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Dear readers of The Patriot,

Here we all are once again: the beginning ofa new semester. For some of you, this may beyour first time away from home. For others,maybe it’s your last semester at school beforeheading out into the “real world.” (As if we aren’tactually living in it already, but you know what Imean.) Regardless of which category you fallinto—or anywhere in between—welcome back!

The first few weeks of each semester, espe-cially fall, are almost always the roughest. It usu-ally takes some time to find your groove and geta proper foothold on how to adequately jugglethe many assignments and balance all the workwith friends and the ever-elusive free time.

Just like all of you, we at The Patriot are alsotrying to synchronize our varying schedules inhopes of reaching some sort of equilibrium. Overhalf of our staff walked across the Rollins Cen-ter’s stage back in May, and as each of themshook Dr. Taylor’s hand and walked away with adiploma chronicling their hard work, so did muchof our talent and stability.

This isn’t to necessarily say that all is lost.We have recruited several fresh faces more thancapable of pushing this newspaper forward witha variety of new ideas, thoughts and beliefs. Itmay be a time of major transition for this publi-cation, but transition often breeds beautifulchange.

So, here’s to each and every one of you inhopes of a great semester. Let your days be joyfuland light of homework. Good luck.

Sincerely,

Timothy WyattEditor-in-Chief

A letter from the editor

Editor-in-ChiefTimothy Wyatt

Managing EditorNatasha Jones

Photo EditorJillian Carpenter

Sta ff WritersTylar Baker

Autumn CooneyAshton Rector

Christin RottenbergerMyriah Snyder

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What kind of roommate are you?CONTENTS

Welcome back, everyone!

BY AUTUMN COONEY

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Leaving your nest, the one that you have lived in either your entire life orjust for a short while, is a difficult task in its own way. When I first moved tocampus I was horrified since this was my first time on my own. I had nofriends here and no family. But as the days went on, I learned more and moreabout how easy it is to be far away from home but still love your surroundings.

This is a survival guide to help you survive as a homebody. Hopefullythis will help you break out of your shell, be comfortable and confident, andnot miss your nest.

1.) Moving day! The first day moving in can be very overwhelming but don’tworry. Take your time! This process is fun and is your first step as a collegestudent. Remember, this is the place that your memories will begin.

2.) Our Campus Activity Board holds numerous events for the students oncampus. I encourage you to take the opportunity to go to every single eventheld. These events will help you grow as a person and make many newfriends! The experiences you share with the people around you are truly mem-orable.

3.) My advice to you is to bring at least one thing that reminds you of home.You will have a bad day, you will get homesick, and you will want to go home.All of those feelings and actions are unavoidable; that is life. Days like thiswill happen but that one special item will help you get through the day.

4.) Grades. “This is not high school.” You will hear the sentence numeroustimes throughout your first day of classes. Do not let it intimidate you eventhough it’s true. If you go to class, do your homework and study for your tests,don’t sweat it; you’ll be fine. Don’t become a hermit though! Go outside anddo something active. If you stay inside and all you do is focus on work, thatis when you’ll become overwhelmed and stressed.

5.) Friends. One of my biggest concerns was friends. It was like first gradeall over again. But the easy part about college and making friends is, you’renot the only one who is a freshman. You’re not the only one who is away fromhome. You’re (most likely) not the only one from your state. You are notalone! Just get out there. Have conversations and enjoy your college experi-ence because when you get your diploma, it will all be worth it!

Five easy guidelines for making thetransistion from high school to college

Waking up and getting readyfor class in the morning is undoubt-edly one of the biggest daily strug-gles in college. After a week or twoof getting yourself up early andmaking yourself look like you’reready for a fashion show, your bedwill start to get comfier and sweat-pants will suddenly look more likethe hottest fashion.

Here are a few tips to master

the “Fresh out of bed yet fresh forclass” look in less than 10 minutes.

