The 10 struggles that unite us as Rams.
1. Construction
Everyone knows that CSU really stands for Construction State University. Without fail there will always be some construction project closing down areas of campus, causing highly inconvenient traffic jams.
2. The stalker squirrels
Your food is not safe. They know that you have food and they will follow you until you give it to them. They can also be found hiding in trees on the plaza or on the oval dropping things on unsuspecting students below.
3. Those Clark A chairs
These chairs are not only awkward to get into, but if you’re one of the lucky ones to get a broken one, every single time that you move or breathe your desk partner's chair moves with you. Of course getting out must be timed just right so that you don’t end up squished face to face with your desk partner as you both try to get out of these traps. No matter what the situation, you will be bonding with your desk partner.
4. Bicyclists and long boarders
Fort Collins is a very bike-friendly town, but this sometimes seems to be interpreted by bicyclists as “you are a car and are entitled to the same rules as cars.” Bikes, stay in the bike lane. Long boarders, just like bikes are not cars, YOU are not a bicycle. That bike lane is for bikes; you can go and fight with the pedestrians on the sidewalk.
5. Bike cops
Want to know how to avoid getting pulled over by a bike cop? Just don’t ride your bike. They will find a reason, or you will break some obscure rule, or you will just be late to class one day and roll through a stop sign. Yes, they aren’t real cops, but that doesn’t stop them from acting like it.
6. "You Deserve Hell Guy" and "Crazy Tampon Lady"
We’ve all either seen them or heard them; the ever inviting man who tells us all exactly why we are going to hell and the charming woman who waves tampons and crucifixes at us. They are always good for a laugh or a shouting match.
7. The “Can I ask you a question” cult people
They don’t want directions and they don’t want to know the time. They want you to join them. For more information, please Google “CSU cult church” and you will get all of the info need. They are a staple on campus that we have all learned to avoid like the plague.
8. Having classes in unrelated buildings
Because we have a lot of classes and a lot of students and a lot of construction, sometimes these classes end up in strange buildings that have nothing to do with the subject they are about. For example, German class in the Plant Science building and English class in Engineering.
9. Wearing green, orange, and gold outside of CSU
Unfortunately, in the real world, orange, green, and gold are not colors that are socially acceptable to be worn together in public. On campus or in Fort Collins people understand, but when walking around the grocery store back home this combination gets some weird looks.
10. The Yates stairs
Don’t worry about leg day; the Yates stairs will take care of that workout for you. If you have unfortunately done leg day before climbing the stairs, I am so terribly sorry. It functions as the greatest StairMaster machine of all time.
