Never spend Spring Break on campus

Spring break there it comes,
Friday sun kisses Aggies the last time,
And everybody has their packing done,
Escaping desolate College Station is their hymn,
Two beautiful girls sing behind Evans with guitars,
Not a soul to breathe their song,
Oh! The air is so alone.

East campus baths in solitude,
No Howdy, no smiles, no Corps,
No love birds holding hands behind oak trees,
Not a soul to infuse life in Aggieland,
The sun goes down alone tonight,
Oh! The air is so alone. 03/10/07

Picasso would have never been born in spring break. Not in College Station.
This is the not the place to spend your holidays. Some unfortunate souls try to do it every year. I did. It’s not cool.

In midst of having my worst vacation here, I realized you can do anything not worthwhile you ever dared to do in your life.
1. If you ever wanted to manually count Asians on campus, this is your best shot.
2. Your friend can hear your echo from Wehner to Clock Tower clearer than your Verizon mobile connection.
3. You can lie down in the middle of the College Main Street for 30 minutes before being hauled up.
4. You can walk miles in campus and walk miles again without seeing anyone for 27 minutes.
5. Falling asleep while conversing happens.

Also in the midst of having my worst vacation here, I finally unearthed the reason that prompts the Aggies to waste their week of their life here: 7$/hour on-campus job. My ass.
Some others have research, some mourn their mid terms while rest catch their breath before the semester gets in overdrive. But why College Station?

Also in the midst of having my worst vacation here, Northgate had shutters down, Chipotle didn’t sell enough burritos and the beautiful hair dresser at Varsity Shop Salon sat idle watching Will & Grace repeats. Who cares about McDonald’s. They will sell 1$ McChicken even in Greenland. And the mid week rains further reduced the cultural diversity factor by 25%.

Also in the midst of having my worst vacation here, I wondered what’s the way out.
1. Boredom-Fine of 100$ for anyone loitering on campus on spring break as suggested by an anonymous lost soul on campus.
2. Donate 1$ each day, form an ‘Aggie Holiday Disorder’ fund and force Aggies to take vacations in Dallas and Austin.
Did you say summer break is next? I’m going to run away.

I missed you Aggies.

OPINION ARTICLE FOR ‘THE BATTALION’: PUBLISHED MARCH 21, 2007
http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2007/03
/21/Opinion/Left-Behind-2783710.shtml