2008 Woodie Awards
Tales from 2 AM
Jordan Krueger
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: Trinity Life
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You think you know a campus until you catch it cloaked in darkness; the anonymity of night changes everything. In an effort to divulge what lies hidden behind the closed blinds of dimly lit dorm rooms, the Trinitonian has sent a pioneer through campus, shining flashlights through the windows of sleepless students and documenting their stories.
Trinity students study… some. Although Wednesday afternoon this week shined sunny and warm, Wednesday's 2 a.m. weather felt quite cold. I bundled myself in layers of sweaters and jackets and headed out into the night once again with a flashlight and notebook.
I made my way through Murchison First. On the side closest to the tennis courts, I noticed a row of lit rooms on the Second Floor and pursued. The first couple rooms made no response to my beacon, shining with high intensity towards their closed blinds. When my light hit the last lit room of the hall, I saw a shadow inside move.
At first, the shadow remained fixed by the window, probably wondering who in their right minds shine flashlights into lit rooms around 2 a.m. After a few cautious seconds, the door crept open.
I introduced myself to Sophomores and roommates Martha and Maddie as a reporter for the Trinitonian. They laughed. Soon after, they welcomed me inside and offered me a seat on an empty couch.
Martha was working on a group project which lay out on the floor. It had the word "Ursidae" printed in large letters at the top with lots of pictures of bears glued on the sides. Maddie was laying in bed watching a bad '80s movie.
I asked Martha how interested she was in her project.
"I'm interested enough to get it done," Martha said. "How about that?"
Martha informed me that she actually was not running on caffeine to finish the project; her sleep schedule had become skewed, and currently, she found herself sleeping often during the day. She had an 8:30 a.m. class the next day.
We talked for a few minutes, with our conversations guided by the television. Sometimes drunks throw off the furniture from their Second Floor walkway, Alton Brown is a badass, Rachel Ray is getting fat and Paula Deen should be expecting a clogged artery soon.
Trinity students study… some. Although Wednesday afternoon this week shined sunny and warm, Wednesday's 2 a.m. weather felt quite cold. I bundled myself in layers of sweaters and jackets and headed out into the night once again with a flashlight and notebook.
I made my way through Murchison First. On the side closest to the tennis courts, I noticed a row of lit rooms on the Second Floor and pursued. The first couple rooms made no response to my beacon, shining with high intensity towards their closed blinds. When my light hit the last lit room of the hall, I saw a shadow inside move.
At first, the shadow remained fixed by the window, probably wondering who in their right minds shine flashlights into lit rooms around 2 a.m. After a few cautious seconds, the door crept open.
I introduced myself to Sophomores and roommates Martha and Maddie as a reporter for the Trinitonian. They laughed. Soon after, they welcomed me inside and offered me a seat on an empty couch.
Martha was working on a group project which lay out on the floor. It had the word "Ursidae" printed in large letters at the top with lots of pictures of bears glued on the sides. Maddie was laying in bed watching a bad '80s movie.
I asked Martha how interested she was in her project.
"I'm interested enough to get it done," Martha said. "How about that?"
Martha informed me that she actually was not running on caffeine to finish the project; her sleep schedule had become skewed, and currently, she found herself sleeping often during the day. She had an 8:30 a.m. class the next day.
We talked for a few minutes, with our conversations guided by the television. Sometimes drunks throw off the furniture from their Second Floor walkway, Alton Brown is a badass, Rachel Ray is getting fat and Paula Deen should be expecting a clogged artery soon.
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