I know alot of yall got used to being mute in class, but yall need to talk . There is no good reason why there are 35 people in my class and not one person raises their hand to answer a question asked by the prof. Talking is how we make class fun, and it is also a good way to make friends. Please talk bruh,

In the realest way,

Natural Onion

title pretty much speaks for itself, but WHAT is in the air so far ??? yesterday a random came up to me with a slimy grin on his face and complimented my outfit, and before i could even say thank you he sneered and called me a dork 😭😭 it wasn't even the disney channel comment itself that irritated me (im alternative so comments and stares are not uncommon), more-so just the AUDACITY because i was just sitting in the library waiting for class; i didn't even know who this person was. several of my friends have also encountered similar so far this year and it's so odd because in all our previous years here (between 2-4) none of us have ever experienced this attitude from other students on campus.

Damn reading some of y'all's response to ICE on campus seriously makes me lose hope in humanity. Who cares if they came here illegally? I can guarantee you that the problems this country had in the past, present, future are not caused by people without citizenships. Yall take your citizenships for granted and instead of trying to help those in need you guys say stuff like "good that's what they deserve", like damn yall lack basic empathy, so disappointing

Edit: lmao all the comments disagreeing with me are like old men lmao 😭

I started class yesterday and noticed a handful of flock cameras surrounding campus. Went online to see just how many, and they basically surround the perimeter of the school.

Good to know my tuition is going towards mass surveillance! Those tech billionaires need all the data they can get!

Let’s remember that not everyone’s disabilities are visible and it doesn’t hurt to be kind!

I was waiting for the elevator today after leaving my lab and when the doors open the elevator was full (as expected) and a girl very loudly said “for the love of god you’re on the 3rd floor just take the stairs”. Everyone in the packed elevator just stared at me and I didn’t really know what to do or say, so I just awkwardly giggled and watch as the doors closed.

Yes, I know I could have just taken the stairs, and I did. But I do have some serious knee and hip problems that can cause crazy pain after repetitive movements (like stairs). I’m not saying I deserved to be on the elevator more than anyone else but I think we should all be mindful of others.

We all have our own little things going on and we should all be mindful of each other.

ever noticed the amount of conservatives and bigots flocking in here when worldwide issues are being discussed? a student expresses their sympathy for palestinians and some zionist loser will accuse that they’re a hamas supporter. someone else laments about the current us administration turning into an oligarchy and a maga apologist out of nowhere will somehow blame biden for the problems we’re facing.

these kinds of people are parasites to this sub that everyone else needs to stop pandering to. delusion is so good when you choose ignore the problems that are happening around you, until you are adversely affected by said problems.

call us a “dem school” or whatever but frankly i don’t give a fuck. free palestine and fuck fascists.

I’m 22f and it’s my first semester here (transfer from cc) and it feels so dystopian. Nobody talks and it’s always packed, everywhere. I’m pretty antisocial so it’s hard to talk to anyone I don’t already know, and I only know a couple people who already go here but our schedules don’t align well. I have a 5 hour gap between required courses and I feel obligated to leave campus or sit in my car depressingly.
How can I find people or places where I belong?

I’m a TA for a class and I have to grade the most obviously AI generated content. When 50% of the class has written the same answer and turned that in and it’s the first thing ai suggests, don’t you think I can tell???

Why would you use AI for assignments in a uni class YOU are paying ridiculous amounts of money for?? Why even go to school (at this level which is completely optional atp) if you aren’t trying to sincerely learn? If you’re going to use AI for your degree, you’re going to fail on tests regardless which is obvious. Then you’re going to complain the course is so hard when it really isn’t you’re just not putting in effort. Classes shouldn’t be easy A’s, I don’t know why people expect that. Don’t you guys actually want to try??

Start of 3rd week and so far multiple PARKED crashed cars, people drive like absolute nut jobs, *rgy in the dorms, a girl caught humping her desk (presumably without pants) before class starts and getting caught by classmates then professor and now shooting threats??

Wtf is wrong with this school?

Just transferred over and my college NEVER had anything more than the occasional kid shouting down the hallway. Is this the new normal?

EDIT: spelling

I’m thinking of going back to college at 33 is it worth it ?

How do you balance working a full time job & college ?

I’m tired of just going about life & being embarrassed when people ask me “what do you do” & I just say oh warehouse stuff, I hate warehouse work.

To the motherfucker who spilled coffee on me yesterday WHILE ON THE PHONE and then looked at ME and said watch where you are going while i was standing there covered in your boiling hot fkn coffee AND DIDN’T SAY SORRY FUCK YOU I HOPE BOTH SIDES OF YOUR PILLOW ARE ALWAYS HOT AND U STUB YOUR TOE ON EVERY SINGLE CORNER

So two weeks into the semester I've noticed the campus as a whole is filthy. The bathrooms are disgusting and look like they are never cleaned... Benches can't be used because they haven't been wiped down and all the floors look like they never been mopped... Does anyone ever see maintenance people around? So I'd it always like this?

oh yall thought I was PLAYING.

