2008 Woodie Awards
Cornfield Meets Metropolis
Dino Mujakovic
Issue date: 9/30/03 Section: Features
"What is he or she going to be like? Are we going to get along?" So many thoughts went through the students' minds when moving into the residence halls on the campus. Most students were exposed to sharing a room with somebody, sometimes even with two people, whom they have never met before.
Some of the students rooming together came from the same city, others from the same area. But another group came from two different worlds. What happens when a small town kid dorms with a student who came from a metropolis?
On one side, one person was used to the small city life, going out with the same friends to the same place and knowing everybody in the city. But the other person went new places every day, meeting new people and hitting the big lights of the city.
Freshman Andrew Thorsen and second semester freshman David Chui share a dorm. While Thorsen is from Rapid River, MI, with a population of 1,000 people, Chui came from Brooklyn, NY. Two different worlds were expressed in this dorm.
In order for both students to work out an exciting and fun living style, their personalities should be alike. Yet, there was a fine line between the differences and common characteristics of the roomates.
"It's different because he has unique ways of doing things without any of the "country boy" characteristics I am used to seeing in people. It's definitely a great experience. At first, I felt a little "small" compared to his background and his lifestyle, but soon I grew accustomed to his personality and feel perfectly comfortable around him," Thorsen stated.
"We pretty much do the same things, play pool and watch the same channels. I like to study during the day, but he studies at night. We go to bed around the same time, and eat at the same time," Chui said.
Cooperation and adjustments were in most cases needed in order for everything to work out properly.
"It was not hard to get used to my roommate because both of us were ready to cooperate and opened to changes. We are making a great team together, and I can tell that I am lucky to have Nicky as my roommate," Advanced junior Semenova Anna stated. Semenova came from Kiev, which is the capital of the Ukraine, with a population of three million people.
Some of the students rooming together came from the same city, others from the same area. But another group came from two different worlds. What happens when a small town kid dorms with a student who came from a metropolis?
On one side, one person was used to the small city life, going out with the same friends to the same place and knowing everybody in the city. But the other person went new places every day, meeting new people and hitting the big lights of the city.
Freshman Andrew Thorsen and second semester freshman David Chui share a dorm. While Thorsen is from Rapid River, MI, with a population of 1,000 people, Chui came from Brooklyn, NY. Two different worlds were expressed in this dorm.
In order for both students to work out an exciting and fun living style, their personalities should be alike. Yet, there was a fine line between the differences and common characteristics of the roomates.
"It's different because he has unique ways of doing things without any of the "country boy" characteristics I am used to seeing in people. It's definitely a great experience. At first, I felt a little "small" compared to his background and his lifestyle, but soon I grew accustomed to his personality and feel perfectly comfortable around him," Thorsen stated.
"We pretty much do the same things, play pool and watch the same channels. I like to study during the day, but he studies at night. We go to bed around the same time, and eat at the same time," Chui said.
Cooperation and adjustments were in most cases needed in order for everything to work out properly.
"It was not hard to get used to my roommate because both of us were ready to cooperate and opened to changes. We are making a great team together, and I can tell that I am lucky to have Nicky as my roommate," Advanced junior Semenova Anna stated. Semenova came from Kiev, which is the capital of the Ukraine, with a population of three million people.