So, it's cold outside. As with every Spring Semester, the first half is too nasty to inspire you to go to class, and the second half is too nice to encourage anything but daydreaming.
In addition, Spring Semester serves as a new start, a new year — and this time — a new decade.
Regardless of what happened last semester, that is all in the past. For better or worse, today's new semester marks a start that we all can look forward to. It's an opportunity to start new classes, get involved in student organizations and spend the next two months braving through the brutal weather as you walk down McKinley Avenue to your classes.
If you're a freshman, it's doubtless that Indiana winter may be a shock to your system. But if you're a seasoned veteran of braving the harsh, frigid conditions, you already knew what to expect when you returned to Muncie.
And you made it back, so kudos to you. It can be difficult at times to pry yourself out of the warm, familiar cocoon of home and return to the class and homework mindset, but it's something we all have to do.
Maybe the best way to begin again is to remember that last semester is over. Don't dwell on those things you can't change now. Look at this semester as a way to move on from last semester's triumphs or shortcomings and start over fresh.
Instead of whining about whatever new extreme the weather has reached, take this as the time to get motivated for the rest of the school year. No one is going to want to hear about how hard your classes were after you graduate; they'll probably care more about how you applied yourself and what you took from them. Get involved in activities for your major. Join a club or organization.
Another difficult part of every spring is the excruciatingly long eight weeks until Spring Break in March. Relax; it will be here before you know it.
If you're a prospective May graduate, this semester might seem to be the slowest one you've ever had to trudge through. But trust that cap and gown ordering will soon become a reality. The four (or five, or six) years you've put in have led to the apex of your college career.
Whether freshman or senior, don't just coast through – challenge yourself.
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