Only a few weeks ago, the Stevens population returned for the spring semester. While most came back this semester to continue in their given program, many freshmen— myself included—came back to start a new program as in the past month, we switched our majors.
Posts published in “Mind of a Freshman”
Mind of a Freshman is an Opinion column written by one or two first-year Stevens students to discuss life experiences during their time at Stevens, and other related subject matter.
I never thought that I would be rushing a sorority… and yet I am.
If there is anything I have learned since being here at Stevens, it’s that not everything is as you would expect.
And so it’s all wrapping up. My first semester is coming to a close. I feel the finals slump. I am so exhausted and worn out.
As I was unpacking my stuff from Thanksgiving break, a thought crossed my mind. “How stupid is it that I am here for three weeks?”
I hate cold showers. I remember every summer, racing my siblings back to the house from the pool, each trying to beat the other for the first shower.
I grew up in central Pennsylvania in a small town called Montoursville. If I were hanging out with friends past 11 p.m.
Typically, weekend plans consist of some variation of me being pulled out of my room by friends to whichever gathering they have thought up.
Brace yourself, the holiday season is now upon us. In the following 61 days, four major holidays will be taking place: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.
I was sitting in my Psychology of Happiness class when out of nowhere my screen went black. Not thinking anything of it, I tried to wake up my computer by moving my cursor and nothing happened, so I tried powering it back on.
As I was sitting in my physics lecture, fighting a losing battle against my attention span, the professor said something that caught my attention, “When you solve these problems, start by taking friction out of the equation.”