The Night Before• Set out clothes• Shower• Pack backpack

The Morning Of• Keep makeup simple• Wear hair in a ponytail, braid,

or hat

The art of rolling out of bedand being ready for class takesmore practice than you think, but itis well worth it on the cold daysthat your bed is too warm to leaveearlier than necessary. With a few“practice runs” of this quick morn-ing routine, you’ll be a pro in notime!

BY CHRISTIN ROTTENBERGER

Sta ff Writer

& JILLIAN CARPENTER

Photo Editor

How to look your best with theleast amount of effort possible.

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College. There are many thoughtsassociated with this word, but whatcomes to many minds is the term“roommate.”

n. “A person you are forced to livewith in a tiny dorm room…” as definedby urban dictionary.

This term can strike fear into thehearts of many new college students—the dreaded “bad roommate” can ruinyour college experience. However, howdo you know if you are, in fact, the badroommate?

Not to worry, though. We havecomplied a super easy quiz to let youknow! So sit back and imagine yourselfin your first semester of college withsome of these common scenarios.

Your roommate lets you know theyhave a big test to study for but youhave open house plans. Do you? a.) You move your plans to anotherdorm.b.) Move your party to the suite lobby. c.) Bring over your friends anyway.

When you finish eating in your room,what do you do?a.) Immediately throw away trash,

wash any dishes, etc. b.) Clean up some of it, but a dishcould sit for a day or so before you washit. It’s not room check yet, right?c.) Leave the mess, you will get iteventually. And if you forget, yourroommate will clean it up when it startsto smell or before room check, right?That or you will both get points.

Do walk around your room/suitelobby in appropriate dress?a.) I am always dressed somewhat,even if I am relaxing or going to bed.b.) As soon as I am in, it’s minimalclothing, even if I haven’t discussed itwith my roommate.c.) When I am in my room, it’s myspace. I don’t need to be dressed, pe-riod.

What does your room look like?a.) Your stuff is organized on your sideof the room and put away accordinglyin your closet and dresser.b.) You have most of your stuff put up,but there is some clutter usually.c.) Your stuff is everywhere, even onyour roomie’s bed, dresser, and in theircloset.

BY CARLEEN FLETCHER

& JESSIE ELDRIDGE

Class of 2014

Photo by Jil lian Carpenter

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Your roommate has some pretty cool stuff thatyou would like to use or borrow. What do youdo?a.) Ask. Simple as that.b.) You get permission most of the time, even if itis after you have already started to put on that cooljacket you pulled out of their closet. And if theyaren’t around, what they don’t know won’t hurtthem.c.) They run into you on campus, complimentingthose epic shoes that look an awful lot like a pairthey own too, in which case you inform them thatthey are, in fact, theirs.

Campus has its own meal plan, but everyone isgoing to keep food in their rooms too. How areyou with sharing?a.) You and your roommate both buy snacks andfood to keep in the room, and ask if you wantsomething they bought. You don’t mind to share.b.) You buy food too, but you find yourself eatingmore of your roommate’s purchases.c.) You never buy food, but you are more thanwilling to eat what your roommate buys.

Your roommate has a new crush. What do youdo?a.) Listen as they tell you about their new love in-terest.b.) You kinda had a thing for this person too, butsince your roommate mentioned it first, you willlet them have a head start.c.) Target acquired, challenge accepted. Lookslike you have to beat them to the catch—that’s thegame, right?

It’s getting late and your roommate decides to

go to bed. What are you doing?a.) It’s time to turn off the lights and go to bed too.If I need to stay up, I can use headphones or go tothe lobby. b.) I was in the middle of watching a show withmy friends, so we will just watch it quietly and Iwill send them out when we are done.c.) I still have things to do and I am not tired yet.I can still turn the light on and off in the room if Iwant, keep my friends over, and I’m not turningdown the volume. Gotta hear my show. Plus, I stillhaven’t Skyped with my significant other.

