Well, it’s official: the year is wrapping up. While most students will start to plan their return in the fall, many cannot help but stop and think about the graduating class of 2023.
This class of students has helped the underclassmen in so many different ways. Whether it’s through being members of various executive boards or taking the time to help out a lost freshman trying to find their class, these seniors have continued to show what it means to be a Bobcat.
Although so many will miss them, the class of 2023, just like every class before them, will always find their home within the bricks of Court Street, a slice of Goodfella’s pizza or the serenade of the Marching 110.
Several underclassmen wanted to give a special shoutout to the soon-to-be graduates they know and love, and wish them well in their post-graduation plans while also spending time reminiscing on some of the memories that touched their hearts.
Sam Mcavoy, a sophomore studying environmental biology, said she wanted to give a special shoutout to the senior resident advisor in her building, Alicia Weadock. She said she especially appreciated Weadock’s dedication to her job and making sure that all students felt included and welcomed.
“She’s just really hard-working,” Mcavoy said. “She makes sure that everyone around her is appreciated, and she’s really good at her job.”
Mcavoy said working as an RA in the same complex as Weadock has given her the time to get to know her better through various training sessions and meetings throughout the year. She said that every time she has been around Weadock, she has loved spending time with her, and looks forward to the next time she will be able to do so again.
Fallon Murray, a sophomore studying early childhood education, said she wanted to spend a moment to appreciate her boyfriend Alex Ade.
Murray said they started dating three years ago in high school, so she holds a lot of memories very close to her heart. She said one of the more recent ones that she enjoys thinking about is when she and Ade went to spend time in Florida with his grandparents over spring break, which was a very fun experience for her.
She said one thing she especially enjoys about Ade is the fact that he is a hard worker and wants to do well.
“He wants to do good with what he goes to school for,” she said. “He’s going to be a counselor. He’s going to go to grad school after this, hopefully here. He has a very good heart and he wants to help people.”
Trae Eaglowski, a sophomore studying history, said a special senior in his life was Joey Phipps.
He said he met Phipps through ROTC and was able to create a connection with him. Eaglowski said Phipps helped him as he was struggling to create a bond with his classmates and develop his own style of leadership.
Eaglowski said he is thankful for Phipps and all he has done for him.
“He gave me ideas on how to reach out and integrate more with my class,” he said. “That’s sort of representative of the kind of support that he was giving me my freshman year. He’s been reliable as an authority figure and someone who I can look up to within our program, especially just for that style of leadership advice and things like that. He’s been a big help in that sense.”
