As many of you know, this weekend is All American Weekend, which basically means that the campus will be filled with people. The university is hosting a bunch of different events to entertain parents, guests, and even alumni. In the end, it's really just supposed to draw attention to the great things that AU does for its students so parents can rest assured that they made the right choice. On top of that, it's to get alumni and guests to donate to the university. Let's be real for second, education has become a business, and in order for AU to remain competitive, it needs to get money in any way it can. In no way am I bashing the university, since that money will go to benefit its students in some way; however, $60,000 per student does seem more than enough to cover everything. Anyway, let's get to the fun part; 5 things we all hate (or will hate) about this weekend.
1. Parents
As you may have noticed, there have been a lot of random people on campus, they're mostly parents of freshman. You may find some wandering around campus like headless chickens, they may stop you and ask for directions. I was in the elevator the other day and some people were talking about All American Weekend and how their parents were coming, they asked me if mine were coming. I politely informed them that I would not torture my parents by having them be here when nearly every freshman's parents were here.
2. Random Events
As I said before, there will be events going on all weekend. If you're not a freshman, you probably have no idea when or where these events are happening. Because of this, you may find that your favorite study spots may be taken over by hordes of people trying to attend some random event.
3. Lines
Due to the large influx of people upon the campus this weekend, you may find the lines in your favorite locations to be much longer. It would be safe to say that Starbucks, Subway, Megabytes, and the Eagle's Nest (POD) will all have lines pretty much all weekend. These lines will not compare to the lines you may find at Disney, but they will be just as annoying.
4. Getting Looked at Funny
As you walk around campus, like any normal person would, you may get looked at by parents. Some of them will look at you really weirdly, almost as if you caught "the ugly."
5. Emails
Like me, you probably delete any email that appears to be the usual junk that the university dishes out to everyone on campus. This past week alone, we probably all received a little extra mail to make us feel extra special about All American Weekend. Either way, it's just plain annoying. You want to know why Hillary deleted 30,000 emails? It's probably because it was all junk mail from AU.
