Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The ups and downs of college

Gabrielle Malanowski '15

So in college I am sorry to inform you but you will have bad days. Whether those days be bad ones because a severe wave of homesickness or just a day filled with bad quizzes, and the feeling that your a ghost, not taking anything in or seeing anthing really. Whatever kind of day it is, you will have them and wish you didn't. Well, friday was my bad day. It began with an anatomy lab of disecting cats that started out cool but after thirty minutes of smelling formeldahyde I was fed up with it and i felt that everything was going in one ear and out the other. Then to top it all off, this continued through the rest of the day. By the time my last class arrived I might as well have been the living dead. My day had gone so bad that I had just wanted to see my mom and talk to her about my day. I felt like crying becuase my phone was dead, and all contact with the outside world was gone. I felt souless, so I planned on going and taking a nap, hoping the day would get better. (the gosh darn nap strikes again) Well around five pm I found out about the Hockey game (the first men's game of the season) that would be happening later that night and after some self-convincing I decided to go with two of my friends. We meet in the parking lot by the campus center and at 6:30 got onto a bus with more than 35 other college students and packed ourselves like sardines into the bus that would take us to the the hockey game ten minutes away for free. A very cool deal if you ask me. So we got there and flocked out and into the dome and found seats. Now one of my friends wanted to sit in the orange seats. If you don't know what the orange seats are, they are four or five rows of seats up against the glass where, if your not careful, you could get your head knocked off by a flying puck. Very exhilerating. So I sat and explained some of the game to my first-timer friends and we were off watching a great game. We all screamed in joy when the other team got a pemalty for a not so nice move and watched as they were smashed into the glass. Before we knew it, us three very non-violent chicks had become blood thirsty for a fight or another take down. We almost saw a fight break out but it didn't . . .unfortunately. The game was great, even though we lost to the other team 7 to 3 I think. It was good, and suprisingly enough, the two hours away from campus and away from all my homework was good for me and suddenly my day didn't seem so bad. So remember, school work is great and all that but don't forget to go to activties. See a comedian, go to a hockey game, do something other than homework so you don't fall apart. Over and out write you later.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Model UN

Christopher Hennessy ’15

Midterm break is one of the best things that can happen to a student on campus. After the stress and worry of midterms a body is drained of all life and vitality. I shudder to think of the horror of finals. Now this is me being overly dramatic of course. Midterms really can just be considered another big test in a cycle of big tests that is school. Midterm break is just nice because it is a good time to relax and go home see family and good times were had by all. I used my midterm break to go home and see family and friends and sleep. Sleep is very very important on break.

Now is time to shamelessly plug a club, which I just noticed rhymes. Model UN is basically where you go to conferences and be a part of the UN. This year we are going to conferences in McGill, yes the one in Canada, Brown and Cornell. I am very excited and do not mind which one I go to. It is a great way to meet people from around the world and to enjoy yourself taking part in a simulation of international politics. We are also a fun bunch of people so check us out!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Napping and Midterms

Gabrielle Malanowski '15

So who would have thought my first post would be about midterms? Definitely not me but it is. So it's 2:30 in the morning and at 8am I have my first midterm. The dreaded freshman writing midterm. Can't you hear the Jaws music or some scary background music playing as I am saying freshman writing MIDTERM for god's sake! So yes they gave us an idea about what the question we will have to write about will be, but still when writing makes you cringe inside in general this is just the worst. All my friends here are so confindant about the ideas and question they will write about while just praying that it goe well. Most my friends like to get things done early while I try to do that but really it doesn't work for me. I am a procrastinator at heart when I really don't want to do something. Though it only happens with school work. Hmm . . .wierd. So I can't sleep becuse I'm nervous and on top of that I have my tutorial today. I have to have ten pages about my twenty page paper done already. I have eight, not good. So I should mention that freshman writing can start as early as 8am for those unlucky ones who get that time. It has actaully turned me and quite a few other at good ol' Elmira into quite the nappers. WARNING COLLEGE WILL TURN YOU INTO A NAPPER IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL.

So being a napper is not a bad thing it's just something that happens so don't be afraid, plus it doesn't effect everyone. So got a midterm today and one tomorrow. The school is bringing in a therpy dog so people can destress between midterms, I am so using that to my advantage. Well so long for now, and the midterms aren't gonna be as hard as i make them sound. I think I'm just nervous since they will be the first one of my college career. So good luck and happy reading.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Parents’ Weekend

Christopher Hennessy ’15


Hello everybody and welcome to my first official blog post of the year and well ever! For those who don’t know this is going to be about me commenting about things around and about campus and just telling everyone who cares to read this about my EC experience. So onward to the what’s happened around campus!

This past weekend was Parents’ Weekend! It is basically the weekend around a month after school starts where parents come and visit their kids. There are all sorts of fun activities going around campus for the parents to look at and if their child is a freshman they can sit in on a Writing class if they choose. I had a lot of fun touring around campus, playing ultimate Frisbee, going to a comedian and even at the dinner dance. It’s basically a time to bond with your parents after your first month away.

After I talk about a big event that happened during the week I take the time to either shamelessly plug one of the clubs I am in, or take the time to tell a story of some sort of something that happened to me. This week it is going to be a shameless plug. For those of you who do not know what it is, Ultimate Frisbee is one of the most fun activities on the planet. I’m not sure what it is, because if you separate what you actually have to do in the game, run around and catch and throw a Frisbee, it doesn’t seem to be all that exciting. But as soon as you put them together and make teams it becomes a magical combination that is hard to beat. The Ultimate Frisbee Club here at EC is fairly active and we meet twice a week. It is always a highlight of my day when I get to play.

That’s all I have this week, so until next time!