As the beginning of the end takes flight, I can’t help but wonder if every senior Bobcat feels the same way I do. If you don’t recognize us, we’re the students over here contemplating our lives; our thoughts range from significant career decisions to the never-ending question of, “Should I go out tonight?” People ask me how I feel about graduation coming up. I laugh with ease, excitement, and dread all at once. I mean, really, who wants to leave the wonderland of a town called Athens, and the place we call hOUme?
I’m inviting you to jump into the mind of a second-semester OU senior. From Bobcats young and old, I gathered some thoughts we have on the regular during our final round:
Wow, I’ve never appreciated a brick this much.
Trust us, you’ll value Athens Blocks as deep as we do when your time comes.
What do you mean you can’t get wasted with $7 in the real world?
Where’s Ashton? I think we’ve been Punk’d.
But I was just a freshman on Front Four…
We’ll never understand how time went so quickly. We learn to accept the fact that semesters last as long as a blink of the eye, but a little reminiscing never hurt anybody.
We can’t stumble our way home from the bars down the street anymore? What is this “driving” you speak of… That’s a thing?
Sadly, all good things must come to an end.
This might be my last time doing *insert fun activity here* in Athens.
We try not to fall for the “we have the whole semester left to do _______” because we’re pros at being Bobcats, so we’re wise enough to know that we have no time to waste.
If I see one more job announcement post on Facebook I will lose it.
The most inaccurate “everyone has a job but me” likes to creep into our minds from time to time.
Can we make fest season exist in real life?
Okay, we know the answer to this one. But a Bobcat can dream…
Who cares? I’m a senior.
We’ll always have work, but there’s only one Athens to experience; we can sleep when we’re dead.
This just doesn’t happen in the real world.
You don’t sled down Jeff Hill in a pizza box, climb Bong Hill, or engage with townies just anywhere, and you definitely don’t stay out ‘til sunrise with just anyone. We know these outrageous Bobcat moments can only happen in the paradise of Athens.
Wait, so what am I doing for the rest of my life?
This subject pops up at least once a week. Whether from a professor or our own minds driving ourselves crazy to figure it out, this one’s a regular.
I will forever dream of Brenen’s, Big Mamma’s, and Chicken and Waffle when I leave.
You just can’t beat Athens’ local food joints. Life savers.
Why haven’t I been going to liquor pitchers all year?
A thought that has the power to haunt us for years to come.
Thank G for alumni.
Trust us on this one. You’ll realize just how strong the Bobcat family is when you’re shooting for real-world jobs.
I just figured out what the hell I’m doing here, and now they expect me to leave?
It always seems to happen this way…
This break-up’s going to hurt.
Worse than any break-up we’ve ever endured, there will come a time where we have to say goodbye to Athens. We choose to remain in denial.
There’s just no place like hOUme.
“Athens isn’t just about getting drunk on the weekends. It’s about the walk to class and having people you barely know smile and stop to talk to you. It’s being able to walk into a classroom and knowing at least one person, or being able to go out with someone you barely know and feel like you’ve known them forever… And now it’s a happy memory. While it’ll never be the same, it’s always there.” – A Bobcat alum.
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