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FEBRUARY 22, 2016
BE THE MATCH SPRING 2016
Your Roommate Doesn’t Have To Be Your Worst Enemy By Rocio Cosme | February 18, 2016 http://www.collegemagazine.com/where-are-my-keys-the-misadventures-of-dorm-life/College I’m supposed to be homeless right now. That is, I should be dormless this semester in college. Curse my strained relationship with the housing department. Imagine my surprise when after much pleading (and facing the possibility of living in my car), I received word that there is an available spot for me on campus. Hurray! But wait, I have one . . . two . . . three roommates? Oh boy.
buzzing about getting kitchen supplies, bed covers and clothes ready for their kids. My roommates and I dodge parents, siblings, cousins and a grandparent as we settle into our new home. It’s quite a cozy atmosphere, to say the least
I am nervous at first. Four girls living in one tiny room for two semesters? That’s a tall order, folks. Still, I felt grateful that I held a spot in my dorm for the next pair of semesters. I’m going to take what I can get, and if that means sharing a dorm with three other girls, so be it. I love my car, but not so much that I’m willing to cuddle myself to sleep in the back seat every night. College students are stereotyped as broke, but the prospect of living in my car stretches the limits a bit too far.
I heard horror stories of roommate interactions and I probably carried this prejudice with me the first few days of living together with my new roomies. However, I’m treated to the opposite. Instead of writing passiveaggressive notes about the dishes, my roommates wash their dishes and utensils and leave mine in the sink until I get to it. Instead of late-night disruptions, my new friends go to bed at decent times and ask if it’s alright to turn off the lights. Instead of arguing and fighting, we get along perfectly fine, sharing stories and jokes with each other as we sit down to eat or study.
Imagine my surprise when a few months before college started, one of my roommates contacted me on Facebook. It’s a huge surprise she went out of her way to reach out to me. After getting contacts from all three roommates, we all stay in touch until we meet each other for the first time on move-in day. Picture yourself in a small apartment-like setting with three other families
Dorm life with roommates is not always paradise though. Two of my roommates have lost their keys to either their room or their car. My roommate and I scour our room to find her missing keys to no avail. I shuffle around in my rainbow slippers with hair that puts Medusa to shame, searching high and low for her keys. It is an interesting way to start the morning. Last week, the four of us
roommates had to grab whatever we could and rush out of your dorm for the unexpected fire drill. “Wait! Let me change!” one girl screams. She hurries back to her room to change her shorts for pants. “Oh my gosh, if this was a real fire drill, we would be dead by now,” another roomie says. The four of us scurry out of our dorm and wait in the chilly cold. I am, again, in my rainbow slippers and cover my rainbow bathrobe with a jacket. I smile when my roommate took a picture of the scene and uploads on Facebook our current situation. Life with my roommates is amazing. I live with kind people who look out for me and cheer me up whenever I’m having a bad day. One of my roommates says that whenever she smells eggs, popcorn, or soup, she
automatically thinks of me—sue me, those are my fave three foods. I’m there to offer a listening ear whenever one of the girls wants to talk about their day. In the first week or so of college, we all sat down together and watch a movie. We make silly comments and laugh at every other scene. I hadn’t had that experience in . . . well, ever. The four us come and go from the dorm for our classes, appointments and dates. Whenever I can, I try to say, “See you. Have a nice day!” It’s my way of trying to be a good friend and roommate to the other girls before they head to another exam or quiz or lecture. While we continue to sleep in late for a big exam the next day, cook burnt popcorn in the microwave (again), and frisk the entire dorm for missing keys, I’ll continue to appreciate my roommates, my car-sleeping days already put out to pasture.
