1. Terrible Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi is probably one of the most frustrating issues that almost every TCNJ student has to deal wiith. TCNJ-DOT1X not working? No surprise there! Just kill some time Facebook stalking on your phone until you get some sort of connection. Oh wait, you live in the towers or townhouses? GOOD LUCK. Time to break out the Ethernet cord.

2. Finding decent equipment at the PEC.

You think the WiFi doesn’t work? Try finding a working treadmill at the physical enhancement center (PEC). There have been multiple times where I’ve seen seven of the eight treadmills out of order. Want to work out around dinnertime? Good luck finding an open piece of equipment, let alone one that works.

3. Broken elevators.

Treadmills aren’t the only things that break on campus. If you haven’t been stuck in an elevator, or had to walk up to your room on Travers 10, or had to walk up at least one flight of stairs in any given building because the elevators were broken-- you haven’t had the real TCNJ experience. Also, consider yourself very lucky.

4. The line at the Lib café.

It’s 10:50 and you want meal equiv? Well you better haul ass over to the lib café because the line is probably already stretched out the doors of the library. And if you wait until class is over at 12:20, there’s a good chance it’ll be just as bad. But if you decide to wait on that never ending line, that skinny caramel macchiato will be worth it!

5. The lines in Eick at 5 p.m.

You might have a three hour or longer night class that starts at 5:30, in which case you will probably want to eat beforehand. Trying to eat at Eick around five is near impossible; it seems as if every single person on campus is trying to eat at that time. Not fun.

6. When Eve or Big Larry aren’t working.

These Eick lines are somewhat bearable if Big Larry greets you with “hello mah sista!” or Eve reminds you: “we almost made it!” Without them, your day just isn’t nearly as pleasant.

7. When someone sets the alarm off in Eick.

There’s always going to be that person that decides to beat the 5 p.m. lines and toast a bagel and run…but burn the bagel…and set off the alarms…and then everyone has to leave. Now half of campus is miserable because they didn’t have time to eat before a three hour class. THANKS.

8. Fire drills at 4 a.m.

Fire drills are great, but the ones between 2 and 4 a.m. are even better!!! They usually happen just as you’re finally getting to sleep after hours of studying, or when you’re in the middle of shampooing your hair in the shower. Either way, you’re forced to walk outside no matter the weather condition or whether or not you're decent. Shout out to the person who microwaved Easy Mac without water…

9. When it’s 2 a.m. and finding food is impossible.

Eick has long been closed, you just missed T-Dubbs and the rest of the world is pretty much asleep. Finding food at this time is as much of a nightmare as all the work you have to do.

10. The Lib during midterms/finals.

Unless you enjoy sleeping in the library, just find somewhere else to study. Trying to find a place to do work/study will make you more miserable during these stressful times of the semester. Empty classrooms are great places to go when the library is packed.

11. Trying to find a parking spot if you’re a commuter.

If you live off campus or commute and you don’t get to campus before 11 a.m, you know finding a spot to park is going to be as hard as finding an adequate treadmill in the gym.

12. Name recognition (my personal favorite).

“Where do you go to school?” “TCNJ” “Oh, you mean Rutgers?” NO. I do not mean Rutgers. I go to the college that far surpasses any college you might confuse us with. TCNJ students have a lot of pride for their school -- and they won't let you forget it.