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10 Things Every ASU Freshman Living At Taylor Place Knows All Too Well

You're not a Downtown Sun Devil until you've dealt with everything Taylor Place has to offer.

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10 Things Every ASU Freshman Living At Taylor Place Knows All Too Well

Lisa Diethelm

1. Waiting a thousand years for one of the four elevators to get back to your room.

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I just want to get back to my room and put my bag down, is that too much to ask?

2. Trying to control your frustration when you have to wait for the elevators to get you to the ground floor.

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I have to be in class in five minutes. I do not have time to stop on every single floor and watch this elevator become a can of sardines. Guess I'm taking the stairs.

3. The. Stairs.

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What do you mean you can only take the stairs down to the ground floor? Why can't we use the stairs to come back up too?

4. Realizing the dining hall closed at 7:00 pm because it's Friday but you came down for dinner at 7:15 pm.

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Nothing is more depressing than seeing those steel bars covering those Sun Devil menus.

5. Feeling that single tear roll down your cheek when the washing machine is being used in Tower 1 AND in Tower 2.

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This is an emergency! I'm out of underwear! It's not like I can go to another floor to...oh wait.

6. Dealing with the incredibly thin walls.

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I mean, there are worse things than hearing your neighbor sing in the shower.

7. Having to use you Sun Devil Card to get into literally anywhere in Taylor's Place.

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Oh, man, I left my keys in my bag, one sec. Ok here I got them, but now people are waiting for me to open the door. This is so awkward.

8. Forgetting to check your mailbox because the Housing Office only emails you about packages.

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I'm sorry mom! I had no idea you sent me a card.

9. Hanging out on the floors that have the televisions.

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Why work on homework when you can watch a weird show you've never seen before with someone you've never met?

10. Realizing that even though the stair thing is annoying, Taylor Place is still pretty nice.

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This building is pretty safe, especially since no one can get up those stairs.

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You're not a Downtown Sun Devil until you've dealt with everything Taylor Place has to offer.

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1. Waiting a thousand years for one of the four elevators to get back to your room.

2. Trying to control your frustration when you have to wait for the elevators to get you to the ground floor.

3. The. Stairs.

4. Realizing the dining hall closed at 7:00 pm because it's Friday but you came down for dinner at 7:15 pm.

5. Feeling that single tear roll down your cheek when the washing machine is being used in Tower 1 AND in Tower 2.

6. Dealing with the incredibly thin walls.

7. Having to use you Sun Devil Card to get into literally anywhere in Taylor's Place.

8. Forgetting to check your mailbox because the Housing Office only emails you about packages.

9. Hanging out on the floors that have the televisions.

10. Realizing that even though the stair thing is annoying, Taylor Place is still pretty nice.

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

We don't buy into these... just like how we don't buy our friends.

8. "The whole philanthropy thing isn't real, right?"

7. "I don't need to buy my friends."

6. "Oh, so I'll bet you love to drink."

5. "Can you tell me some of your secrets?"

4. "What do you do at your meetings?"

3. "Do you guys haze really badly?"

2. "Is it just like in the movies?"

1. "Sororities are so basic."

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!