If you own a pair of AirPods, then you know exactly what I'm talking about.
EntertainmentOct 31, 2019
15 Thoughts AirPod Users Have On The Daily
"I can't believe I ever wore headphones with a wire attached to it."
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1. It's the only week when you can go out every day and not want to rip your hair out on Sunday realizing how much you actually have to do.
2. There's always something going on, whether it's parties, welcome back socials, or free food events for the most random things.
3. The classes never run the full time...
It's also the perfect opportunity to plan your daily naps for the semester.
4. You suddenly have a million friends again after not seeing everyone over break.
5. You have a fresh new meal plan again.
...and for the week you say "what's a diet?"
6. You're optimistic about how great you'll do this semester... at least for now.
7. You get a feel for how strict your professors are. How easy is it to text during class? Can I get away with not buying the textbook? Can I nap?
8. Everyone is in the same boat with the incredibly awkward ice breakers.
And then theres always that one person who's just a little too excited about them.
9. But regardless, you couldn't be more glad to be back.
Gina Rodriguez
1. When all your friends are hanging out and having fun and you’re stuck working desk.
Your friends always seem to be making fun, impromptu plans and everyone is invited. But you won’t be there because you’ll be stuck on desk duty while everyone else is out having a good time.
2. When your decorations are due by midnight and it’s 11:30 PM and you’re still painting.
This is usually the quality of your results.
3. And the night before your residents all move in you’re running around taping up door tags in your hall.
4. But you know better than anyone that by week two, some wasted stranger is going to rip them down anyway.
5. Then having to change your hallway theme again during midterm week.
6. Roommate conflicts that happen before the semester even starts.
7. When you’re finally getting ready to go to bed and you stumble upon a random incident.
You never catch a break! In Residence Life, we don’t find incidents. Incidents find us.
8. The tedious documentation that follows an already overwhelming incident.
It was bad enough that you just stayed up until 4 a.m. handling an incident with campus police. Now you must write and submit a report about it, even though you can barely remember your own name at this hour.
9. Parents calling you about an issue with their student, and you’re wondering how they got your phone number in the first place.
10. You need to come up with a fun, educational programming idea, but you know nobody is going to show up without the promise of food.
11. Running into a resident at a bar or a party.
This was supposed to be a fun night. And now I have to leave because we are now violating my contract policy.
12. You remind yourself on a daily basis that you do not have to snap every time you agree with something someone says.
13. That awkward 3 A.M. encounter when your resident knocks on your door, half naked, asking for a condom.
14. Doing your nightly rounds of the building and trying to figure out where that odor of marijuana is coming from.
15. When the resident who has been documented on three separate occasions has bloodshot eyes tells you they haven’t been smoking tonight.
16. Being on a first-name basis with campus police and administrators.
17. Handling an incident that you thought only happened on TV or in the movies.
18. When you’re halfway through the semester and you see residents who have never left their room before.
19. Fire alarms are absolutely terrifying, but it has nothing to do with the possibility of there being a fire…
…And everything to do with the chance of writing an incident report afterward.
20. Training. More training. And continued training.
Even when the semester starts, the training never ends.
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1. Your thesis sounds scary and far off when you are a freshman, then gets very real your junior year.
As part of the requirements to graduate with honors, you need to complete a thesis in your major. This can be anything from a research paper, to a service project, to some sort of creative endeavor. I have seen theses that are a whole novel, and some that are literally two pages long. Entering as a freshman, I decided it was better for my mental stability to not think of that daunting project. Yet now, as a rising junior, I am realizing that I cannot escape it. So, if any of you have social work thesis ideas, send them my way. I am not kidding.
2. That you director is actually your college parent.
A unique relationship forms between an honors students and their program director. This is the person who you can talk and know that they will not judge you, for they have literally seen everything. They will advocate for you like no one else and make sure to help you in any way possible. And of course, when it’s time for you to finally graduate, even if it took six years, they will push you out of the nest and watch you fly. My director, Joanna, even refers to herself as “honors mom”. Directors are truly special in every honors student’s heart.
3. Your thesis advisor is your second college parent.
If your director is your first parent, then your advisor has to be the second. They are the professor who guides you through this academic quest. Some hand hold and help you, while others let you sink or swim, just like real parents.
4. Double, triple, or quadruple majoring is the norm, not the exception.
As a social work major with a Spanish minor, I am considered abnormal in the program for I only have one major and one minor. The number of people I know with more than one major, and more than one minor, is staggering. I honestly do not know how they do it on top of completely the honors curriculum. The best part is most graduate within four years.
5. Taking more than five classes in a semester is also the norm.
Honors students have special permission from the department to take 22 credits a semester, as opposed to the normal 18. The number is students who do this is mind blowing. It helps them complete their multiple majors and minors on time or it helps them graduate early. As you can see, us honors kids are over achievers.
6. The lounge is a 24/7 haven.
Part of the perks of being an SSU honors student is usage of the honors lounge, located in the library. It is a quiet, comfy little room with water, coffee, and snacks. Think of the Hufflepuff common room but filled with Ravenclaws. On the average day, you can see students doing homework, talking to other honors students, or taking a quick nap between classes. It is also a place where commuters and residents can actually be together, which is a rarity. For a lot of us, it is a home away from home. One student even keeps a pillow in here.
7. Registration morning means preparing for a Hunger Games style battle.
Yes we get early registration, but that does not mean it goes smoothly. Due to the fact we are the first group of students to go, we always have to deal with any bugs the system has. This semester, the registrar forgot to open registration so we all were locked out of the system for a half hour. Imagine a bunch of type A people fighting for the ideal schedule, and that is what the honors program Facebook page looks like on registration morning.
8. The free food is all of our favorite perk
Like any college student, honors students love free food and we get a lot of it. Between various events, Bagel Tuesdays, and a constant supply of free coffee in the lounge, honors students are well fed and generally very happy college students.
9. Living with your fellow honors students is the best, and worst, thing ever.
I actually have never experienced this first hand, as I lived in separate dorms from my fellow honors students. However, being in the program guarantees four year housing, as long as you live with other honors students in an assigned space. As a freshman, this is a great opportunity to get to know the people who you will be in constant contact with for the rest of your college career. It is also a breeding ground of unnecessary drama that sometimes makes me wonder if we are college students or middle schoolers. At the end of the day, we all love each other just like sibling.
10. Receiving that gold stole is the moment all of us wait for.
After passing in your thesis, you receive a beautiful gold stole and a medal to wear at graduation. It is a moment of pure pride, and pure relief. You survived four years of tough classes and completed a project that many do not even attempt until grad school. Of course, this is only a momentary feeling since you shortly realize the real world is now even closer.
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