Dear "Blue Devils" at CCSU,

There is always a certain fear when starting a new semester. The worry of how one is going to pay for the books, the food, the gas, handling the new roommate or overall, the new professors that will teach you for the next 4 months unless you withdraw.

To my fellow friends and classmates, I wish you all lots of energy as we take on the challenges that are coming up ahead. Let us get ready for the long hours of procrastination, cups of joe at 1 am to keep us awake to finish that paper, having $ 0.10 in your Bluechip account and sleeping on the couches in the second floor of the Student Center. All these things may seem daunting yet, let's just keep in mind that it will all go away in the blink of an eye, until spring break.

While we enjoy the last day of our winter vacation, let us get ready to say goodbye to our couch potato status and get ready to endure the walks up the campus stairs. Let us part ways with Netflix and the new series that you have been binge-watching lately. Let us wake up, from our daze of our vacations in Caribbean Islands. Yet, let us not break the friendships reformed over break or the connections we tied with family. Let us hold onto those for a while.

To my graduating friends, keep in mind it's only a short while till you walk that stage and will be one step closer to that goal of yours and to the rest of us -- just hold on. Let's take this semester and use it to our advantage in order to raise that GPA, finally audition for that Acapella club you have wanted to join for a while and even, try to get into that sorority or fraternity you have been longing to join.

All in all, Let us elevate the Spring Semester to a new level!

Sincerely,

One of You