Get out when you get in
If you're too cool for school, than this isn't the article for you. If you want me to take you farther down the rabbit hole, then strap in Alice. Many students at Fanshawe are more than likely blind to the benefitting factors that surround them. Some students are too busy with devastating amounts of homework, others just shy of that 0.3 blood alcohol level, whatever the case may be, they need to be more perceptive.
When I first came to Fanshawe, I didn't have a clue what was going on around me. I knew we had a student government, whoop-de-doo. If it was anything like that movie Revenge of the Nerds then they were probably douches. Thankfully that was not the case. I learned more and more about the FSU everyday. My initial beliefs that they just put on pubs evolved into knowing about a magnitude of services. Health plan, used book store, legal service, financial advice and even employment. So I decided to start anywhere I could, and thanks to Mr. Joe Scalia, I was employed with the FSU as a master of the janitorial arts. The best job I ever had. No joke. So what if I had to wet a cloth now and then for some protein spills, I was in the system. Within the first month of working, I had already met a plethora of people, many whom I work side by side with now. Everyone was very welcoming, the big guy in the biz booth, the fire-haired office lady, and even the old fart in Forwell Hall. That's when the good stuff started rolling in, free fountain pop! It wasn't just that, I had begun building a part of my future, sounds corney? A little, but I was on a good path.
When I first heard about Student Union elections, I brushed off the idea of it. Yet again I received a small push from Mr. Scalia. Yada yada yada, and I'm now the FSU vice president of internal affairs. I have the ability to change the lives of students. Epic, I know. I thought meeting everyone was over but it just began. College Council, College Student Alliance, business owners, heads of organizations, you name it, I met them. It's like my invisible resume is on fire. But just meeting everyone is only a quarter of the benefits. I started to understand the harder I work, the more people notice you. They noticed before, but the hard work is just the cherry on the cake.
All this great stuff started with the will to get involved. There is ample opportunity for students to get a foot in the door. FU Crew, Street Team, SAC elections are also coming up fast and many more, just check out www.fsu.ca. As I said at the start, if your focus is strictly school, then grab your diploma, and I'm sure your college memories will fade in time, or if your boozing it up, then you won't remember anyway. My advice is to get involved, put something into the college experience, so you can get more out of it.
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
When I first came to Fanshawe, I didn't have a clue what was going on around me. I knew we had a student government, whoop-de-doo. If it was anything like that movie Revenge of the Nerds then they were probably douches. Thankfully that was not the case. I learned more and more about the FSU everyday. My initial beliefs that they just put on pubs evolved into knowing about a magnitude of services. Health plan, used book store, legal service, financial advice and even employment. So I decided to start anywhere I could, and thanks to Mr. Joe Scalia, I was employed with the FSU as a master of the janitorial arts. The best job I ever had. No joke. So what if I had to wet a cloth now and then for some protein spills, I was in the system. Within the first month of working, I had already met a plethora of people, many whom I work side by side with now. Everyone was very welcoming, the big guy in the biz booth, the fire-haired office lady, and even the old fart in Forwell Hall. That's when the good stuff started rolling in, free fountain pop! It wasn't just that, I had begun building a part of my future, sounds corney? A little, but I was on a good path.
When I first heard about Student Union elections, I brushed off the idea of it. Yet again I received a small push from Mr. Scalia. Yada yada yada, and I'm now the FSU vice president of internal affairs. I have the ability to change the lives of students. Epic, I know. I thought meeting everyone was over but it just began. College Council, College Student Alliance, business owners, heads of organizations, you name it, I met them. It's like my invisible resume is on fire. But just meeting everyone is only a quarter of the benefits. I started to understand the harder I work, the more people notice you. They noticed before, but the hard work is just the cherry on the cake.
All this great stuff started with the will to get involved. There is ample opportunity for students to get a foot in the door. FU Crew, Street Team, SAC elections are also coming up fast and many more, just check out www.fsu.ca. As I said at the start, if your focus is strictly school, then grab your diploma, and I'm sure your college memories will fade in time, or if your boozing it up, then you won't remember anyway. My advice is to get involved, put something into the college experience, so you can get more out of it.
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
