Dear freshmen,

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   Please stop being so annoying in the halls.

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   Like, for real. Why are you walking so slow? You’re barely moving! Drink a coffee or something. Jeez. I get that it’s early and that you’re tired, but so are all of us. If you need more spring in your step, go to sleep sooner.

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   Also, stop with the incessant shouting! You don’t need to be yelling down the halls at 8 o’clock in the morning! You just saw your friends yesterday. Just do what Taylor Swift said, ”You need to calm down - you’re being too loud.” Besides, you’re “too tired” to even move,  remember?

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   You don’t need to be walking side by side, five in a row down the hallways. This isn’t Chicago; you aren’t in a gang. Have you been in a car? Ever notice how people drive on the right? Stay in your lane, and keep it movin’.

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  And PLEASE don't feel the need to stop at your friends’ lockers during passing time, especially if it's in the middle hallway. You become a speed bump in everyone else’s road, and trust me, we’re not afraid to run over you. Reality check: You are NOT the only ones in the halls. Other people have places to be. So please, get out of the way.

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   No, this is not the whole freshman class, but it’s most of you. Ironically enough, it seems to be most freshmen every year. I think it’s time to break the tradition; be the freshmen class that changes the stereotype.

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   Just please do everyone a favor: Zip it. Move it. Thank you. 

 

Sincerely,

The rest of us