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JONATHAN DUNN For The Red & Black
Issue date: 8/9/07 Section: News
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The University campus spans a total area of 605 acres and is comprised of 313 buildings, according to the University's Web site. With numbers like this, it is natural to worry about arriving on time to class.
That is, unless you know the shortcut.
From Russell to Park Hall, Brumby to New College, Myers to Fine Arts or Soule to the Ramsey Center, there is only one secret to getting to class on time: leave your location to get to class extra early.
The rate at which you walk and the amount of time you allow for the walk to class is the key element in punctuality, which will keep your nerves at bay long enough to sit back and get hold of some knowledge.The stretched out, uniform, straightforward machine that is the University campus holds little favor with those who have become accustomed to its spider web of trails and crosscut pathways in past semesters.
This is to say that class standing is simply not a large enough factor to create a distinct separation between those on time and those stumbling into class fifteen minutes late with a sweating forehead and a rather sheepish look.
The rate at which you walk and the amount of time you allow for the walk to class is the key element in punctuality, which will keep your nerves at bay long enough to sit back and get hold of some knowledge.
Budgeting time to walk to class is a simple action requiring little effort.
Like the trial and error method often employed in some forms of scientific experimentation, make an educated guess as to the amount of time required to find your class and leave earlier than that.
It is better to have time than to need that extra five minutes and have nothing other than the discomforting feeling of being late.
One option in the race to be punctual is a firm reliance upon the University campus transit system. A total of nine bus lines run through the entirety of the University campus with pickups and drop-offs everywhere from the Ramsey Center to the Arch downtown.
That is, unless you know the shortcut.
From Russell to Park Hall, Brumby to New College, Myers to Fine Arts or Soule to the Ramsey Center, there is only one secret to getting to class on time: leave your location to get to class extra early.
KEYS TO TIMELINESS
The rate at which you walk and the amount of time you allow for the walk to class is the key element in punctuality, which will keep your nerves at bay long enough to sit back and get hold of some knowledge.
This is to say that class standing is simply not a large enough factor to create a distinct separation between those on time and those stumbling into class fifteen minutes late with a sweating forehead and a rather sheepish look.
The rate at which you walk and the amount of time you allow for the walk to class is the key element in punctuality, which will keep your nerves at bay long enough to sit back and get hold of some knowledge.
Budgeting time to walk to class is a simple action requiring little effort.
Like the trial and error method often employed in some forms of scientific experimentation, make an educated guess as to the amount of time required to find your class and leave earlier than that.
It is better to have time than to need that extra five minutes and have nothing other than the discomforting feeling of being late.
One option in the race to be punctual is a firm reliance upon the University campus transit system. A total of nine bus lines run through the entirety of the University campus with pickups and drop-offs everywhere from the Ramsey Center to the Arch downtown.
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Brenda Ownbey
posted 8/11/07 @ 12:47 PM EST
Great advice for the students. Any pointers in getting around such a large campus is A+ especially about construction areas!
Great job on the article. (Continued…)
Hale
posted 8/14/07 @ 2:41 PM EST
Its also a good way to get robbed in this town after dark. If its dark outside I would not recommend walking on a dark trail on campus. Last year there were numerous armed robbery report on or very near to campus where a UGA student was the victim. (Continued…)
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