How to not be a #!*@
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Learn elevator etiquette
You’re waiting for the elevator to reach your floor in the Classroom Building. The doors open and it is full of students — stop and just chill. Don’t enter the elevator before people get out. On several occasions, I’ve been victim of this awkward and preventable situation. I hate trying to get out of the elevator and bumping into someone coming in (o.k. that part I enjoy because you deserve it). You wouldn’t try to get into a car full of people trying to get out, would you? Same rules apply to buses and trains.
Stop eating in class (when people bring full-on meals)
The campus community would appreciate not to hear you open your Taco Bell bag. First, I’m going to make fun of you for eating faux-Mexican food in public, and second, your classmates can’t focus on the lecture over your crunching. If your goal is to get your classmates and instructors to hate you, you have succeeded. According to a study conducted by researchers from Northwestern University, those who are hypersensitive to particular sounds are more likely to be “creative geniuses,” similar to Charles Darwin, Anton Chekhov and Marcel Proust. Bringing full-on meals to class insults the “creative geniuses” in your class. Note: When I was writing this article, a professor made sure eating in class was on this list.
Avoid overpowering scents
Did you not shower? Look I get it. As someone who works two jobs and attends school full time, it can be tricky to find time to take care of yourself. However, if you miss your regular shower, you’re not doing yourself any good by soaking yourself with AXE body spray or Victoria’s Secret scents. It’s distracting AF, and overpowering scents can impact people who constantly get migraines. If you have time in-between classes, try showering in the Student Life & Wellness Building.
Group projects
This message is not only for students, but for instructors. Nine times out of ten, I have a bad experience participating in group projects. It’s understandable that instructor’s like group assignments, because it shows that we can work as a team. Last semester, half of my group dropped off the face of the Earth during a final project. The worst thing is that they showed up the day of the final presentation and nearly ruined the work me and my participating group members had done. They tried to compensate for their laziness through spouting nonsense about the project they hardly knew anything about in front of the class. Don’t be the know-it-all in your group, but also don’t be completely useless. Find a happy medium. Note to instructors: ask your students how they feel about group projects before assigning them.
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Kimberly Bojórquez is a Los Angeles native currently pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in journalism, and a minor in Latin American Studies. From 2017-18 she served as the editor-in-chief of the UVU Review and worked at ABC4’s morning show “Good Things Utah”, Salt Lake City Weekly and the Daily Herald.
She has written stories that relate to national issues, local crime and social justice. In her spare time, she loves to take photos, hike Utah’s national parks and attend live rock concerts.