real life reprocussions are manifesting themselves. Some scientists are embarking on a reasearch project to reveal the psychological effects of such a study ritual on the emotional well being of the students who participated. There will be much crying.

Doctor Whatshisface recommends this pre-emptive treatment, "Listen to really loud music; it's like taking Aspirin to prevent heart attacks, it works".