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The Friends Who Were There “Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, I found myself phone-less and stuck in Jersey for a week. After a painful two-hour wait for gas and a four-hour drive back to campus in Connecticut, I was more than ecstatic to be back in my apartment. I unpacked my bag and hopped in the shower before my roommates got home. A few minutes later, they arrived and knocked on the bathroom door. ‘Jess, your mom has been calling us,’ they said, and I could hear the nervousness in their voices. When I hopped out of the shower, I was informed that my brother had taken a terrible fall in his wheelchair and was in the ER. “I quickly started looking for a way to get home to Boston. Unfortunately, because of the hurricane, most of the state was shut down, and I couldn’t find a safe route home. One of my roommates drove me two hours north to catch the only Amtrak train leaving Connecticut. “Following a stressful week in Boston, I was ready to get back into a normal school routine. When I walked into my apartment, all seven of my roommates were making all of my favorites for dinner and dancing/singing along to some of my favorite artists. They missed me just as much as I missed them, and at that moment, the small gesture was all I needed.” The Whale Roomies “The best roommates I ever had were two guys both named Kyle. They were SO WONDERFUL. One morning, I woke up, and one of the Kyles had balanced a scone on my forehead. We also invented a game that involved sitting in the living room with all the lights off and trying to scream at the highest pitch possible. Some nights we would all lie in bed in our separate rooms and sing whale noises to each other until we fell asleep. I could really go on and on and on forever talking about these two. They are the best roommates a girl could ask for and also the best friends I’ve ever had.” The Cake Maker “My sophomore year of college, I found myself without a roommate at the last minute. Desperate, I agreed to live with a friend of a friend who I didn’t know very well. It started out fine, but it was on my birthday that I knew I’d made the best choice ever — she decorated the whole room while I was sleeping, and knowing I liked cornbread, commissioned the school cafeteria to make me a gigantic cornbread cake. That was my 20th, and it was one of the best birthdays ever.”
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UIW ATHLETIC SPOTLIGHT
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team will try to extend their Southland Conference winning streak to five games when they travel to McNeese State on Monday night for a 7 p.m. game. The Cardinals (9-7, 4-1) have won four straight games against NCAA Division I opponents for the first time in the program's history. They are fresh off a 74-60 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday they have been playing their best basketball of the season. UIW is averaging 74.6 points per game while shooting 44.0 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from three-point range. Senior Kyle Hittle (New Braunfels/New Braunfels HS) leads the team with 16.2 points per game and moved into sixth place on the school's career scoring list on Saturday. He is averaging 5.9 rebounds per game and has made 41 three-pointers. Jontrell Walker (Aurora, IL/West Aurora HS) and Derail Green (Houston/Klein Forest HS) are averaging 14.2 and 12.1 points per game, respectively. Shawn Johnson (New Orleans, LA/Alief Hastings HS) leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game and 19 blocks. The Cowboys are only 4-12 overall with a 2-4 mark in the conference, but they have won their last two homes games against Sam Houston State and Northwestern State. They have been outscored by nearly 12 points per game this year and opponents are shooting 45.6 percent from the field while they are connecting on less than 40 percent of their shots. Jamaya Burr is the team's leading scorer at 14.6 points per game. Craig McFerrin chips in with 9.3 points and a team high 7.6 rebounds per game. http://uiwcardinals.com/news/2016/1/24/MBB_0124161030.aspx
UIW ORG SPOTLIGHT
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Welcome students to The National Society of Collegiate Scholars! This is a honor society that became active Fall 2012 at Incarnate Word and it is intended to recognize first-and-second year students for their academic achievements. NSCS offers many scholarship and job opportunities along with participating in many community service events and provides students a new way to enhance their leadership skills. If any of you are interested in joining please view the requirements to get in and feel free to email any of our courteous officers. We hope to hear from you soon!
The University of Incarnate Word BSA and Department of Mission and Ministry
Black History and Education: “Looking Back, Looking Around, to write a Vision for our Future”
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mrs. Roni Dean-Burren Guest Respondents:
Dr. Ron Kelley, and Sr. Addie Walker
DATE: Thursday, February 25, 2016 TIME: 6:30 P.M. LOCATION: MUSIC BUILDING—CONCERT
Mrs. Dean-Burren gained national recognition when she challenged the Texas textbook creators that called enslaved Africans, ‘emigrant plantation workers’.
CARDINAL COMMUNITY LEADERS PROGRAM ETTLING CENTER FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP
Ettling Center for Civic Leadership
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2016
Why become a Cardinal Community Leader?
