Recommended for you

Start writing a post

Student Life

20 Things GCU Students Are Missing This Summer

From getting run over by longboarders to seeing Brian Muller in a crowded room.

Allison Richmond

Jul 06, 2018

Grand Canyon University Endicott College

149

20 Things GCU Students Are Missing This Summer

Ally Richmond

School has been out for a while now, and the relief of being out of classes is starting to wear off. We want to go back. GCU students especially, show a real love and commitment to their campus, and are most definitely missing all that dear GCU has to offer. With that in mind, I have compiled all the things GCU students miss most about their beloved campus. I know you miss these things too.

1. Chick-fil-A

Giphy

If you live in a God-forsaken land devoid of Chick-fil-A, I am so sorry. I bet you're really missing the Christian chicken right now.

2. The dorm life

Giphy

Maybe you don't miss this, but I bet you miss living with your friends and late night chats. You might miss your RA's and Life Leaders too.

3. Beach volleyball

Giphy

I never played beach volleyball and I still miss beach volleyball. It looked like loads of fun, and the whole campus could hear whenever there was a game.

4. Basketball games

Giphy

LOPES UP!!!! Basketball games are a GCU staple and without them, our lives are much less hyped.

5. The shuttle

Giphy

Bless the GCU shuttle. This service is REALLY underrated, but for those who work at the off campus office building, it is absolutely wonderful and much easier than the current summer job commute.

6. The sound of construction in the morning

Giphy

Don't you love it? Just kidding. The construction is the worst, but it is a reminder that GCU is getting bigger and better everyday! There's more to look forward to when school starts again!

7. The professors

Giphy

GCU professors are the best! Their enthusiasm, passion for teaching, and their humor make them well-loved and very much missed over the long summer months.

8. The friends

Giphy

Of course you miss friends! As soon as school lets out, everyone flocks back to their home states and your friend group is likely fragmented. Very sad.

9. Longboarders

Giphy

Almost getting run over by a long border is a daily struggle and the absence of their reckless riding makes me a little sentimental.

10. The Havocs

Giphy

Everyone loves the Havocs, especially the Havocs. Their pep might be a little stifling at times, but you know you miss their spirit a little bit.

11. Chapel

Giphy

Chapel is the best part of the week! Lots of students are definitely missing their weekly worship session.

12. Brian Muller sightings

Giphy

Seeing Brian Muller in person is an event. Probably more for students than for him, but hey, I'm sure he misses us too.

13. GCBC

Giphy

Ok, so the coffee is kind of crappy, but, the convenience is unmatched on campus, and it's the go to meet up spot, so it's great.

14. Life Group

Giphy

If you've ever been in a Life Group, you know what I mean. Life Group is awesome and SO much fun!

15. The parking

Giphy

JK. No one misses the parking.

16. The welcome week hype

Giphy

Yes! Welcome Week is so hype! I bet you can't wait to get back to campus and party it up before it's time to get to work.

17. Study nights

Giphy

Late night study sessions with friends might feel like torture in the moment, but looking back, weren't they kind of fun? I think shared suffering brings people together like no other.

18. The music that’s always coming from somewhere

Giphy

I really miss the random music that always seems to be coming from somewhere at GCU. Campus never seems to sleep.

19. The gyms

Giphy

When the gym is as convenient and free as it is on campus, I go regularly. When I'm home during the summer and gym memberships are expensive and far away, I don't go. Ever.

20. The Lopes Shop sales

Giphy

Passing the Lopes Shop and seeing that they are having a box sale literally stops my bad days in their tracks. I love a good discount.

We miss you GCU. See you in August!

The 12 Stages Of Course Registration, As Told By "Friends"

No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook

3296

YouTube

As college students, we are all familiar with the horror show that is course registration week. Whether you are an incoming freshman or selecting classes for your last semester, I am certain that you can relate to how traumatic this can be.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

Bonus points if it is more than two.

Keep Reading...Show less

registration

Featured

Economic Benefits of Higher Wages

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

Florida International University

301546

Illistrated image of people crowded with banners to support a cause

StableDiffusion

Raising the minimum wage to a livable wage would not only benefit workers and their families, it would also have positive impacts on the economy and society. Studies have shown that by increasing the minimum wage, poverty and inequality can be reduced by enabling workers to meet their basic needs and reducing income disparities.

I come from a low-income family. A family, like many others in the United States, which has lived paycheck to paycheck. My family and other families in my community have been trying to make ends meet by living on the minimum wage. We are proof that it doesn't work.

Keep Reading...Show less

Entertainment

13 Times April Ludgate Perfectly Explained College

Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

1351

Every college student knows and understands the struggle of forcing themselves to continue to care about school. Between the piles of homework, the hours of studying and the painfully long lectures, the desire to dropout is something that is constantly weighing on each and every one of us, but the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel helps to keep us motivated. While we are somehow managing to stay enrolled and (semi) alert, that does not mean that our inner-demons aren't telling us otherwise, and who is better to explain inner-demons than the beloved April Ludgate herself? Because of her dark-spirit and lack of filter, April has successfully been able to describe the emotional roller-coaster that is college on at least 13 different occasions and here they are.

Keep Reading...Show less

april ludgate

Recommended for you

20 Things GCU Students Are Missing This Summer

From getting run over by longboarders to seeing Brian Muller in a crowded room.

In This Article:

1. Chick-fil-A

2. The dorm life

3. Beach volleyball

4. Basketball games

5. The shuttle

6. The sound of construction in the morning

7. The professors

8. The friends

9. Longboarders

10. The Havocs

11. Chapel

12. Brian Muller sightings

13. GCBC

14. Life Group

15. The parking

16. The welcome week hype

17. Study nights

18. The music that’s always coming from somewhere

19. The gyms

20. The Lopes Shop sales

Subscribe to our Newsletter

No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

What is the current minimum wage at the federal level?

What are the benefits of raising the minimum wage?

What are the states that have set a $15/hour minimum wage?

Told through Parks & Recreation GIFs

Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

Trending Topics

Top Creators

Trending Stories

Best of Student Life

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments

Subscribe to our
Newsletter