Defining moments r fo ” r a e y ic m e d n a p “ of the d r a o b e l a t n e in t n o The C Phil Marks
For me, this year’s defining moment was that one Friday afternoon during the Fall semester when the administration fully loosened restrictions for a meager two hours. An email went out at 5 PM that students could go into other dorms, but by 7 PM we were locked out again. Four new cases appeared that day, and despite them clearly having no relatio n to the loosened restrictions, we still lost our newfound privileges. The irony of that day still stings and, in my opinion, encapsulates much of the spirit of disappointment that followed this school year.
Erin Bryant
A moment that defined the year for me was when my organization, Minds for Change, released our petition demanding action from the College’s administration to address the problem of poor and declining student mental health on campus. It received a slew of attention from faculty, the administration, and, of course, students, and garnered over 1,000 signatures in a single day! A lot of people told me about how their professors adapted their plans based on the petition, and it made me so happy to see my work making a difference in other people’s lives in such a tangible manner.
Elise Wilson
The most defining moment of the year was the reopening of the Howard Diner’s special menu! Throughout the fall semester, students like myself missed their fast-food fixes from there. With the launch of GrubHub app orders, Diner now serves lots of fried delights like the Deano sandwich (better than Chick-fil-A, by the way) and the Diner classics like fingers, mac-and-cheese, and burgers. Yum!
Jack Sullivan
Reflecting on the last semester, I’ll surely never forget that one week of sunshine and warm weather back in October; it truly came out of nowhere, and had many of us in high spirits. After weeks of cold rain and snow, the morale on campus was palpably low. That week of fun in the outdoors - glen walks, sports, even just eating and studying outside with friends - helped a lot of us push through the last weeks of classes that headed into finals.
