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I think one of the best things about Bowling Green is the residential communities. Coming from nine hours away, I was really horrified about what living on-campus could mean for me. I had no friends at BG . . . actually I had no friends in the entire state of Ohio. So I joined the Arts Village, a community of artists that resides in Kreischer-Compton. It was probably the best decision I made that year.
So, I wake up about an hour before class (as usual) and I say to my roommate, “I’m going to take a shower. Are you going to be here or do I have to bring my keys with me to get back into the room?” She says, “I’m going to be here” and I say, “Okay, then I’m not bringing my keys.”
After three years of living on campus in a tiny room, eating at the same dining hall every day, waking up in the middle of the night to fire alarms and walking about a mile to get to my car, I was MORE than ready to move off campus. So I moved into an apartment with my girlfriend.
It was 3 a.m. on a school night and there was a knock on my dorm door. I was asleep, but the knock was so loud it woke me. I rolled over and crawled out of my bed (which was lofted at the time) and to the door. I looked around for my roommate, saw she wasn’t there and then opened the door. There were two guys standing there, in a significantly less than sober condition. Their eyes were bloodshot. I frowned and asked what they wanted and they asked where my roommate was. They then went on to explain to me that my roommate was giving them their ‘fix’ for the night and that it should be in her top drawer. They said that I could just give it to them and they’ll pay me so I can give the money to her.
Coming into college, we have all these expectations for how life and love is supposed to happen. We watch tons of movies about college life and watch all the girls get drunk and sleep with men they barely know. We hear our parents talk about how they met in college, how they fell in love. We hear professors talk about how college is so much more than just learning what the textbooks say. At Bowling Green, they have a whole group of people who found their life partners, got married and now come back to BG as the place their life began.
Teresa Lotz
I’ve lived in a dorm for three years now. I’ve gotten it down to a science! Continue Reading
Teresa Lotz
My grandmother, Barbara Mallery, dedicated her life to peace. She always taught me that obtaining world peace is a reality. It was attainable if everyone believed in it. She taught everyone she knew that peace is a choice, a very real and wonderful choice that we can make in our lives. It ignites the world, one person at a time. Continue Reading
Teresa Lotz
-The first month may feel like hell and you may be homesick and feel overwhelmed and want to come home. Don’t. Give it a semester. Things do get better. Continue Reading
Teresa Lotz
I will never forget my first time behind the wheel of a car. With my father by my side, I drove once around the block and came to my first stop sign. Continue Reading
Teresa Lotz
Thursday, August 26, 2007
So, I arrive! We park, walk around trying to find the entrance, go in, I get some papers, trade in my student ID for a cart, and we go up to the room. Continue Reading