Breezeway bustles with student life
Chris Blanco
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: Special Report
The sights and sounds of the breezeway right before spring break are like most school's student centers.
It's 10 a.m. and the computers are almost filled with students working on last-minute projects, papers and Facebook profiles. The bulletin boards that line the walls are full of University Village roommate ads, FREE Spanish tutoring and almost every school event that has occurred throughout the semester. There is enough paper slung on one wall that everything posted is invisible to anyone who walks by.
The two Vizio televisions posted above the computers were both tuned to CNN, covering what else but the financial situation in America and giving students more motivation to stay in school.
The breezeway is a hub for students moving from the parking lot to their classes, making quick small talk to someone they happen to see while walking through. When looking at their faces, it's obvious that the spring pause break was sorely missed and the need for spring break is critical for the student body's survival.
By 10:30, there are more students sitting on couches and at tables talking about their plans for the break and the end of the semester, anything to get their minds off the work always piled on by professors the week before spring break and the papers that follow the break.
The gym begins to gain more life judging by the steps on the treadmills above and the weights hitting the floor. A slight hum of the latest Rhianna song can be heard from the gym, along with the continuous, annoying beeping of people buying a last-minute snack or late breakfast before their 11 a.m. class.
Around 10:45, the library, built off of the breezeway, was in full swing, the doors going back and forth letting students in and out. Large Greek banners hang above students passing trying to gain anyone's interest and grow Greek life on campus.
The breezeway is a place for students to meet up with friends, do last minute work or just relax before an upcoming class. Students always see someone they know when there long enough, and by 11 a.m., it starts to look like Grand Central Station.
It's 10 a.m. and the computers are almost filled with students working on last-minute projects, papers and Facebook profiles. The bulletin boards that line the walls are full of University Village roommate ads, FREE Spanish tutoring and almost every school event that has occurred throughout the semester. There is enough paper slung on one wall that everything posted is invisible to anyone who walks by.
The two Vizio televisions posted above the computers were both tuned to CNN, covering what else but the financial situation in America and giving students more motivation to stay in school.
The breezeway is a hub for students moving from the parking lot to their classes, making quick small talk to someone they happen to see while walking through. When looking at their faces, it's obvious that the spring pause break was sorely missed and the need for spring break is critical for the student body's survival.
By 10:30, there are more students sitting on couches and at tables talking about their plans for the break and the end of the semester, anything to get their minds off the work always piled on by professors the week before spring break and the papers that follow the break.
The gym begins to gain more life judging by the steps on the treadmills above and the weights hitting the floor. A slight hum of the latest Rhianna song can be heard from the gym, along with the continuous, annoying beeping of people buying a last-minute snack or late breakfast before their 11 a.m. class.
Around 10:45, the library, built off of the breezeway, was in full swing, the doors going back and forth letting students in and out. Large Greek banners hang above students passing trying to gain anyone's interest and grow Greek life on campus.
The breezeway is a place for students to meet up with friends, do last minute work or just relax before an upcoming class. Students always see someone they know when there long enough, and by 11 a.m., it starts to look like Grand Central Station.
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