I've been out of school for a couple years now. But some of the best things (& things I miss the most about college):
- 10:00 Thursday nights: Waffle House (If you don't know.. Waffle House is this tiny, greasy dive restaurant that's open 24 hrs, serving breakfast or dinner. They only have 2 types of waffles: plain or pecan.. so I don't know where the name came from).
- Skipping classes to go do whatever w/ your friends on beautiful fall or spring days (not that I endorse such behavior
).
- The mentality of college students, especially residents of dorms, that it is perfectly acceptable to call and/or show up at someone's door at absolutely any hour of the day or night, for any reason. And the fact that, usually, it was okay.
- I could actually talk to my profs about anything, they knew me, and were interested. They would talk to me about non-academic stuff, etc. (a benefit of a tiny private school).
- Phi Beta events & projects.
- The way that you could smell the flowers blooming in the spring. Sitting outside on spring days w/ the intent of doing some studying or homework, but really just ending up socializing w/ everyone that comes along.
- Reading Day: The day after spring semester ends.. there is one day off before finals commence. It's intended for studying,cramming (or if you're a music major, JURIES.. which are not, according to school policy, to be held on this day), etc. What really happens: huge parties (my roommie & i always threw great ones) and BTR-Born to Run. This is the campus' naked student run, every Reading Day @ midnight. A tradition from the '70s. Anyone can run.. everyone wathces (and brings cameras.. yikes!). Apparently the university's new president banned BTR this past year. According to faculty and students alike, it brought the campus together like nothing before, & there was a little ruckus on that night.
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ZChi... I lived in Ann Arbor w/ some friends the summer of '97 & fell in love with that city! There's just no place like it..from the people to the environment to the billion coffee shops and bagel shops. I really liked how you could walk ANYWHERE. I lived on S. Forest near S. University. If it weren't for the winters, I'd probably move there now.
You really brought back some memories. And my step-dad is a
huge U of M fan.
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SilverTurtle@greekchat.com
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[This message has been edited by SilverTurtle (edited September 02, 2000).]