What is your hygiene like?a.) I like to shower regularly.b.) Sometimes I skip out on showering. You don’tneed to everyday. Or every other day, but onlysometimes.c.) I shower when I feel like it. As long as I don’tsmell too bad, it’s nothing a little deodorant can’tcover up. And I’m still gonna borrow my room-mates clothes.

All done! So now tally your answers.

Mostly answered A’s: Sounds like you are going tobe a great roomie! You are considerate and alwayskeep in mind that you are sharing your living spacewith someone else. Nice!

Mostly answered B’s: Not too bad. You are on theright track, and you are a pretty good roommate.However, you may still be inconsiderate sometimesof what your roommate would want or is actuallycomfortable with. Just remember to talk aboutthings and you should be fine!

Mostly answered C’s: Uh oh, you may in fact bethe dreaded “bad roommate!” It’s okay though, asI too have been in your position. With the patienceand kindness of my co-writer and all around awe-some roommate though, I was saved and you canbe too! It’s all about being considerate and remem-bering to talk about stuff—you live together, yourroommate knows where you sleep, so whip yourbehaviors into shape before you move in togetherand confrontations can be avoided.

Finding something you like to eat on campus cansometimes be a difficult feat to accomplish. It's evenharder to find things to eat when you're a vegetarian,especially when living on a campus in an area that isn'tvery vegetarian friendly.

From personal experience, my first few weeks liv-ing and eating on campus included a very limited dietuntil I figured out what I could and couldn't eat. How-ever, being a vegetarian on this campus doesn't meanyou have to survive on cereal and lettuce. There arejust a few survival tips that every campus herbivoreshould keep in mind.

• If you eat in The Grill, you have five options:cheese pizza, cheese sticks, grilled cheese, breadsticks, and veggie burgers.

• Don't be afraid to order something that isn'tactually on the menu. I often order a veggie wrap atThe Grill. It isn't on the menu, and sometimes youwill have to be patient with the cashier when they getconfused at your order, but they will be happy to ac-commodate your dietary choices.

• When it comes to The Caf, much of thechoices aren't vegetarian friendly. However, they usu-ally have at least one vegetable available and there isalways pasta and a meatless sauce available as well.

• The salad bar is your friend. • When there isn't much to eat in The Caf, you

can always grab a pizza sub from the sub bar in TheCaf. But be prepared to stop them when they try to putpepperoni on it.

• It isn't always guaranteed that you'll want thefoods you have to choose from on campus that day, soit's always a good idea to keep simple snacks in yourdorm room. This could include anything from granolabars to microwaveable macaroni and cheese. Any-thing that you like and can prepare in the dorm roomis fine.

• As you probably already know, as a vegetar-ian, you have to be creative when it comes to findingsomething to eat. However, follow these easy survivaltips and no one will ever say you just eat rabbit foodagain!

Being vegetarian on campusBY JILLIAN CARPENTER

Photo Editor

If it were Kentucky basketball, it would be Aaron Harrison, Mr. Clutchhimself. If it were Disney’s “Frozen, “it would be “Let It Go” (now cue themusical number running through your head). If it were “Walking Dead,” itwould be Daryl, no Rick, nope, definitely Daryl. But it’s not. It’s a legend,and that legend would be Henrietta.

This legendary tale began to write itself in the ‘60s with the storybookcouple. The urban legend goes that she was a cheerleader dating the footballsuperstar and they were set to live happily ever after; that was until she wasdumped.

The story is told that after this incident, the girl hung herself in GillespieHall, formerly known as Johnson Hall. Since this time, year after year, therehave been series of strange happenings occur in Gillespie Hall. Sounds ofmoving furniture, television channels changing, doors locking at random,rings going missing, the stories have consistently mounted up over the years.Do these accounts have an explanation, or is the explanation simply the ghostof Henrietta?

One of the most common occurrences is hearing what sounds like furni-ture being moved around in rooms surrounding many of room of the dormsresidents. Logically, this could be explained by the fact that the building ofGillespie is one of the oldest on campus, the walls are thin, and therefore,even the slightest noise could be heard. However, could that be the explanationfor all unexplainable noises?

