Faculty vs. student dodgeball you never expected to love.
FACULTY VS. STUDENT DODGEBALL YOU NEVER EXPECTED TO LOVE.
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Remember those afternoons? The air thick with anticipation, not for a midterm, but for a foam ball hurtling towards your head, launched by a professor you usually only saw behind a podium. We gathered, students and faculty alike, trading treatises for dodgeballs, our usual intellectual sparring replaced by a primal, joyous chaos. It felt absurd, frankly. A momentary lapse in the gravitas expected of our campuses. Yet, wasn't it precisely these unexpected breaks, these flashes of uninhibited fun, that truly punctuated our demanding academic lives?
We often talk about the grand traditions, the ones steeped in centuries of lore, or even the notorious "primal screams" that cleared our minds before finals. But what about the quieter, quirkier rituals? The ones you perhaps rolled your eyes at initially, then found yourself defending fiercely to outsiders. The faculty versus student dodgeball, or the impromptu, oddly specific campus-wide scavenger hunts, or even the peculiar, unwritten rules of library etiquette that morphed into a sport of their own.
These weren't just distractions; they were the threads that wove a vibrant, unforgettable tapestry. They showed us a different side of our mentors, and more importantly, a different side of ourselves. They were the moments when the pressure eased, when titles dissolved, and we were just people, sharing a laugh, a shared experience, a collective memory. Now, years removed, or perhaps deep in the thick of it, don't you find yourself smiling at the thought? These were the traditions we never thought we’d miss, until we did. What obscure, wonderful tradition from your time do you unexpectedly hold dear?
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