The Liberty Pre-Curfew Rush, As Told By Michael Scott
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The Liberty Pre-Curfew Rush, As Told By Michael Scott

It's 12:29 and the madness has only just begun

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The Liberty Pre-Curfew Rush, As Told By Michael Scott
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It's happened to the best of us. One minute you're out having a good time with friends enjoying a little, hard-earned relaxation at Cook-Out when, all of sudden, you take a look at your phone and realize that curfew is only minutes away.

Dunder Mifflin manager, Michael Scott, has been in couple tight situations himself, so he is the perfect person to help explain the events LU students must face when they're late for curfew.


1. When you realize you only have a few minutes until 12:30:

Despite your best attempts to show your friends that you don't care about being late for curfew, you can't help but feel a little nervousness as you quickly try to gather your things and move towards your car.

2. When you get lost trying to find your way back to campus:

"Google, take the wheel! Take it from my hands, 'cause I can't find University Boulevard on my own..."

3. When you look down at your phone and see that your RA has texted asking where you are:

They know. They've caught you in the midst of your transgressions and there is no escaping the wrath they are about to unleash.

#HereComeTheReps

4. When you quietly wonder what life would have been like if you had just done a late night sign out:

It would have taken about 10 seconds to go up to that little sheet of paper and signed your name, but no....

5. When you finally make it back to campus and realize there's no parking close to your dorm:

You knew it was a fool's hope...but there was hope all the same and that crushing disappointment is almost more than your panicked heart can bear.

6. ...So you squeeze your car absolutely anywhere it will fit:


If you're going to park illegally, you better make sure you park so illegally and so terribly that Beeline isn't able to snag your car the next morning.

7. Then you start the long, exhausting run back to your dorm:

Looks like that Cook-Out shake is about to make an unwelcome, far less appealing reappearance.

8. When you pass another student desperately trying to make it back to their room before curfew:

You don't need to say anything to each other, but in that split second of panicked eye contact you share a moment that will never be forgotten.

9. When you burst into your room seconds before curfew and try to make it look like you've been there the whole time:

"Oh yeah... I've just been chilling on this couch the whole time... I can't believe you didn't see me!"


There are few experiences in this life that give you more of an adrenaline rush than trying to book it back to your dorm on a Saturday night and even fewer more exciting than exploding through your door at 12:29.

That said, it's always better to be safe than sorry. Next time be sure to leave yourself plenty of time to snag your delicious Cook-Out shake, find a place to park and have a nice, enjoyable walk back to your dorm.

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