So I've known now for a while what a rip off meal plans are, but I've just been so pissed about it recently that I feel it deserves a blog entry! Tuesdays mark the end of the week for a week's worth of meals. When Wednesday rolls around, we again receive 8, 10, 14, etc etc.... meals that we will never use up. A typical meal at either Ramshead or Lenior is about 9$ - 10$! It is definitely not worth the cost in the slightest!
SOOO I find myself extremely annoyed today when I am constantly returning to Rams to eat about 1$ worth of food...so that my pitiful meal plan won't be in vain. I would rather just use the flex points to purchase food with no tax cost... I'd even prefer flex only, but no! The dining service has found a way to con us all.... You are not allowed to purchase flex unless you buy a meal plan to go along with it. (I have the smallest meal plan, 8 meals a week, and I still do not use them all!!) Next semester I suppose I might just use cash for everything...but I'm not yet exactly sure...Any thoughts?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Volume
Last night a couple friends and I are on the P2P headed out to Franklin Street to have a good night, and we are quickly disturbed from an unlikely form. This very petite girl, who had had obviously wayyy too much to drink, immediately demanded the attention of the entire bus. She was talking to her friend that was sitting just inches from her, but at the same time she was talking to the entire bus. She discussed how hungry she was, how "hot" she was, and how loud she was being. I'm not exactly sure why people feel the need to be extremely loud when discoursing with individuals inches from themselves. I'm especially confused as to why drinking amplifies this desire. If alcohol impairs judgment, it must also affect more than just one or two senses. This young girl thought that she was whispering to herself, we all knew differently.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Safety Txt!
So apparently today the University is testing their Carolina Alert systems by setting the sirens off for an extended amount of time from like 12:00pm to either 1pm or 2pm. I thought I would have to sit at work today at my little desk in Avery listening to the Siren for my whole shift. Thankfully I have not heard the alarm at all!!! This is great news and scary news!
I do not have to listen to the annoying alarm all day but I'm slightly disturbed, because if this had been a real situation I'd totally be uniformed by the siren. Therefore, I'd be completely unaware of what might be happening. I did however receive the nifty text messages from Carolina Alert that informed that a drill was taking place. I then received a text a little later to let me know that all is clear and that the drill was over.
If you haven't registered you cellphone to receive texts from Carolina Alert you should do so as soon as possible!
http://alertcarolina.unc.edu/go/doc/1395/194468/
The link above, will hopefully help!
I do not have to listen to the annoying alarm all day but I'm slightly disturbed, because if this had been a real situation I'd totally be uniformed by the siren. Therefore, I'd be completely unaware of what might be happening. I did however receive the nifty text messages from Carolina Alert that informed that a drill was taking place. I then received a text a little later to let me know that all is clear and that the drill was over.
If you haven't registered you cellphone to receive texts from Carolina Alert you should do so as soon as possible!
http://alertcarolina.unc.edu/go/doc/1395/194468/
The link above, will hopefully help!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Back Tracking
I am currently in Math 110 (college algebra). I am taking this for a few reasons.
1) German was full
2) Spanish 203 is hard!
3) It's an easy "A"
4) I needed to fulfill my credit hours to be considered full time
When I finally decided I was going to be attending UNC.... I never, EVER, thought that I would be learning about the X & Y axis... but here I am! I took AP Calc in High School, and I was never amazing at it, but I thought for sure I'd score at least a 2 and place out... NOT! All's good though, because with this class I'll be able to take Calc next semester.
What's very annoying about this class is not knowing who actually takes the class serious. I don't want to offend people by my instant griping. I'm not sure who knows what's being covered and who doesn't. I would think though that to get into UNC you would hopefully know the difference between the Y and X axis!!!!
The most annoying thing about this class though, are the older students (Adults with children who should be at work). I'm all for adults going back to college, but I feel like having older students in a generally first year based class takes away from the experience of having an easy class. First years in college algebra do not typically ask lots of questions. We mostly nod and scribble the notes on solving quadratic equations, skipping steps as we go along. Adults; however, ask loads of questions. They almost seem to ask questions just to show that they in fact know the information, and are not 30 years behind.
Overall, I hope that back tracking doesn't cause me to forget what I learned in Calc. Hopefully it'll be a good refresher!
1) German was full
2) Spanish 203 is hard!
