{"id":2281,"date":"2013-09-12T20:04:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2013-09-12T20:04:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:04:16","slug":"jackson-state-freshmen-adapt-to-collegiate-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2013\/09\/12\/jackson-state-freshmen-adapt-to-collegiate-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson State freshmen adapt to collegiate life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash2025\/files\/2013\/09\/move-in1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash2025\/files\/2013\/09\/move-in1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robria Daniels<br \/>\nMC 301-01<br \/>\nOn Aug. 17, 2013 at approximately 8:00 a.m., Jackson State University welcomed a record 1,100 freshmen students into the Tiger Community.<br \/>\nThe doors to McAlister\/Whiteside, Stewart Hall, Dixon Hall, and Alexander East were taken over by new faces of anticipation and excitement ready to embark upon the collegiate experience.<br \/>\nJSU President Carolyn W. Meyers released a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 11, expressing her excitement about JSU\u2019s record enrollment of 9,134 students, which include the largest ever freshmen class.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of our biggest success stories is our freshman class, which this year reached 1,100 students. That\u2019s more than a 25 percent increase over last fall. Within this class is the highest number ever of freshmen who have met the criteria for JSU\u2019s W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College. We are not only getting more students, but we\u2019re getting the best and the brightest,\u201d stated Meyers in the release.<br \/>\nBeing away from home and loved ones can be quite the challenge to an 18 or 19-year-old student.<br \/>\nHillary Watkins, an 18-year-old music\/vocal performance major from Jackson, Miss. stated that she has had to adjust to life within the residence halls.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is quite hard trying to adapt to being around a lot of girls, but it\u2019s all a compromise that has to be made in order to build a level of leadership,\u201d said Watkins.<br \/>\nMalik Nichols, a music major from Jackson, Miss., is adjusting to campus life as a resident of Alexander East Residence Hall.<br \/>\n\u201cOne of my biggest issues is the un-cleanliness of the bathrooms among the other residents. It\u2019s definitely something I\u2019m not used to, but I think with time things will begin to get better or at least I hope so,\u201d said Nichols.<br \/>\nChris Johnston, a computer engineering major from Little Rock, Ark. who also resides in Alexander East said, \u201cThe only hard thing about residential living is having to buy every and anything you need. Things are very expensive, which is hard when being away from home having your parents there at hand to buy everything you need.\u201d<br \/>\nKedric Hayes, Mr. Freshman, a 19 year old biology major from Grenada, Miss., encourages his peers to get involved with campus organizations and campus life.<br \/>\n\u201cGet to know your roommate as well as your peers on a deeper and meaningful level, so that long lasting relationships will be built that will develop into lifelong networking systems.\u201d<br \/>\nRuqayya Calmes, Miss Freshman and a chemistry\/pre-dentistry major from Byram, Miss., agrees with Hayes. She also encourages her freshman peers focus on academic success as well.<br \/>\n\u201cOverall stay focused on your academics because your G.P.A is everything,\u201d said Calmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robria Daniels MC 301-01 On Aug. 17, 2013 at approximately 8:00 a.m., Jackson State University welcomed a record 1,100 freshmen students into the Tiger Community. The doors to McAlister\/Whiteside, Stewart Hall, Dixon Hall, and Alexander East were taken over by new faces of anticipation and excitement ready to embark upon the collegiate experience. 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