With the thundering weather last week, I feel like I shouldn’t be calling this season spring. But now, with Mother Nature beginning to grace us with the beautiful weather we all have been impatiently waiting for, I am incredibly excited. Spring weather brings out good spirits, colorful clothing (not to mention the clothes I’ve bought […]
Author Archives: Leila Durmaz
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Welcome to our (open) house
As I walked to my classes last week, I encountered what seemed to be an endless number of tour groups consisting of parents listening intently and prospective students glancing around to take a look at current students. Needless to say, I received many awkward looks I wasn’t sure how to respond to. So not knowing […]
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The beginning of an end
Returning to our empty dorm rooms after enjoying an either crazy or relaxing spring break in Havasu, at home and everywhere in between is different compared to our usual return to campus after breaks. Similar to former returns though, I reluctantly readjusted back into school mode. I bought textbooks for my new classes, realized my […]
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Home sweet SLO
Stroll through any part of campus over the next few weeks and I guarantee you’ll hear the frantic conversations among freshmen regarding next year. What is all this buzzing about, you ask? It’s about nothing else but the hot topic of housing for next fall. With housing on our minds right now, next year is […]
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Surviving dead week
It’s the beginning of dead week. I really don’t think anything else needs to be said because we all know what this accurately-named week entails: caffeine, all-nighters (though I’ve yet to pull one) and books on books on books (had to do it). But when you think about it, this week is the second-to-last dead […]
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Paying it forward
It’s the end of February and (I know probably everyone has said this, but it needs to be said once more) I don’t know where the time has gone. I have no idea when or how we got to the point where next quarter and next year are already on our minds almost every day. […]
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Things you wish you knew when you started college
We’ve struggled to climb up the hill (or possibly many on Cal Poly’s campus), tripping over rocks and catching ourselves in the process. We’ve stood on top of the peak, feeling accomplished and proud of ourselves that we made it all this way toward our goal. But now begins our descent from the hill, quicker […]
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How to dress for sunny SLO
Within the year of a typical freshman, there are, what seem to be, an infinite amount of experiences that shape it. But as we sift through the countless experiences, we realize these things become a routine. We wake up and go to class during the week, fill our weekends up with shenanigans. And once in […]
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Freshman discovers the realities of college
I remember the last month of high school: everyone knew where they were going and absolutely everyone was talking about college. They expected an incredible amount of fun, from parties to extracurricular activities — it was all anyone talked about. But now, having come to college and gone through a quarter-and-a-half, we’ve all realized that […]
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The honeymoon's finally over
In every relationship, there is a honeymoon stage. In our relationship with Cal Poly, this stage also exists. But with the second quarter already in full gear, the honeymoon in paradise has given way to reality. The first few months of most relationships consist of being starry-eyed, parading around with a larger-than-life smile on your […]
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Home sweet SLOme
With winter quarter already underway, there is one thing clouding almost every freshman’s mind: To live off — or on — campus next school year. Walking through campus this past week, I have heard nothing but conversations regarding housing. Including whom someone will be living with next year, where they want to live and the […]