Caroline Pritchard
Wednesday, March 18 is recognized as National
“It was snowing outside so everyone’s shoes were
Awkward Moments Day. We all have experiences
bringing the elements in from the outdoors. This
we would rather erase from our memories. Still,
caused the staircase in Bruininks Hall to become very
some moments are unfortunately ingrained into our
slippery. I witnessed this poor guy slip down nearly
minds forever. Here are some awkward moments
the entire staircase onto the first floor. No one really
students have experienced while on the University
knew how to react to his misfortune. It’s okay bro,
of Minnesota campus. I hope some of these stories
we’ve all been there.” - Anonymous
will make you feel better about any embarrassing “Everybody remembers their first day — a freshman
moments you have had yourself.
on a campus full of thousands of people, some of “I work as a cashier at the dining hall. People say hi
them in the same shoes, most of them working
to me a lot when I swipe their cards, and I say, ‘thank
towards vastly different degrees. It’s a terrifying
you, enjoy your meal.’ I do this about 2000 times a
feeling, but an exciting one. I was busy thinking
day. Well, I got conditioned, and when a friend from
about what came next, what to do, and where to go.
an old class saw me near Coffman and said hi, I
What should I wear? I hardly knew what I was doing.
immediately blurted, ‘thanks, enjoy your meal.’ I was
On my first day at the U, I just had two classes in the
so embarrassed that I just kept walking.” - Reebhu
morning, and by 10 a.m., I had conquered the beast — my first day of college was done. After six hours of
“I didn’t realize I was sitting next to a guy who I had
quiet celebration and catching up with new friends in
matched with on Tinder. He knew who I was, and on
the dorm (Middlebrook hall and proud), it was time
the third day into the class, he messaged me again on
for my first regular-season marching band rehearsal.
the app. We’re about to go out on our first date soon.”
I’m a big proponent of biking — especially when the
- Anonymous
route is from West Bank to the stadium. I started the journey on two wheels, making a pit stop at Sanford pick up a friend. The rest of the day, however, is completely lost for me as my helmet-less freshman
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