College is all about becoming more diverse, experienced, responsible and outgoing.

A relationship comes from spending a lot of time with somebody or something. Whether you are on your first date of the semester, in your most boring lecture of the day, or drinking that raspberry latte from Grind, you develop a relationship with that person, place or thing. Instead of hiding in your dorm with the lights turned off playing “Final Fantasy” for five hours alone every night, get out and experience the culture, diversity and beauty of Milwaukee and its people. You don’t even have to leave campus. The Klotsche Center has a space for just about every sport and exercise activity imaginable. Movies are being shown nearly every night, in either the Union Theatre, Fireside Lounge or, conveniently, at Flicks.

Plus, there are countless intramural activities and many religious and political organizations willing to accept new members at anytime.

There is a reason why those dorm rooms are so tiny. Dorms are not meant to be where you spend your entire day. Your poster of Johnny Depp or your Will Ferrell DVDs may be impressive, but nobody really cares.

You may have a lot of pride with the way your dorm room looks but it’s just a dorm. You will not live there for more than two semesters. Hopefully, you’ll know the campus and the people longer; therefore, you should spend more time with them instead wasting time in your dorm.

College is all about making yourself more diverse, experienced, responsible and outgoing. These qualities can’t be gained by chatting on MySpace with your friends from home or watching re-runs of “Real World” alone.

Make a relationship with the campus, the other students, and the activities that go on around you; otherwise, the only relationship you’ll have is with your dorm room.

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