It’s finally fall again and it’s time to start another school year. With this new year there have also been alterations to some of the things on campus. Some of the changes include the new, Dining Services University meal plans with their new “not so flexible” Flexfunds. More changes on campus also include construction to some of the residence halls and the changing of Kohl Hall into “The Chapman community at Kohl Hall.”
To start off with, Dining Services meal plans have changed. Now each plan has various amounts of money on them where only a portion or a small fraction can be spent at the Union.
This means that during the course of a whole semester you will probably be able to get, maybe 10 to 20 meals at the Union, if you only eat there once a day.
It is ridiculous that you are now being told by the University where you can spend your meal plans. Students pay for meal plans therefore shouldn’t they be able to use them where they feel like eating?
More changes to campus include the renovation and improvement to several halls on campus including Offenhauer and Kohl Hall. Kohl Hall will now be the new sites of the Chapman Learning community. The building has been completely redone to include classrooms and other important facilities to accommodate the Chapman program.
Even though there have been many changes on campus that students may or may not like or agree with they’re here and you can’t change them. All you can do is learn what you have to learn, do you own thing and pass your classes so that you can get a degree.
For freshman, a hint of advice: Don’t always listen to the upper classmen, because a lot of the times they try to guide you in the wrong direction so that you can be a butt of their jokes.
Some words of warning for the upper classmen as well. Try not to pick on the freshman so much, because many of them today are getting smarter and they will get revenge on you in the next few years.
To those people who are stuck between freshman and senior. Don’t worry ,you will eventually be a senior, but until you do ,enjoy the time you have to take 100 and 200 level classes and the free time you have available. When you get to the point that you are a senior you will not have that much time to actually relax and enjoy life.
Cherish the time you have here and the friends you make and make the best of things. Don’t let little things get you down. Along with the changes to campus many of us have changed and grown as well. Get ready for a brand new year. Welcome backeveryone and have a great year.