Once upon a time at a lovely place called Stonehill College, there was a freshman dorm building called the Holy Cross Center. Affectionately called "The Sem" by all who know it, it is a unique place full of interesting people each year. So please, indulge on this journey through a list of 20 things only Sem Kids will fully understand to try to better understand the love-hate relationship its residents have with the Sem.
When Maria comes back after being gone all weekend.
Walking from the Sem to the Courts.
And then there's the walk back.
When you see someone from the Sem on the main part of campus.
When you hear a disembodied voice and then realize it's the loud speaker.
Going to Sem Brunch with the squad on a Saturday morning.
Sem Quesadillas. Enough said.
Trying to take the Sem path to class after it snows.
When someone asks if you want to go to the Commons because you've only been a total of three times this semester.
Trying to make it from the Sem to the education building.
When you have to leave super early to try to make it to Starbucks and still get to class on time.
When you realize the Ben and Jerry's freezer ran out of all the good flavors.
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When you get out of class and realize it's raining, but you still have to make the long haul back to the Sem.
When one of the RA events has Domino's.
How it feels going to a Hall Council Party.
When everyone who lives here is way too friendly with holding the door open for stranger.
Having a sink in your room to brush your teeth whenever you want.
Being the closest ones to the Spoco.
That one sliver of the path that is dry while on other side of it are puddles of doom.
Last, but not least, the way your isolation from the rest of campus turns your residence community into a second family.