3) It's an easy "A"
4) I needed to fulfill my credit hours to be considered full time
When I finally decided I was going to be attending UNC.... I never, EVER, thought that I would be learning about the X & Y axis... but here I am! I took AP Calc in High School, and I was never amazing at it, but I thought for sure I'd score at least a 2 and place out... NOT! All's good though, because with this class I'll be able to take Calc next semester.
What's very annoying about this class is not knowing who actually takes the class serious. I don't want to offend people by my instant griping. I'm not sure who knows what's being covered and who doesn't. I would think though that to get into UNC you would hopefully know the difference between the Y and X axis!!!!
The most annoying thing about this class though, are the older students (Adults with children who should be at work). I'm all for adults going back to college, but I feel like having older students in a generally first year based class takes away from the experience of having an easy class. First years in college algebra do not typically ask lots of questions. We mostly nod and scribble the notes on solving quadratic equations, skipping steps as we go along. Adults; however, ask loads of questions. They almost seem to ask questions just to show that they in fact know the information, and are not 30 years behind.
Overall, I hope that back tracking doesn't cause me to forget what I learned in Calc. Hopefully it'll be a good refresher!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Hhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Friday in my giant Econ 101 class I noticed an obvious change in the reactions of students who are awake, to those who are not. The first week of school, possibly even the second week, people were extremely polite and seemed to genuinely care if the immediate people around them were passed out and missing the lecture. I noticed some people tap shoulders, whisper quietly, or if they were friends a sharp jab with a pencil followed by a not so quiet laugh. It was nice to see that people cared enough about their peers to keep them up during their common lecture. This is no longer the case!
As we entered our 4th week here at UNC it seems people care significantly less about how much they pay attention in class, much less their peers paying attention span. People play a variety of games in class including online poker, Solitaire, Vista's Purble Place, and even online Monopoly. People hold video chats on Skype and Oovoo, and chat using every instant message service known to man! Hiding cell phones seem to be a precaution of the past. Students blatantly hold SKYPE CHATS! It's crazy what people do in big lecture halls.
As I mentioned before, the big event that led me to notice the lack of attention throughout my lecture classes occurred last Friday. A kid sitting two seats to my right began to fall asleep, and was eventually passed out on his laptop. A string of "H's" streamed across his word processor for 10 whole pages before he woke up and noticed what was happening. Instead of anyone waking him up to save him the embarrassment, people snickered and laughed. I myself laughed for a bit. Should I have woke him up, or should he not have fell asleep in the first place? Probably both... Bottom line... we should all pay a little more attention in class, especially those boring lecture classes.. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
As we entered our 4th week here at UNC it seems people care significantly less about how much they pay attention in class, much less their peers paying attention span. People play a variety of games in class including online poker, Solitaire, Vista's Purble Place, and even online Monopoly. People hold video chats on Skype and Oovoo, and chat using every instant message service known to man! Hiding cell phones seem to be a precaution of the past. Students blatantly hold SKYPE CHATS! It's crazy what people do in big lecture halls.
As I mentioned before, the big event that led me to notice the lack of attention throughout my lecture classes occurred last Friday. A kid sitting two seats to my right began to fall asleep, and was eventually passed out on his laptop. A string of "H's" streamed across his word processor for 10 whole pages before he woke up and noticed what was happening. Instead of anyone waking him up to save him the embarrassment, people snickered and laughed. I myself laughed for a bit. Should I have woke him up, or should he not have fell asleep in the first place? Probably both... Bottom line... we should all pay a little more attention in class, especially those boring lecture classes.. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Kick- Off!
Hey my name is Eddie, and for the next semester I will be blogging at least twice a week as a part of my English 101 class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! Hopefully this will be an easy and fun assignment!
I will be blogging about the everyday things I see around campus that I deem funny, strange, or otherwise interesting. I may also write about a trip to our surrounding campuses or trips to Franklin or back home. I don't intend to hurt anybody's feelings like some of the blogs I have read online, or lash out at certain groups. I will however, write freely and frankly. This blog is titled "Rough Heels," because I will be delivering raw social commentary!
Thanks to any readers, and feel free to leave comments!
I will be blogging about the everyday things I see around campus that I deem funny, strange, or otherwise interesting. I may also write about a trip to our surrounding campuses or trips to Franklin or back home. I don't intend to hurt anybody's feelings like some of the blogs I have read online, or lash out at certain groups. I will however, write freely and frankly. This blog is titled "Rough Heels," because I will be delivering raw social commentary!
Thanks to any readers, and feel free to leave comments!
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