Spring Break
Real World Worse Than College Bubble
Rob Casapulla
Issue date: 5/6/07 Section: Commentary
I'm writing this column to this spring's graduating class. That may seem like an obvious statement, this being the graduation issue and all, but you can never be too careful. For the most part I am jealous of you - well most of you, some of you are probably in for a rude awakening. However there is a part of me that fully intends to enjoy one more year in this nice little college bubble.
For those of you that are sad to be leaving, I would like to remind you of some of the things that until a few days ago you were most likely cursing up and down with the rest of us. Be happy to be leaving ResLife. It's awful. For those of you that have remained on campus for your duration at UConn you can finally live somewhere that lets you have a keg. Or if that's not your thing at least you can stop carrying a backpack to the liquor store so you can smuggle that 30 pack or a handle of vodka into your room. I realize that for you philosophy majors who are graduating just to move back in with your parents this may not be an actual possibility - but that's what you get for majoring in philosophy.
Second on your list of reasons to be glad to wave goodbye to UConn is the fact that you can say goodbye to the dining halls. Finally, you don't have to worry about things like points and flex-passes. More importantly, you no longer have to worry about what exactly that plate of "food" you just choked down is going to do to your stomach. On the other hand, those philosophy majors who manage to move out of their parents' house into a glamorous studio apartment will have to worry about affording anything to eat.
Those of you who have jobs lined up - sorry again philosophy majors - should be very excited about the fact that you will never have to do homework again. No more pretending to read as you talk on Facebook to everyone you know. No more writing papers about the book you never read because you were Facebooking. Another thing you get to look forward to is never having to deal with finals again. Of course if you're going to grad school it may be another story, but if you wanted to graduate and do nothing you should have majored in philosophy.
For those of you that are sad to be leaving, I would like to remind you of some of the things that until a few days ago you were most likely cursing up and down with the rest of us. Be happy to be leaving ResLife. It's awful. For those of you that have remained on campus for your duration at UConn you can finally live somewhere that lets you have a keg. Or if that's not your thing at least you can stop carrying a backpack to the liquor store so you can smuggle that 30 pack or a handle of vodka into your room. I realize that for you philosophy majors who are graduating just to move back in with your parents this may not be an actual possibility - but that's what you get for majoring in philosophy.
Second on your list of reasons to be glad to wave goodbye to UConn is the fact that you can say goodbye to the dining halls. Finally, you don't have to worry about things like points and flex-passes. More importantly, you no longer have to worry about what exactly that plate of "food" you just choked down is going to do to your stomach. On the other hand, those philosophy majors who manage to move out of their parents' house into a glamorous studio apartment will have to worry about affording anything to eat.
Those of you who have jobs lined up - sorry again philosophy majors - should be very excited about the fact that you will never have to do homework again. No more pretending to read as you talk on Facebook to everyone you know. No more writing papers about the book you never read because you were Facebooking. Another thing you get to look forward to is never having to deal with finals again. Of course if you're going to grad school it may be another story, but if you wanted to graduate and do nothing you should have majored in philosophy.
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