“It happens all the time. Me and my roommate will be lying in bed tryingto get to bed for our morning practices, then all of the sudden we will hear allsorts of noises in the room above us,” says Gillespie resident Anna Clayton.“We would go up to their room to tell them to stop moving furniture, slam-ming doors, and constantly moving around, only to find out that they had beensleeping for an hour.”

Another frequent Henrietta claimed myth is hearing doors locking, mostlywhile in the bathroom. Again, this noise could easily be explained, but it

makes for a better story to say its Henrietta. To dispel this myth, thelocking noise that is frequently heard is simply the automatic air fresh-eners that are in the bathrooms. Despite a reasonable explanation, thereis one resident who claims no other solution, other than the work ofHenrietta.“I was working as a resident assistant. I was walking halls and went

to check the bathrooms. I walked in and knew I was the only person in thebathroom,” stated junior Jasmine Newport. “And then all the sudden one ofthe showers came on at full blast. I ran out of there and went to grab anotherRA. When we went back up, the shower was off and the floor was completelydry.”

One last recurring happening of Henrietta is the infamous missing ring.Going back to the history of Henrietta, she was supposedly engaged when shewas dumped, so it would only make sense that she would go after rings. Manyof the residents have similar stories of taking their rings off at night, only towake up and find them in the trash. Unlike the other stories of Henrietta, thisis the one that seems to cause the most confusion in terms of explanation, es-pecially when there are so many stories year after year.

“I had an old ring that was my mom’s that I would wear every day. It washabit that I would take my ring off at night, place in the corner of my topdresser drawer, and then continue on getting ready for bed. It was a weekendthat my roommate was gone, and I got up the next morning and the ring wasn’tthere,” stated freshman Lindsi Weis. “I panicked at first and rummagedthrough the drawer. I ended up finding it later that day in a completely differ-ent drawer. It freaked me out at first, but I had to just laugh it off and say itwas Henrietta.”

Stories just as this can be heard from many of Gillespie’s former residents.Some of these stories have simple explanations, while others, well, we havegrown to simply attribute to as the working of Henrietta. Despite some omi-nous occurrences taken place, the legend of Henrietta has to be stamped as amyth. Per the schools records, there is no documentation of the student Hen-rietta. Even though she is not listed as ever being a student, still to this day,“Henrietta” has been given a room (the attic) and for the sake of explainingweird things that take place within the walls of Gillespie, she will continue tolive on as one of the greatest legends of Cumberlands campus.

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GillespieBY ABBEY CHERRY

Class of 2014

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Doesn’t every college campus have its own set of urban legends and cam-pus myths? UC is certainly no different.

Our campus is separated between academic and residential buildings byour infamous campus viaduct. The viaduct extends between two streets, MainStreet and Walnut Street. Main Street is what stands between the majority ofour residential halls and academic/miscellaneous buildings.

As you can imagine students often find themselves rushing across MainStreet to get to class and have to dodge the traffic on Main. A crosswalk liesright in front of the viaduct and the sidewalk between Gillespie and HarthHall. For students living in the dorms that are toward the other side of campus,the crosswalk is often out of the way, many students have to cut across Mainseveral times a day at many different points of the street.

Somewhere over the years, a rumor was started by the students that ifsomeone gets hit by a car on Main Street, they’ll receive free tuition. I talkedto several individuals with years of experience of the rules and regulationshere, to reveal the truth behind this myth.

Dr. Michael Colegrove, UC’s vice president of student services, explained,“There are a lot of things that float around that aren’t true, somebody with nomerit just wanted to start a rumor. I’ve never seen anything in writing thatsays there’s any truth to the rumor and I can’t remember an instance when astudent was actually hit by a car.”

In his memory the only similar situation Colegrove can remember is dur-ing the summer camps that are hosted on campus, a camper was crossing Mainand got brushed by car. The camper wasn’t seriously harmed and he was heldresponsible since he was crossing outside of the crosswalk.

