Congratulations Miami students, if you’re reading this then you’ve officially survived for a full month of the spring semester. To be quite frank (which can be difficult given that my name is not Frank) I wasn’t sure we’d make it this far. But here we are, so, I figured it would be a great idea to have a little check-in and chat with everyone about some things we have to start, stop, and keep doing as Miami students.
Start
One thing we need to do is to start talking to your class crushes. For example, I have classes with well over 100 different people across all of my classes, but not even one person has approached me! I mean honestly, I need the ego-boost, and I’m sure many others do too, so take one for the team and talk to your class crush.
Plus, you might find your Miami merger! Now, spring doesn’t officially start until March 20, which coincidentally, happens to correspond with a certain… local celebration of sorts. But, if you start talking to that class cutie now, and you forgo the local celebrations for uno in Vegas, you might just have a ring by spring.
Stop
Now there are a couple of things we’ve got to put an end to. Firstly, and this one’s mostly for the first years, stop waiting for the walk signal to cross the street! I’d like to say that for legal reasons, I’m not endorsing jaywalking. But even with that being said, when I’m trying to cross from Western Campus to get to Armstrong, it seems like there is always a gaggle of first years standing at the crosswalk, with no cars in sight.
Look, if there’s not a car within 100 feet, you’re probably fine. And remember, even if you get your timing wrong, so long as it’s a university vehicle, that’s free tuition! Just make sure to grab a snapshot of the license plate as you're being clipped by that fender.
Another thing, we’ve got to stop posting Deans and President’s List awards on LinkedIn after January ends. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a time and place for it. But that time and place is BEFORE the month of February. Let me just say that despite what you may think, there is no one clinging to the edge of their seat, waiting to see if you made one of those lists come February. Just like how you don’t care if Sally Lou from your class Canvas discussion is actually “building off” your point or not, no one cares about the award six weeks after it’s announced.
Keep
Now for what we need to keep doing, we need to keep giving up on New Year’s and “new semester” resolutions. The reality is that the rec center just isn’t big enough for all of us. While some of the traffic has finally started to die back down, I’m starting to get worried that some of you are in it for the long haul! Don’t get me wrong, I love people improving their physical health, but I also love it when I don’t have to wait 15 minutes for a spot to bench press to open up. So, keep giving up on those resolutions.
I hope this little check-in has been helpful. Hopefully, at least one of the five people who read this can take action in one of these areas. Let’s make the rest of this semester even better.
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