As students entered campus for the semester, they scrambled to find their classes, meet new people and prepare a game plan on how to make this semester one of passing classes and balancing a social life with other responsibilities.
Before the classwork can begin, however, the dreadful syllabus needs to be read by the instructor – at least, that’s what Benjamin Andrasick, a freshman studying business finance, had to say.
“There was not much going on, just syllabus and stuff.”
Other students discovered the struggle of having to find their classes. While some students walked around aimlessly in places like Holt Hall, where the classrooms seem to be just thrown around the building without purpose, some worked together with other lost classmates to find their class.
Alaya Maldonaldo, a freshman studying political science, was thankful to have classmates who helped her find her way around. “We were looking for it together, huddling up to find the same classes,” Maldonado said.
When asked about her major, she hesitated, but her friend chimed in to remind her it was political science.
It isn’t only majors that students forget, it’s also their favorite – so far – instructors’ names. Most of the students The Orion spoke with pulled out their phone to look up the name of what their favorite class or instructor of the day was.
If anyone has a reason to forget the name of their classes or instructors, it’s computer science major Harison Punian. He had 5 classes and a lab Monday. That is most students’ nightmare for the first day of the week. However, Punian shared his excitement about his classes, saying that they are already better than the ones he took at Butte College.
Many students shared concerns about getting burnt out with their class load. With late night partying and maintaining a healthy social life, classwork can often seem burdensome.
However, business administration major Kaleb Casey figured it out just in time for graduation. “I got the right study schedule down,” Casey said, “It only took me until my senior year, but it’s okay.”
Casey spent the summer studying abroad in Thailand, commenting on the expensive food in Chico and how much he missed $2 Thai food.
People come to college for a variety of reasons. Whether it is the next step in their life, to get a degree to pursue their dream job, make friends and party, or to do it all. Chico State has enough for everyone, with plenty of clubs and a vibrant downtown. Just make sure you stay out of Big Chico Creek, because it’s got E. Coli. If you need to cool down from the blistering heat, check out the Wildcat Recreation Center – free for students.
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