Erin Clouse, the current resident director of Asher Hall, who was formerlythe resident director of Gillespie Hall for over six years, gave her opinion onthe urban legend. “That was definitely made up by students. As far as I knowit never actually happened,“ said Clouse.

“I wouldn’t want a student to step out in front of a car just to find out if itwas true or not,” said Linda Carter, dean of student life.

Carter went on to tell me she’s heard the rumor on and off over the years.The only similar situation she has ever heard of was a few years ago when astudent was knocked down on Main but declares the weight of the studentsbackpack played a large role in the accident and he was not seriously injured.Carter has no knowledge of any student ever receiving a scholarship for anincident when crossing Main Street, and declared that any student who iscrossing outside of the crosswalk must make a good judgment of when is andwhen isn’t a safe time to cross.

There you have it. Three out of three figures of authority stand confidentthere is no truth behind this myth.

BY NATASHA JONES

Managing Editor

If you get hit by a car on campus,do you really get free tuition?

1.) Astronomy2.) Death and Dying3.) World Music4.) Acting I5.) Radio Broadcasting6.) Intro to Mass Media

7.) Personal Finance 8.) School Art9.) Yoga10.) Ballroom Dancing11.) Any Dr. Bob class.

11 classes to take regardless of majorBY CARLEEN FLETCHER

Class of 2014

Photo by Jill ian Carpenter

Main Street Mystery

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Out of all the things we tend toworry about day after day-- the de-clining economy, global warming,etc.--who would worry about a tinylittle plant, right? So it has teeth; it'sno big deal! That's what the characterSeymour Krelborn thought at the be-ginning of "Little Shop of Horrors"by Charles Griffith. The musicalabout a singing bloodthirsty plant hasalready begun to consume the Uni-versity of The Cumberlands theatredepartment; auditions were held dur-ing the first week of September. Thewhole department is already startingthe rehearsal process, building the set,

and putting together the hungry plantknown as Audrey II, named after thegirl Seymour is secretly in love with.

This fall's musical is definitely achange from last spring's "The Mys-tery of Edwin Drood" in many ways.The stories are very different, but thefocus of most of the work needed isalso very different. This musical ismade up of a small cast, but is verytechnically intensive. The director,Dr. Kim Miller, says "One of themajor characters is a puppet prop, andit changes size throughout the show,going from six inches tall, eventuallyto become very large. The last puppet

basically takes over the stage. Wehave many students who are inter-ested in the technical side of theatrethis semester, and this show lends it-self more to the technically intensiveside of theatre."

"Little Shop of Horrors" defi-nitely seems unlike any other musicalThe Kohn Theatre has hosted to date.It seems at first that the theatre maybe taking this opportunity to thinkfarther outside the box than before,especially when compared to the1986 film version of the musical.However, the musical, much likemost stage versions of films, is going

to be taken a different direction. "Ourtale is more of a Faustian tale than themovie. Here is someone who knowshe's doing something he shouldn't,but cashes in on it anyway, and thenliving to repent his choice. We'regoing more for the comic level, here,"says Miller.

A musical filled with love trian-gles, botany gone wrong, and deathby murderous plants has to be all youcould ever want in entertainment. Au-drey II is set to attack the Kohn The-atre in “Little Shop of Horrors” whenthe play opens on November 6 at 7:30p.m.

BY JILLIAN CARPENTER

Photo Editor

Photo by Jil lian Carpenter

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Actors play “mirror game” to warm-up for character work.

Little Shop, big plans and bigger plants

There is one week during the year that hasevery band student excited yet exhausted: bandcamp week. Band camp is a crucial part of themarching band season because it is when the per-formers have the most time to work on the halftimeshow. Each day during UC’s band camp, membersof the Patriot Marching Band were on the practicefield at 9 a.m. sharp and practiced until 9 p.m.Throughout the week these students worked hardto memorize music and drill as well as enhancingtheir marching skills.

