Homecoming - Wartburg

In College, homecoming is much different than it was in high school. In high school we participated in an incredible amount of activities throughout the week. We had days where almost everyone dressed up in costumes and at the end of the week we had a pep rally, which you had to attend, and then a day full of games and activities. Throughout the week we worked on our class's parade float and painted windows on businesses in town. On the friday of homecoming week, we had scoring for each class and there was an overall winner. That night there was a football game which nearly everyone from the entire school attended including alums who recently graduated.

Wartburg's homecoming, on the other hand, was very different and seemingly less involved than in high school. There were no dress-up day. Participation in parade floats, the pep rally, and window painting was voluntary. Homecoming (at least this year) seemed to be aimed towards the return of Wartburg's alums, rather than the entertainment of the students. There were activities for the students to participate in which included the football game and Kastle Kapers, which I attended both. Perhaps homecoming will be different next year, when I am more involved in campus activities.

Homecoming - Center Point-Urbana

Friday, October 14th was homecoming at Center Point-Urbana. I went back home after classes with my girlfriend, who also currently attends Wartburg, and also attended CPU High School. We arrived at the high school just in time for the game. We saw the old marching band and many of our friends who are still in band. We then scavenged the area for more of our old friends. We met up with several of our old friends from high school and had pleasant conversations about our differing college experiences thus far.

At the end of the day, I realized that going back home would never be the same, but  I am okay with that. Everything is changing rapidly, but everything is getting better than it used to be. I have many more friends than I used to, and I am learning more and more about myself and the world which we all inhabit. College is making the world seem like a better place to be than it was prior.

Outfly!

Last week I had hoped for outfly to be on Wednesday. Wednesday came and went without outfly having been announced. Then I though maybe it would be the next day. The next day came and went, and I had lost hope for outfly being on Friday. I then hoped, maybe outfly would be on Monday! These expectations became more and more ridiculous and the hype for outfly was lost somewhere within the past week and a half.

I have been looking forward to this year's outfly since I knew what outfly was, which was nearly 4 years ago. Since then I have made a deal with myself that I would get my ears pierced on whichever day my first outfly happened to be. I still intend on doing so, and still can not wait for outfly! It may not come around for awhile, but I am still as excited as I first was for the day to come around.

The Hill

Over the past weekend, I ventured with several friends to Cedar Falls. First, we had planned on going to the mall to shop before heading out to late night encounters. by the time we got to the mall, it was already closed. Instead we decided to go to Panera. We stayed at Panera for an hour or so. Then we decided it was late enough to go to Mojo's -a "party bar" near UNI. 

We arrived at Mojo's relatively early, so very few people were there at the time. As the night progressed, the music became louder and the dance floor became more crowded. We danced for hours on end, only leaving to take a break for some fresh air when it was completely necessary. It was hard to take frequent breaks because the dance floor was so crowded and it was hard to find a spot where you could dance without bumping into random people.

It was the first time I had ever been to anything relatively similar to that, and I rather enjoyed it. Dancing was fun and I had some time to get closer to my friends and just have an over-all good time. This night was how I had expected weekends at college to be.

New Roommate

My old roommate smelled. He had terrible hygiene, and he hadn't showered at least since we started school on September 1st of this year. I lived with him for a couple weeks while the smell built up and began to give me physical drawbacks in the form of migraines. I was literally nauseated upon entering the room.

This odor made it difficult to make new friends because nobody wanted to go into my room. Also, it was very hard to communicate with him because he didn't answer his cell phone and was completely unreliable in that area. His friends would even occasionally stop by the room looking for him and I was unable to say where because I didn't know.

One problem after another began to pile up until I realized it wasn't getting any better. I contacted my Resident Assistant, Ethan, who was very helpful through the process and even had needed to change roommates during his first year on campus.

Now, I am rooming with a guy named Rashaun. He is from Chicago and he is a very nice guy. He is pleasant to room with, and he even has good hygiene! This is a huge improvement on my prior living situation.

Radio Show

Tonight I have my first radio show ever! I am excited, anxious, nervous, and a little bit scared. Even though I know very few people will be listening, it is still nerve-wracking.

I have the opportunity to DJ for an hour on Wartburg's very own radio station 89.9 KWAR. My hour begins at 9:00P.M. tonight. I have a basic rundown of a script containing bits of information about what I will be playing, but a fair amount will still be improvised.

The music which will be played will be some of my favorites including Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for my Valentine, Van Halen, Andrew W.K. and Sick Puppies. All of the aforementioned bands are rock, hard rock, or metal-core genre oriented bands. I will also be sharing pieces of personal knowledge about these bands and their backgrounds.

Hopefully you can tune in tonight at 9:00P.M. on your sound 89.9 KWAR!