Freshman four continue to delve into schoolwork, extra work

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Editor’s note: This is a continuation of a story following four freshman girls starting their college careers at Central Michigan University. To see other stories on these students, check cm-life.com.

Union City freshman Shelby Miller managed to get some peace and quiet this past weekend, a rarity when sharing a bedroom with three other girls.

Two of her roommates, Kaylee Boos of Shelby and Carla Raymond of Coldwater, had both gone home for the weekend. Amanda Green of Shelby went to the Upper Peninsula to spend time with friends.

“It was nice,” Miller said of her weekend. “I just relaxed on Friday night, and had alone time.”

However, Miller had reasons to stay on campus. A member of the Central Michigan University Marching Band’s color guard, she had to perform at halftime of the football game, with the added challenge of teaching the routine to high schoolers.

“It was nice because it was a simpler one,” Miller said. “But it was fun because it was Band Day and we got to teach the routine to high school bands. But it was cold and it was wet, and not fun to spin a flag in.”

Miller said despite her extra commitment to the color guard, her classes are going well. However, she did miss classes last week due to illness.

“I don’t know how much I missed,” Miller said. “I guess I’ll find out. I’ve been keeping up with the homework, though.”

Keeping up

Miller and Raymond had a test last week in MTH 105: Intermediate Algebra, and although they are not in the same section, they help each other with homework.

“With our math online, we help each other,” Miller said.

Raymond, who has been speaking the language for years with her native-speaking mother, also had a test in German, which she said went well.

Green said the several tests she has taken in the past few weeks have went well, although she has studied minimally. Boos said she struggled during the first exam for AST 111: Astronomy, despite three hours of studying for it.

Minimal problems

The girls said living together has been going well, and problems between the four have been kept to a minimum.

“I think the only problem we have is with cleaning. Only three-quarters of the room actually cleans,” said Miller, as she looks over and shares a smirk with Raymond and Green, referencing the only roommate not in the room to hear the comment.

Though all four have meal plans and eat regularly at Real Food on Campus, that often does not cut it for them. Boos said so far this year, she has spent $120 in FLEX at the C3 Convenience Store in the Towers.

Green eats several times a night after dinner, usually consisting of, to her roommates’ confusion, microwaved white rice with ranch dressing mixed in.

“She eats like that all the time,” Miller said. “Every night, it’s rice and ranch. It’s gross.”

Boos went home this past weekend to spend time with her family, friends and boyfriend, Shelby High School senior Sean Mead, before her 18th birthday Wednesday. She said there are no concrete plans for a celebration yet, but some of her relatives may take her to the Soaring Eagle Casin and Resort, 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd.