2008 Woodie Awards
Taking time for groups and organizations is beneficial for full college experience
Zach Farrell
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: Opinions
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Classes are strange. Strange to be back to, that is.
As I roam campus as a freshman, (Note: This is my second time being a freshman), I realize how interesting the life of a college student can be.
Watching freshmen can be particularly intriguing as they wander around almost aimlessly sometimes, trying to figure what to do next: Whether it's finding someone they've met to grab lunch with, going back to their dorm to waste enormous amounts of time browsing on their computers or downloading music or playing video games for so long the "Guinness Book of World Records" is on the phone telling them how much longer they need to stick it out for.
In class, they may be too timid to raise their hand to state their opinion or so nervous to meet someone new they alienate themselves as far from the rest of class as possible.
Did you know that based on a survey I never did but made up stats for in favor of this article, 25 percent of freshmen students do not meet more than one student in their classes and become friends with them.
Move around, don't be afraid to say hello to the person sitting next to you.
Maybe ask them how their day is going, where they are from or why they are here.
Why are we here?
What is the point of all this?
Do you want to learn?
Do parents make you go?
Is it just the next step in your so-called rollercoaster ride of life?
I say get involved. It really doesn't seem that difficult, does it?
Not just in organizations around campus like this paper, UTVS or different recreational groups, but also in your class and in your dorms.
Get involved, because that is what will benefit you most in the long run.
Next time you go to your class and it looks like a human checkerboard with every chair - person, empty spot, person, empty spot, person - cuddle up between two of them and see what their experience has brought them so far, and why they feel they should be here.
Make friends, join organizations and learn from the professors who teach valuable information toward your studies and guide you along this mystical educational journey.
Take advantage of the opportunity at hand.
After all it is YOUR life, right?
As I roam campus as a freshman, (Note: This is my second time being a freshman), I realize how interesting the life of a college student can be.
Watching freshmen can be particularly intriguing as they wander around almost aimlessly sometimes, trying to figure what to do next: Whether it's finding someone they've met to grab lunch with, going back to their dorm to waste enormous amounts of time browsing on their computers or downloading music or playing video games for so long the "Guinness Book of World Records" is on the phone telling them how much longer they need to stick it out for.
In class, they may be too timid to raise their hand to state their opinion or so nervous to meet someone new they alienate themselves as far from the rest of class as possible.
Did you know that based on a survey I never did but made up stats for in favor of this article, 25 percent of freshmen students do not meet more than one student in their classes and become friends with them.
Move around, don't be afraid to say hello to the person sitting next to you.
Maybe ask them how their day is going, where they are from or why they are here.
Why are we here?
What is the point of all this?
Do you want to learn?
Do parents make you go?
Is it just the next step in your so-called rollercoaster ride of life?
I say get involved. It really doesn't seem that difficult, does it?
Not just in organizations around campus like this paper, UTVS or different recreational groups, but also in your class and in your dorms.
Get involved, because that is what will benefit you most in the long run.
Next time you go to your class and it looks like a human checkerboard with every chair - person, empty spot, person, empty spot, person - cuddle up between two of them and see what their experience has brought them so far, and why they feel they should be here.
Make friends, join organizations and learn from the professors who teach valuable information toward your studies and guide you along this mystical educational journey.
Take advantage of the opportunity at hand.
After all it is YOUR life, right?