Strange Happenings...
Apparently I haven't told everyone that I've graduated. I did get several people apparently very confused as to whether I was still on campus or not. I've graduated and am at home presently. Strangely I'm working at the U of I...
I know I wasn't there, but this whole thing has been very upsetting as I still know about 40 people or so still on campus. That's what I get for being friends with underclassmen, changing majors, and graduating late. I like people and am happy to know that so many of the people I know are okay. I was really hoping that no one outside of the gunman would die from this, but unfortunately that's not the case.
Yet the whole thing is so weird. I was so insistent that I had to graduate by Fall of 2007. I got into a bit of argument with one of the theatre teachers on this fact. She was mad because I had taken some classes that weren't technically on my agenda but my adviser had assured me they could be substituted. I think she was still made that I was signed up for a class that was for BFAs only like my master plot was to somehow undermine the BFAs. Still we got the mess sorted out only to still have one credit short my final semester. I brought it up to my adviser and asked him why everything was fixed but not that. He got it fixed. I graduated a week after a shooting scare. Almost exactly two months later (short by 2 days) there's an actual shooting. It's such a weird sensation.
Yes, NIU had it's problems, but it was my home for four and half years. A home still full of good friends I care about. For the most part we were all safe there. I don't know how many nights I walked alone at night through DeKalb, on campus, I never really had any problems. I was never mugged or raped or threatened. It's going to be very strange to come back so soon after this. At least I hope people will still be up to having me over next week... I should probably double check on plans...
I know I wasn't there, but this whole thing has been very upsetting as I still know about 40 people or so still on campus. That's what I get for being friends with underclassmen, changing majors, and graduating late. I like people and am happy to know that so many of the people I know are okay. I was really hoping that no one outside of the gunman would die from this, but unfortunately that's not the case.
Yet the whole thing is so weird. I was so insistent that I had to graduate by Fall of 2007. I got into a bit of argument with one of the theatre teachers on this fact. She was mad because I had taken some classes that weren't technically on my agenda but my adviser had assured me they could be substituted. I think she was still made that I was signed up for a class that was for BFAs only like my master plot was to somehow undermine the BFAs. Still we got the mess sorted out only to still have one credit short my final semester. I brought it up to my adviser and asked him why everything was fixed but not that. He got it fixed. I graduated a week after a shooting scare. Almost exactly two months later (short by 2 days) there's an actual shooting. It's such a weird sensation.
Yes, NIU had it's problems, but it was my home for four and half years. A home still full of good friends I care about. For the most part we were all safe there. I don't know how many nights I walked alone at night through DeKalb, on campus, I never really had any problems. I was never mugged or raped or threatened. It's going to be very strange to come back so soon after this. At least I hope people will still be up to having me over next week... I should probably double check on plans...