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Triple Threat
I’m looking forward to this friday. My roommates and I have planned a girls day. No boys! lol.
Shopping, lunch, a movie. We have tons of stuff planned for friday. We are all busy, so we are taking this time to reconnect, to become closer, and well… shop!
I live with my best friend and a friend who is getting close to that best friend status. Sometimes we just need a girls day to remember why we love each other so much and why we chose to be roommates.
I would say where we are going to eat and shop, but I’m pretty sure that would cause my mother to close all my accounts that day. Haha.
By the way, my sister Michelle is the best sister in the world. I don’t know what I would do without her in my life.
Alright, off to bed with me. I’m sure my dancing at my desk as I type this is making Cristina laugh into her pillow.
Hey blog squad, get your rest, photo shoots tomorrow! That means 20 minutes in my closet trying to figure out what to wear tomorrow… oh boy.
Mom’s and Dad’s
I have gotten a few emails from worried parents of freshmen students. I’ve also got some very sweet emails from students who are curious about starting college. Well after answering many questions over past few weeks, I thought I would post some of the emails and my answers.
One from a parent:
Hi, my name is Linda. My daughter is coming this Fall from Ohio.
I am not sure if she reads these blogs, but I do. She is my only child and I am a single mother, so I have to do everything myself….
…She wants to bring like lots of clothes & I keep telling her she is not going to have the room.
What about laundry soap? Should I buy her a supply & bring it or is it better/easier to just buy it there?
Are the mattresses comfortable? I was going to buy her one of those down, mattress pad things do you think I should?
Can you suggest a hotel that is not to far away and/or in between the school & shopping? Is it better to bring a comforter or wait until she meets her room mate & see if they want a theme color & get it down there when we get there…..
I wrote back:
Buy the laundry soap when you get here. Thank goodness you are going to have a car when you get to Lynn. It will be really helpful the first few days. There is a Walgreens and a supermarket less than 5 minutes away in the same shopping mall area. Its VERY simple to get to. Turn left out of Lynn and go about 4 to 5 blocks. It will be on the left hand side.
Don’t fret to much over the clothes. My roommate had a ton. So did I. *sighs* girls will be girls. If its only clothes she’s filling up on, you should be good.
The mattress sucks. My advise, get one of those foam things and anything else that is thick and soft.
For the room. Well, just because they are roommates doesn’t mean that they will have to have the same colors…. ….I’ve seen plenty of rooms that have two very different sides and it looked fine. It should reflect your daughter in the end. This is her new space, her new life. It should feel like home to make the move easier.
One email from a student name Samantha made me laugh. I wanted to know everying like she does when I got to Lynn.
When is rush week and how do i find out more about both sororities?
Will i get something in the mail?
And tell me about weekends are they crazy?
Im coming from oklahoma not knowing a soul at lynn so I’m trying to�
find out all the facts..
Rush week is the same day as the activities fair. All organizations and groups on campus will be out infront of the student center, very hard to miss with all the signs. It’s normally the second or third week of school. Thats when you can learn about the sororities and all organizations on campus. All the greeks will be out, wearing their letters, just stop any of them and ask why you should join their sorority or what organizations they are in.
Define crazy. Weekends are weekends. We are so busy that normally we pass out on saterday and work on sunday. We sometimes go to parties and have BBQ’s on campus. Watch movies or chill in each others rooms. A lot of times we go out to eat. There are a few clubs in Boca.
Let the rain come down
It is raining like crazy here in Boca. All my clothes are hanging up to dry at the moment. *sighs* just another day in Boca.
IÂ just got back from my blog meeting with all the other bloggers. I got teased by Gene and Joey for blogging so much. What ever. I love my blog. There is nothing wrong with that. I learned a lot in just an hour.
I am looking forward to the basketball game this weekend! It should be a lot of fun.
And for all those working students at Lynn who keep missing meals due to schedualing conflicts, talk to the caf people. You just might be able to work something out with them so you can get something to eat!