This year the Patriot Marching Band is per-forming “Johnny’s Mambo,” “Fever,” which fea-tures UC senior vocalist Marissa Hedrick, and“Riverdance Opener.” These songs feature the tal-ents of each section and also showcase the talent ofsophomore trumpet players Eric Bowen and Daniel

Burchfield as well as junior mellophone playerWhitney Johnson. The halftime show this seasonfocuses on a large amount of energy and jazz. Withthat being said, everybody should check out themarching band during halftime at least once thisseason. It’s a show that keeps the audience wantingmore.

Although the biggest part of band camp isworking on the halftime show, band camp is also agreat opportunity for everyone to make amazinglifelong friends. The best way for new students tomake friends is through what’s called “the buddysystem.” Each year a new student is paired up withan upperclassman, called a “buddy,” and there aredifferent activities that allow the buddies to get toknow each other. This year there was “introduceyour buddy” night, skit night, movie night, talent

night, and “dress like your buddy” day. Having thebuddy system allows students to interact with peo-ple they might not have spoken to on their own,which can be a great way for making new friends.

Band camp isn’t the only time the marchingband can be seen working hard. The Patriot March-ing Band has rehearsals three days a week and isalso on the football field on game days at 8 a.m.There are even some days where the band leavesstraight from a football game to go to an exhibitionperformance, which means they are performingtwice in one day. Because of this, members of themarching band are dedicating so much of their timeto this activity. Marching band takes up a substan-tial amount of time and energy, but these studentsenjoy the time they spend on the field because theyknow that without the band it’s just a game.

This one time at band camp...BY CHRISTIN ROTTENBERGER

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Go behind the scenes of the UC Marching Patriot Band

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Finding a job for a mere threemonths can be difficult. That's whenmany students find themselves tak-ing any available work just to scrapetogether some cash, even if thatmeans enduring the worst summerjob...ever. Many University theCumberland students worked thosetype of jobs this summer. With sum-mer jobs it’s almost a complete gam-ble; You either have the good, thebad, or the best not remembered.

Some examples of these horriblejobs can include food service. Thefood service industry is a typicalchoice for summer work, but it alsocan prove to be one of the worst de-pending on what you're doing. Jes-sica Parks, a freshman at theUniversity the Cumberland’s workedat Dairy Queen for her summer job.Now scooping ice cream mightsound fun, but to Jessica it was acomplete nightmare. “I worked thedrive-through window,” said Parks.“When I first started the job Ithought it would be completely easy,which it was, but that was only thefirst day. Working the drive-through

window you have impatient cus-tomers, misinterpretation of the or-ders, and a horrible number ofpranks.” Parks laughed and pulledout her phone and said, “After thefirst week of working there, I got‘coned’ so many times I started keep-ing track.” For those of you that donot know what “coning” is, it’s anact where someone goes through thedrive-thru and orders an ice creamcone then only grabs the ice creamfrom the cone or puts it on their fore-head like a unicorn. Parks markedthe number in her phone so shewould always remember. Withinworking there for three months, sheended on a solid number of 75. But,hey, if you enjoy pranks the food in-dustry might just be the place foryou.

Retail is also a popular industryfor high school and college students,though the pay is often nothing towrite home about. This includes jobsin shoe and clothing stores, cleaningfish tanks, and bagging groceries.Jake Spires, a junior at University theCumberlands worked at a grocery

store back in his hometown for hissummer job. Spires said, “Other em-ployees were lazy, and I was treatedhorribly, not by the store, but by theclients.” He added, “My parentsraised me to always be respectful,but on Sundays I seriously wonderthe point of being respectful.” Spiresrecalled a story of a customer withinthe store as he worked the cash reg-ister. “All I remember is the cus-tomer becoming very irate andscreaming in my face because wehad changed the brand of cat foodthat we were selling. I tried to ex-plain the situation but I kept gettingresponses such as, ‘You’re only col-lege student.’ or ‘You don’t under-stand.’ But the greatest response hadto be, ‘My cat will hate you forthis.’” Spires continued by sayingthat the angry customer came backfour days after the experience just toyell at him. So if you worked at agrocery store or in retail, you can bethankful that you didn’t have to dealwith a crazy cat lady.

