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On Monday, August 23, a deep summer haze hung over the line like a thick fog. A line of students stretched from the Financial Aid Office to what seemed like miles down the hall. The insanity of fall semester began to settle in as more students become increasingly anxious about the status of their financial aid.
In the year 2005, I had an experience that changed my life. That experience was discovering a rock band from Bloomington, Indiana called Murder by Death. The first album I heard from them was Who Will Survive And What Will Be Left Of Them, which is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Cambridge, Massachusetts natives Passion Pit have yet to play a show in Champaign-Urbana. Chicago seems to be the closest that they've come while in Illinois, and that's just sad. We poor college kids can hardly afford to eat, so how the heck can we drop what we're doing and book it to Chi-town? Fortunately for you (and me), Passion Pit will be making a stop in the C-U area at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall on Wednesday, October 20 while on the Campus Consciousness Tour.
On the first day of class, everything N.C. Central University junior Ricky Magwood wore was much too big for him - from a billowy white T-shirt to the gold chain dangling nearly to his waist. But it's hot out, Magwood argued. And he's an art student, so he's going to get messy anyhow.
Ah! The start of a new semester. That means long lines for the admissions and financial aid offices, freshmen walking around with that "I should have gotten the tour" face and of course the all too daunting task of textbook buying. Yet it is the latter which truly gets under the skin of so many students new and old.
I hope everyone had a great summer. As Parkland College Relations Officer I want to welcome you to Parkland College. My responsibility as the College Relations Officer is to engage and interact with students, faculty, and staff. This is done based on the Community Policing Philosophy which is creating relationships through positive police interactions.