Student Romanticizes Ride on Aggie Spirit Bus
In order to accommodate students who live without a car or parking pass, Texas A&M University offers many bus routes as a means of traveling to and around campus. Despite the freedom that driving to campus may offer, riding the bus allows some students a way to romanticize their commute.
“I don’t get why people hate having to take the bus. I love my daily time spent listening to music and staring longingly out the window,” sophomore Kendall Wisenburg said.
The duration of a bus ride provides individuals with a little extra time to be perceived by their peers. Some students choose to use this time to complete basic tasks they need to get done, like calling their parents, checking their email, or reading a class GroupMe. Students who care about how they are perceived tend to prefer to use their bus ride as time to listen to music or read.
“I would be caught playing a silly little game or scrolling through social media on my phone. Imagine what people would think of me,” said freshman Kenneth Shire. “I prefer to read classics, like ‘12 Rules for Life’ by Jordan Peterson, to make it known that I am the smartest person on the bus.”
One student in particular, Tiffany Coy, stated that she likes to imagine herself in New York City riding the subway. She drew a comparison to reading a subway map to tracking the Aggie Spirit bus in the Texas A&M app. “I’ll go on Pinterest and look at pictures of people riding the subway to get outfit inspiration for my bus ride to help mimic the experience,” Coy said. “Sometimes I’ll even bring the New York Times crossword.”
— Midnight Smell
From the depths of the steam tunnels, cartoonishly green scent waves begin to emanate. They wrap around the live oaks, the leaves turning brown and dropping dead with a faint wail. Wait, it looks like someone’s coming out of the tunnel… oh holy shit. It’s your freshman engineering lab partner, and he still hasn’t showered! You try to run, but it’s too late. The cartoon scent waves grab your ankles and drag you screaming into the steam tunnels. Midnight Smell has struck again.