Hard labor or “factory jobs” aresometimes considered the most mo-

notonous. Lexi Bextly, a senior atUniversity of the Cumberlands,would most definitely agree with thatstatement, "It was only one day...Idon't think I could have made itthrough a second day”, said Bextly.Her summer job at a fish processingplant paid well, but months later, shestill can't get the smell of fish out ofthe clothes she wore on the job.“When I applied for the job I didn’teven know I would be working withfish. The only job description I re-ceive was that I would be working ina factory from this time to this time.That was literally it!”

Working a summer job can be anecessary evil. However, even afterthe worst experiences, most studentsadmitted to learning a great dealfrom their grievances. They also bet-ter appreciated the value of educa-tion and understood that integrity,discipline, and a positive attitude arenecessary to be a good employee.Above all, research the positionsyou're applying for. Nobody wantstheir clothes smelling like fish, orhaving crazy cat ladies yell at you.

The Good, the Bad and the Best Not Remembered: Summer JobsBY AUTUMN COONEY

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When I decided that I was going to transfer to University of the Cumber-lands, I experienced about a thousand different emotions. Panic, excitement, fear – since the day I made my decision, at any given timeI had a combination of these feelings.

However as soon as I arrived, I knew that I had made the right decision.Everyone was incredibly helpful. All of the faculty and staff were friendlyand approachable. The welcome week team made sure I was never too lost orconfused.

It’s now been over a week since I arrived on campus, and the feelings ofbeing a lost “new kid” are starting to wear off. The newness never would havegone away had it not been for a few simple habits I decided to implement

I know transferring is an intimidating thing. The feeling of starting overis sometimes overwhelming. Nevertheless, here are ways I found to lessenthis feeling and make starting over at UC one of the best experiences of mylife.

1.) Adhere to the old adage, “Make new friends but keep the old.”The friends that transferred with me from home have become some of

the most important people in all this. Likewise, with a world of technology atmy fingertips, keeping in touch with those back home or friends who havegone different places is simple. Texting, group messages, and Skype have be-come my lifeline to my family and friends.

But making new friends has been an adventure. It is important to smile atpeople. Striking up conversation with someone who has the same interests asyou, even in class, also helps develop relationships. Talk to people at work.Sit at a random table. Find your own personal style of friend making, and gowith it!

2.) Find an extracurricular that fits you.Working and being involved in a sport is great! However, it may also be

beneficial to find something that isn’t required for your scholarship and jumpin! It will help you adjust and meet different types of people. It may count to-ward your community service hours too. And once you do complete your de-gree, extracurriculars pad your resume.

3.) Remember to keep classes a priority.If you are transferring, you obviously have some college under your belt.

Do not assume that classes here are going to be the same as the ones at yourprevious school. That is probably not true. Be sure to ask questions, pay at-tention, and find out what study method works for you here.

4.) Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Being new often coincides with being physically lost and mentally con-

fused. Although you may be a pro at college, this campus may be difficult tonavigate at first. More than likely, all the rules here are different than yourprevious school. Don’t be scared to ask where something is. Don’t be too in-timidated to get clarification on a rule.

5.) Whatever you do, don’t neglect your walk with God.This is the most important tip. In a new place, you probably haven’t es-

tablished a “home-away-from-home” church yet. But it is really important todo that! Likewise, it is crucial to keep doing daily devotions. Find a Biblestudy to get involved in if you can. Find a ministry and go all in. I find that Ican’t do anything without Christ as my priority. This definitely applies to mytransition to UC.

This place can be the home to some of your best memories. When youhang your University of the Cumberlands diploma on your wall someday inthe future, you can be proud you chose to graduate from here. Those feelingsare being developed now. Make the best of your transition!

How to transfer like a proBY MYRIAH SNYDER

Sta ff Writer