SERVE locally with one of our partner agencies SERVE globally through an interna�onal service experience Develop your LEADERSHIP skills Par�cipate in MENTORSHIP opportuni�es Receive an iPad for your personal and academic development Program Requirements: Eligible applicants are UIW Freshmen or Sophomores with at least a 2.5 GPA and completed 12 hours of coursework during Fall 2015 semester Par�cipate in a 6 day summer orienta�on workshop August 16‐21, 2016 Room and board provided at no cost to par�cipant. A�endance is required. Commit to a minimum of 25 hours of service, mentoring and leadership devel‐ opment each semester. Selected students would be required to enroll in a specied Social Jus�ce (3 hour credit) course for Fall of 2016. Serve as a Cardinal Community leader through gradua�on (2‐3 years). Submit online applica�on which will be due April 1, 2016. Submit a le�er of recommenda�on from a faculty member. Le�er may be sent via email to Monica Cruz, Director at mdcruz@uiwtx.edu or delivered to AD 158 or campus mail CPO# 382.
Obtain an Application at AD 158 or visit: http://www.uiw.edu/ccl/studentengagement/cardinal‐community‐leaders.html
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Interested in a week long Summer volunteer experience? Join Us for UN VERANO CON ARISE Travel to South Texas to help provide learning and fun To the children of colonias! And learn more about Immigra�on and the Texas‐Mexico border.
You can earn 45+ community service hours!
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT: h�p://www.uiw.edu/ccl/ studentengagement/service‐ internships.html
For more informa�on contact: E�ling Center for Civic Leadership Administra�on Building Room 158 (210) 283‐6423
Legacy Student Sustainability Scholars The Ettling Center for Civic Leadership in coordination with the Office of Sustainability and UIW’s Student Government Association is looking for applicants for the 2015-2016 Legacy Sustainability Scholars. The purpose of the Legacy Sustainability Scholars is to maintain, support, promote and bring awareness to UIW and the San Antonio community of the balance of human development and growth with the welfare of the natural world, both in the present and for the future. In alignment with the tenet of Catholic Social Teaching and the emphasis of social justice supported by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the Sustainability Scholars will ensure that the university continues to meet the ecological needs in ways that protect and restore the natural environment. Thus, the Legacy Student Sustainability Scholars will: Conduct a total of 100 hours of sustainable service (Jan 2016-Aug 2016) which will include the maintenance of the UIW Campus Gardens (expansion of gardening pro-jects may go beyond the UIW campus boundaries and be conducted with local/regional/international community partners).
Submit a report of activities, efforts and hours served in supporting Campus Sustainability Efforts.
Sustainability Scholars may conduct other ‘sustainability projects’ in addition to gardening; other ‘sustainability projects’ which will need programmatic funding will need to be approved by SGA and should be submitted as a formal proposal as soon as possible with support from an SGA delegate/senator.
Receive a $1000 stipend for completing all necessary sustainable service criteria, including 100 hours of service (January-August 2016) and reports.
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A HUGE GenCure Marrow Donor Program Thank You to our generous hosts The University of Incarnate Word Pre-Pharmacy Association for another great year adding committed donors to Be The Match Registry! We want to thank everyone involved in making this event a success! Together, our focus was adding the most committed donors we could find to the registry by strategically seeking out and utilizing many resources both on and off campus. Lorraine from Team Tony (the officer whose memory this annual drive is held in honor of) sent event info to The San Antonio Police Department and they sent an APB to officers in the area. Tony’s best friend Officer Marc Valero came out to help alongside his fellow brothers in blue. We worked with residence life who gave us the opportunity to put flyers on each door of students living on campus which was a big help in spreading the word. Faculty and staff supported our efforts through on campus media, social media and service hours to bring awareness and promote the event. Students and Staff from both the university and the GenCure Marrow Donor Program did many pre-drive on campus presentations and all the hard work paid off. We are proud to announce that through our combined efforts 228 new committed donors were registered over the two days! Even more exciting was that most came right up to the table to register already knowing what to expect and excited to become a proud member of the registry! An educated donor is a committed donor and a new Cardinal superhero in the making! Many stories were shared during registration, from students who knew someone who needed a match to those who had family that matched and even those who may soon be looking. This was an experience that unfortunately shows cancer is closer than we like to think. I can’t help but feel that my thanks to you is only scratching the surface. YOU are growing, educating and touching the lives of these students while cultivating them to be the compassionate leaders of tomorrow and the miracle patients like Kate are praying for. I hope you join in our life saving efforts once again next year. Much Love and Appreciation,
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