Is this rain ever going to stop? Its been off and on for the past 3 days. I mean, my car is clean but seriously, Jene walked into the meeting looking like he just walked out of the shower.
Ashlea offered me a job, Jana has to many books, and the grown ups are stalking us! Haha. It was funny to hear my fellow bloggers stories about how having a school blog has changed their lives.
Got to run! I have a floor meeting and homework!
Go Knights!
The negative side to blogging
To start off, I back my fellow school bloggers 100%. Apparently the Editor in Chief of the Ipulse got their feelings hurt and decided to attack the blogs and bloggers who write them. Since this person decided to attack us, I feel I should say something.
We are a small few who write about different topics about Lynn. If one of us has some sort of idea, maybe a small portion of the school feels the same way? If the Editor in Chief has read my blog over the past few weeks, they would see that I write about what others comment on that can be changed at Lynn.
Newspapers around the world get attacked every day. As a writer, I would have thought that an editor would have loved some advice about how to improve on the paper that they take so much pride in. In English 101, criticism is supposed to be welcomed to improve on one’s work. Yes, it may hurt, but the person giving the advice is just helping the writer see where things could be improved. They only want to see the work perform to its fullest potential. I would like to drill home the idea that in ENGLISH 101, students are asked to see criticism as helpful insight to improve on their work, not an attack as inexperienced writers may see it at first. Maybe as Editor in Chief, you might want to see that even a fellow blogger of mine and a student at Lynn, who works on the Ipulse was thankful for the comments, for she took it as a chance to improve on something that she takes pride in.
In every career, no matter if you are the best, you can always learn from others. Being close minded will not allow growth in any field. Ignoring concerns of your readers will not help the Ipulse in the long run.
And last I checked, this is America, where we have freedom of speech. Feel free to voice your thoughts, and we will feel free to do the same. Speaking of voice, in writing, voice is extremely important, and for someone who took the weekend to gather their words, it seems maybe you should have taken another one, for it still seemed to be a person venting. I am also repulsed by the idea that the Editor would show such lack of couth when speaking to a student/blogger/ and fellow writer. I do believe apologies are needed all around.
And for insulting me, thank you for twisting my words. Because of this lack of respect to even properly respond to what I said, I now vow to never pick up another Ipulse for as long as I attend Lynn University. I stated that the Ipulse was hard to read for I did not feel that the articles in it were to our schools standards. As the Editor, if you are finding it hard to have your students even show up to class, I must ask, have you tried motivation?
I simply asked if more important articles could make it into the news letter, rather than what seems to be the same themes that pop up every week. How about one week dedicated to each presidential nominees? This will allow plenty of time for articles to be explored and expanded. College students tend to be on the broke side, advertise which places are having sales? Good places to eat maybe? Jena six? There were just student Government Elections, what do the class reps want to make happen over the school year? Hidden gems of Boca Raton? I’m new to the area, I would love to learn about the different places students hang out. How many organizations are there on campus? Interview the presidents/ leaders. Ask students how they deal with stress or manage their time! Interview the people who RUN Lynn University! How about Dr. Kevin Ross? How many students know that he’s actually a really funny guy who only has the best attentions to see Lynn grow and thrive as a small university?
I am not going to apologize for my words until the Ipulse Editor reminds themself that words do hurt and they owe a friend of mine a very large apology. Just because someone offers advice does not mean it must be taken. As Lynn is growing, it is improving. Students are a large part of reasons behind the improvements. It is to make Lynn a better university. As a fellow writer, someone was trying to help the Ipulse grow like the school. She made valid points that I think should at least be acknowledged. Now, I don’t mean every point but I do mean a few were good points. There was nothing nice in the Editors comments to her. This is partly why I am so upset about this, plus they attacked me as well.
I know egos were bruised all around, so I do think that maybe a long talk is in order, but I still refuse to pick up the Ipulse as long as I attend Lynn University.
