Living in East sucks. The food is the worst, the showers are cold, and you live in the middle of nowhere on campus. There are many struggles we, as East Halls residents, deal with on the daily. But when it comes down to it, there is nowhere else I would rather live my freshman year. You will only truly understand these struggles unless you are (or at some point were) an East Halls resident yourself.

Here are just a few of the many struggles we deal with on a daily basis...

1. The Showers

Nothing better than a nice, freezing cold shower with terrible water pressure, am I right? And let's not forget slipping and almost dying every time you get out of the shower from the unnecessarily wet floors. Accidentally drop something on the floor? Better burn it.

2. Findlay Commons

Wanna see everyone you know when you look like shit and all you want to do is get a quick coffee? Go to Findlay.

3. Meal points

It's about that point of the semester when I'm starting to survive off of hummus and Gatorade. My meal points are quickly decreasing and I'm starting to wonder how I'm going to survive the next four weeks with $10 to my name.

4. Construction

Ahhh, nothing like the sweet, sweet sound of construction vehicles to wake you up at 6 a.m. every morning. Are you hot in your room? Well that's too bad because you can't open up a window or else the already loud sound will only get louder!

5. Paper Thin Walls

When you're trying to study for a huge exam you have tomorrow but the people next door are blasting music and you can make out every word they're saying.

6. Dining Hall Food

Yes, I can definitely eat pasta and sandwiches every day for an entire school year. No, I totally won't get sick of them!

7. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

When you get home from class starving but the dining hall decides to close every food they offer during the super inconvenient time of 3-5. Thanks, Findlay! I appreciate it.

8. Pam

Good to Go legend. Enough said.

9. Laundry

Please don't leave my wet clothes on top of the washing machine, thanks.

10. White Loop

When you're casually walking to the bus and see it pulling up to the stop and all of a sudden you turn into an all star track athlete.