It’s that time of year again when things start to quite down in the SC. That’s right, it’s finals week and slowly but surely the students will be dispersing. Some will graduate and leave for good, some will go home to live with their parents, others will depart for internships, and a scant few will stay around for the summer. Regardless of where they go, the important thing is they will not be here.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy having 42,000 students infused into the community. They provide an energy that wouldn’t otherwise be here. Without the students, there wouldn’t be a u
niversity and therefore a “Happy Valley.” Without the students this would just be another stop on the railroad. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the students are an integral part of this town.
For the next three months however, the streets will be easy to navigate and relatively free of traffic. Getting a table at a downtown watering hole at 10:00pm on a Friday night won’t be an issue. Parking spaces will be plentiful. Waiting in line won’t be necessary. Lazy days will be the norm.
Eventually though, the quite will change. People will begin talking about the upcoming football season and tailgating. Hot weather on the trails will turn to thoughts of fall mountain biking. Before you know it, the students will be returning and it will start all over again except there will be a new group of freshman that have no idea what they’re really getting into. Either way, I’m going to enjoy the next three months and soak in as much of the quite times ahead.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy having 42,000 students infused into the community. They provide an energy that wouldn’t otherwise be here. Without the students, there wouldn’t be a u
niversity and therefore a “Happy Valley.” Without the students this would just be another stop on the railroad. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the students are an integral part of this town. For the next three months however, the streets will be easy to navigate and relatively free of traffic. Getting a table at a downtown watering hole at 10:00pm on a Friday night won’t be an issue. Parking spaces will be plentiful. Waiting in line won’t be necessary. Lazy days will be the norm.
Eventually though, the quite will change. People will begin talking about the upcoming football season and tailgating. Hot weather on the trails will turn to thoughts of fall mountain biking. Before you know it, the students will be returning and it will start all over again except there will be a new group of freshman that have no idea what they’re really getting into. Either way, I’m going to enjoy the next three months and soak in as much of the quite times ahead.
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