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The Moser Messenger: A New Year
Aug 27, 2012 9:32 AM
By Abraham Johnson '15 - '15
As the hustle and bustle of the new school year quiets down, the school mode is settling in inside the dorms. Many of the worries that new dorm students feel are quite similar -- getting along with roommates, finding a group of friends you can call your own, and even finding some time for yourself can get complicated for the average student, let alone a boarding student.
As the Moser House halls buckle down into the books, there seems to be a feeling of "work hard, play hard" -- an idea that is not new to Darlington at all. However, when not balancing academics, there are some highs and lows to dorm life.
After interviewing returning Moser House students, a unanimous answer was reached to the question, "If you had to give advice on how to make friends in the dorms to a new student, what would you say?"
The answers all came out the same. "Getting involved in activities around the dorm is really important," one student said. "Getting outside your dorm room is crucial, whether it's playing basketball with friends, going to see a Soccer Academy game, or just having confidence when meeting new people will really help you get involved."
While I was told that making friends gets easier throughout the school year, one student warns, "The beginning of the year can be determining for who your friends will be, so you really have to be fearless when it comes to meeting new people."
After asking some new Moser students about how they felt when they first came to Darlington, their responses varied from optimism and anxiety.
"It was like a new chapter of my life, like a good feeling I never had before," one new member of the Moser family said.
Another shared a different view. "I was really scared about having a roommate for the first time. I was worried about how I would find time to myself."
According to multiple students, the roommate does make all the difference in finding comfort in the dorms, and especially with home-sickness.
Making time for yourself is also crucial in dorm life, especially with the caliber of academics at Darlington; however, according to students, getting out of your room is just as important, if not more. Dorm life at Darlington is maybe as educational as the classrooms, and if you don't utilize the diversity in the dorms as a teaching tool, you haven't utilized Darlington to its full extent.
This year is going to be one of, if not, Moser's best, with Head of House Kyle Colavita and prefects Du Zhang and Jesse Cook leading our "Dorm-troopers" toward victory. One thing's certain: We will definitely be a force to be reckoned with at RUMPUS if we can keep this pace!
As the Moser House halls buckle down into the books, there seems to be a feeling of "work hard, play hard" -- an idea that is not new to Darlington at all. However, when not balancing academics, there are some highs and lows to dorm life.
After interviewing returning Moser House students, a unanimous answer was reached to the question, "If you had to give advice on how to make friends in the dorms to a new student, what would you say?"
The answers all came out the same. "Getting involved in activities around the dorm is really important," one student said. "Getting outside your dorm room is crucial, whether it's playing basketball with friends, going to see a Soccer Academy game, or just having confidence when meeting new people will really help you get involved."
While I was told that making friends gets easier throughout the school year, one student warns, "The beginning of the year can be determining for who your friends will be, so you really have to be fearless when it comes to meeting new people."
After asking some new Moser students about how they felt when they first came to Darlington, their responses varied from optimism and anxiety.
"It was like a new chapter of my life, like a good feeling I never had before," one new member of the Moser family said.
Another shared a different view. "I was really scared about having a roommate for the first time. I was worried about how I would find time to myself."
According to multiple students, the roommate does make all the difference in finding comfort in the dorms, and especially with home-sickness.
Making time for yourself is also crucial in dorm life, especially with the caliber of academics at Darlington; however, according to students, getting out of your room is just as important, if not more. Dorm life at Darlington is maybe as educational as the classrooms, and if you don't utilize the diversity in the dorms as a teaching tool, you haven't utilized Darlington to its full extent.
This year is going to be one of, if not, Moser's best, with Head of House Kyle Colavita and prefects Du Zhang and Jesse Cook leading our "Dorm-troopers" toward victory. One thing's certain: We will definitely be a force to be reckoned with at RUMPUS if we can keep this pace!
