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up They range from the slacker generation, to generation Y to the MTV generation and are regarded as an apathetic and uninformed segment of the citizenry that only cares about having a good time. And, this stereotype doesn’t get erased when students come to college. Movies like “Animal House” depict fraternity members as beer-guzzling guys in search of a “good time” that pull off a few pranks along the way. “Road Trip” depicts college students hanging onto their few remaining brain cells, going cross-country, getting trashed and, again, pulling off a few pranks. But, kids will be kids right? Residents of Milton Daniel Hall launched water balloons with a slingshot Wednesday night onto a disabled car parked between Milton Daniel and Moncrief Halls while students were trying to fix it. While it seems like a harmless prank, it instigated an incident between fraternity members and a few athletes that has caught the attention of Campus Life. College is often considered a transition zone between high school and the real world. It is here that students will do much of their growing up, but some will need a little longer than that. Wednesday’s incident was caused by a few students but will reflect badly on the rest of the undergraduate population of TCU. College is a time when students struggle to mature and come to terms with the inevitable burden of responsibility. But, college shouldn’t be a time to pull off childish shenanigans. If students want to be taken seriously after college, then more consideration should be taken to behaving like adults during their time here. |
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