LEVEL 1

NEW ALL NIGHTER B A N?

Are professors finally treating students like human beings?

A new disciplinary measure has students finally putting their mental health first! Students that are caught are being severely “punished.” What does this mean? I have no clue - all that matters is don’t stay up ;) As students fly through the weeks of first year, expectations of what “architecture” is gets thrown out the window. Internal struggle and imposter syndrome is very real here, BUT we all made it in for a reason. As I watch the first years crowd the elevator, I am so curious ... what’s the rush? All this competition for transportation that moves at a snail's pace? Maybe this is where the bad habits start…

We all (maybe not) have this hollow dream of becoming a licensed architect and changing the world, but does that really interest you?? (YA, you!) Take studio at your own pace and make the most out of your time here. Find your niche.

LEVEL 2

BREAKING NEWS!!

Dangerous Leeches find a home in second years’ landscape models. Fake moss and mini replica trees are sold out at the Slocum store. The culprit? THE SECOND YEARS! With this sudden lack of science fair props, we are all doomed… (JK!!) As a second year, you got this! One year under your belt… been through two professors, maybe went to one guest lecture? (Do you remember it at all…) After a year of architecture school, you’ve maybe started to understand what all these arts and crafts projects are for. Let the competition begin. Who got featured on the @syr_arch page? Who grabs the professors’ attention? Who creates the best/worst work? WHO CARES!!!! In reality, do you really know the people around you? Do not fall into the personas of second year.

Will you become obsessed with competition, will you spiral into insecurity, or just become an asshole? If you’ve learned anything, you should be open to everyone’s opinions and leave the frauds behind.

LEVEL 3

S T R A N G E APPARITIONS of (insert famous precedent) APPEAR IN S L O C U M HALL

Reports of crazy upsurges of third year presence in every organization within Slocum’s walls.. The largest class to have graced the SOA, their presence is not going unnoticed. What organization don’t they run? Did the school make a good decision by over-accepting or will this spell disaster? Take a closer look... Anxiety has over-run the streets! Is the urgency for internships and involvement surge truly driven by student passion? I am curious if students truly want to be here or are just trying to prove to others they should be. People are falling off the elevator left and right, going right back to modeling with basswood and making white boxes. The burnouts will soon BE EXPOSED, and the rest will hopefully make it out a l i v e .

LEVEL 4

ARCHITECT population d r o p s shitty male architects to blame After the fourth years migrate home and take one step closer to their DR semester, they begin to fear the thought of becoming stagnant. Realizations of sad but true office jobs start to become a r e a l i t y .

Are you a lost cause due to poor time management?

This education IS NOT A WASTE, but if all you ever did was try to please your professor or your only goal was getting the A, what’s left of you? If you actually attended the guest lectures, maybe some insufferable alumni can guide you on what not to do. If you had treated your teachers like you were paying them, maybe you could have used them to figure out your speciality. If you did not constantly compare with your colleagues, or disregard your classmates... maybe you could have some business partners in the future.Time management is not only about the ability to get things done but productively using that time for your benefit. It’s your time not ours.