And as October slowly begins to wind down, another fall homecoming is brought to our beautiful seaside campus. As seniors campaign for the crown, we athletes prep for home competitions amidst the falling leaves and brisk weather.
And the rest of the campus? They're binge-drinking.
Oh, yes, dear reader. College homecomings seem to be just another excuse to get inebriated beyond belief and make compromising decisions. Screaming lax bros will romp around in pinnies, announcing to everyone and their mother that they are, in fact, in "COLLEGE!!!!" Successful teams will host rowdy, sweaty parties in tiny, insufficient apartments; underclassmen students will flock to the upperclassmen dorms in hopes of squirming their way into a party. After all, that's the "cool" thing to do.
I can't help but wonder, and hope, whether or not their is a contingency of students that are spending this weekend with their parents, enjoying all that our idyllic location has to offer. This could be a weekend to celebrate the fall and the midpoint of the semester; it concerns me that so many people find it to be a requirement to drink. . . . can't we be social, scholarly, and mature? Just for a moment?
Wish me luck, friends, as I venture into a weekend of sports games, concerned parents, alcoholic drinks, and beautiful weather. Here's to what my generation has stereotyped as the "college experience."
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