5. When Your Car Gets Splatter Painted by the Hofstra Birds
They fly in swarms, singling out only the most expensive cars. When their ready they perch themselves in trees above student’s beloved vehicles. What happens next will traumatize any freshman who is naive enough to park under the Hofstra birds daily resting spot (next the Student Center).
4. The Moment You Run Out of Meal Points and Have To Use “Real World” Money
To Hofstra students, meal points aren’t valued the same as actual money. It’s okay to spend four dollars on a red bull if it’s with meal points. But that concept is unheard of when it comes to actual money. It hurts just having to hand it to the cashier for Hofstra food.
3. Getting Locked Out Of Your Room After a Shower
Whether it’s because you forgot your keys or your RA shut your door, there’s nothing worse than having to sit outside your room and wait for Public Safety in nothing but a towel.
2. Everything Having To Do With The Fire Alarm
Burned popcorn, smoking in the dorm room and even overly steamy showers are some of the culprits behind this pet peeve. The fire alarm went off at two a.m. in my building once, in the Winter, and we weren’t let back in for an hour.
1. The Mere Concept of Having to Negotiate Credits
For Hofstra students, it’s almost impossible to negotiate credits (for transfer or override) without having to go through several different professors and advisors. What should be done in one meeting winds up becoming a semester long project. You either give up trying or finally get your credits sorted out just in time for graduation.
