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19 8 5 What the Hell is my roommate ' s problem? Um . . . nice haircut . . . what are your parents going to say? I can ' t wait to get home for break. I ' m not gonna make it through finals. Wow! How do all those people get work done on Low Library steps? Maybe I ' ll have time to sit later. Is there something the matter with what I ' m wearing? I thought everyone wore grubbies. Why do the up- perclassmen have to stare? Would someone please tell me the best place to pick with this crummy lottery number. I vaguely remember sophomore year. I ' ve progressed from Reid to Hewitt. The elevators still don ' t work. What a change! I feel more confident and relaxed. Look at those freshmen . . . they ' re so typical! They don ' t even know their way around campus. Hey, take this class . . . it ' s real- ly good. My floor orders from Empire Szechuan and talks past quiet hours. I ' ve found my little social clique and we eat at V T ' s a lot. Why is everyone else so pretentious? My R.A. ' s only a junior. Floor meeting? Sorry I ' ve made other plans. What ' s the matter with Columbia men? What ' s the matter with Barnard women? What ' s this week ' s fashion statement? Me . . . I ' ve got my oivn style . . . don ' t I have the coolest haircut . . . Coffee ' s become a habit . , . oops, time for another all-nighter. How does everyone else do it? I thought I was going to like my classes this year. Why are they pressuring me to choose a major, already? Maybe Poll Sci ... no English . . . no, well, maybe . . I can ' t believe they ' re making us pre-register during mid-terms. Mom, Dad, I ' m staying in the city over break . . . I ' ll get a job, that ' s how. I want to get to know New York ... on Columbia library pay. I can ' t wait till everyone ' s back for spring . . . we spend it on the bottom of the steps pre- tending to do work. Look at that girl getting her heels caught on college walk. Look at that guy. Hi! How are you? Columbia campus is great . . . I ' ll live here next year, definitely. I can ' t believe they didn ' t merge! Oh, no . . . junior year . , . time to get serious. Why does everyone have their entire year planned out except for me? No, Columbia wasn ' t co-ed when I applied to school. Hey, listen, I ' ve waited two years to take this course, whad ' ya mean there ' s no room in Lit Hum? I ' ve finally found a major advisor — she ' s got 30 freshman advisees . . . great.
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19 8 5 It begins the same way every Monday morning at the ungodly hour of eleven. Struggling up the stairs in Hamilton, my stomach grumbling, I wonder how Columbia could possibly think that twenty-five people could fit into that tiny elevator. It ' s just one more flight, I tell myself, You can make it. Grrr, gripes my stomach and I momentarily consider bagging the whole day. I know that I ' ve missed too many classes already, and the conscientious freshman still within me (you know, the one who was always prompt to 9 a.m. classes) just hasn ' t been satisfied. Go sit down, she tells me. You ' ve got the key to life right there — spilling all over your hand. I am reminded of the cup of coffee now tilted in a 45° angle dripping wastefuUy onto my shoes. O.K., my senior mentality agrees. I think I ' m ready. Finding a seat on a Monday morning is not a problem. Not too close; not too far away. Ah . . . here we are! I glance around during the lecture and notice that compared to the underclassmen, we upperclassmen are taking very few notes. I ' m no longer a human recorder, I realize, and the professor ' s witticisms simply don ' t thrill me anymore. Boredom sets in and despite the caffeine, I find myself drifting into senior Never-Never Land. I remember my very first day of classes after the excite- ment and yes, the tension of orientation had worn off a little. Breakfast at 8 a.m. 9 a.m.: French la, 3rd floor Milbank. Rac- ing to class . . . the elevator ' s broken. Great, just great ... I can ' t be late. Why are the upperclassmen so calm? Why do the sophomores keep offering unsolicited advice? Program planning ' s not much better; My advisor has no clue. You can ' t take this class, dear, you ' re only a freshman . . . wait a few years. I never did take that psych lab. God, I can ' t wait to be done with these requirements! When will my A. P. credit come through? Does it ruin my record if I take Calculus pass fail? My advisor ' s busy helping someone with a senior thesis ... I need help too, you know. I ' ll ask my R.A. at the floor meeting . . . Oh, let ' s have a party! Can we invite some guys from Columbia? Do we have to proof? We dress up to eat at John Jay . . . the elevator ' s broken of course. Co- ed living next year definitely. Do we have to be on 19 meals? I can hardly wait to be out of BHR and cooking for myself.
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