2011 is winding down, exams are picking up, and here at The Eye we’re feeling all sorts of bittersweet about our last issue of the semester. To commemorate a year well done (or just plain done), this week’s lead story features nine editor’s opinions on the Best of 2011. Over the next couple of days we’ll be featuring additional stories on Spectrum—today, check out Liana Gergely’s Best of 2011, with the “Best Time I Felt Like I Went to a State School.”
The alarm rings at 9 a.m. and I roll myself out of bed. After a shower and a few quick Facebook stalks, I put on my blue and white football jersey, white converse, and place a sticker of a bubble-lettered C on my cheek. I obviously straighten my hair and put on makeup because pictures from this day are the Columbia version of the royal wedding. Three parties, a shuttle bus, and a couple of Twitter updates later, I officially attend Columbia State University.