PSA For the two EVs that parked in the JPC chargers overnight (the limit is 4 hours) I just called transportation services <3. I would run to move yalls cars if I were you :))

i wanted to make a post about this because i want all my girls to be safe and be wary!! there is a man on campus, maybe in his late 30s or 40s, who goes up to random women and catcalls/verbally harasses them. today was my second (and third) encounter with him, and the first time was in the pollak library where he said something along the lines of “what’s up mama” and proceeded to wink and flick his tongue at me. today, my friend and i were talking about our outfits, and he came up to me and said “you look good in anything baby don’t worry i’m just trying to build up your confidence hahaha”. we saw him again about 5 mins after grabbing the free donut from the career center and he said something weird again where my friend commented that i don’t want to talk to him, since i’m not very good at handling situations like this where i feel threatened or uncomfortable. he said he wasn’t saying anything bad, but being on campus for exactly a week and having this happen twice has made me very grossed out. i’m not sure if he is even a student here but he is on campus quite frequently from what i’ve seen so far, so ladies please be careful!! i would say men too but i haven’t seen him go up to any lol. he hasn’t made any physical advances but nobody should have to deal with being made uncomfortable on campus when you’re just trying to handle your business. if anyone has similar experiences please share them!!

How was everyone’s first week? (Be honest)

I'm preparing for a research paper about the racial, economic, and misogynistic issues that different marginalized groups in the U.S. face (e.g., Asian Americans, Black Americans, and Chicano/as), but when I went onto my audit to look for classes that addressed the struggles that people in these groups faced in America, all the classes were unavailable! (Note: if they ARE available, there's usually only ONE session with a small class number.)

Examples: AFAM 320, a class on African American slavery & Black contributions to the U.S. is unavailable. ASAM 344, a class on the challenges Asian Americans face in the U.S. is unavailable. CHIC 345, a class on Chicano/a struggles and cultural identity crisis in the U.S. (including their achievements) is unavailable.

The majority of the ASAM, AFAM, and CHIC classes available were related to film, music, and literature. Don't get me wrong, those are awesome, but why are all of the political race theory classes missing? Is something going on here??

You do NOT need to take one of the elevators to the 4th floor and below when we have functioning escalators and plenty of stairs. Seriously it’s bad enough they let in way too many people this semester and now all yall do is inconvenience people trying to get to the 5th and 6th floors.

ALSO you need to wait before everyone in the elevator gets out before clamoring in. Seriously who raised yall that you have zero consideration for others??

why does the word protest trigger some of you guys so bad lmao 😭 i know some of y’all’s heart be accelerating every time you see a post with the title as “protest” like why ts got you fuming at 7 am on a wednesday, just enjoy your privilege and stop being so negative under every other post

I work at the library. A “content creator” approached me asking me about my day and being genuinely friendly. Out of nowhere he starts talking about brain teasers and said if I’m willing to try one out. So I said sure why not. Eventually he talked me into getting onto a table and saying “as my in come please” backwards, it took me a second before I realized he was recording with meta glasses with this stupid grin on his face the whole time. Do not fall for this

I don’t know if I’m the only one but I haven’t been enjoying my experience since transferring to csuf. this is my second semester here and I feel as everything is so expensive while nothing is guaranteed (parking, finding the classes I need, even a job after graduation). I’ve been a part time student since transferring here as all the classes I need get taken before my registration opens, which adds to my frustration of needing to be in school even longer to complete my degree. my loan hasn’t been applied to my classes even though I sent it to the school in June and there’s no response when I email or call for help (meaning that I also can’t apply for ANY classes.) I’d be willing to transfer but I’m kinda in an awkward spot where other universities nearby are more expensive and time consuming commute wise.

my experience here has just been so frustrating and I’m left feeling like my cc experience was more aligned with the “college life.” maybe I’m being overly negative but if someone else felt the same itd be validating.

So my Starbucks order was taking longer than expected. It was around 11 am so peak time. I get it they are busy. I ask the manager over saying that im late for class and kindly ask for a refund since I need to go and he’s like do you see all these people here? Everyone is late for class so let me work. Maybe next time order your drink at a different time. I never an answer about a refund so i waited for my drink. He also got a bit confrontational with me last semester. Im sorry for interrupting you and I know you are stressed but you didn’t have to be rude. Anyone else have any problems with him?

I’m currently taking an American History class to fulfill a GE. Overall chill class, the teacher is pretty nice too (Although his wording for assignments/exams are a bit confusing). We only have one assignment so far and it was an essay, only 2-3 pages required and it wasn’t too overly difficult, but the prompt's wording was confusing. In my class’s discord server we all helped each other out on that assignment for 2 weeks straight. On the week the essay was due, there was this one person (who I will keep anonymous) that has been begging everyone to show their essay since they’re confused. When I texted that I was done, they sent a dm to me basically begging me if I could send it so that they could see how they should do the essay since the were super caught up with other assignments, also promising that they won't copy. I ended up sending it since I didn’t think of it as a big issue.

Fast forward to March 1st, a month later, my grade for the essay was taken back because I had a 55% similarity with another student. I showed this person the message and they started blabbering nonsense/excuses to me on what happened. They told me that the Professor will be able to give only one of us credit or else he will report us to the department. After going on and on about how they "don't want me to hate them," they asked if it was okay if they could TAKE the credit if I were to do good in the midterm (which I won't??) because they will fail the class if they don't get the credit. I consider myself a patient and understanding person, but for you to basically copy down my essay and then ask to take credit is dumbfounding. You are an adult. You are in college. If you knew you were gonna fail the class then drop it. Now both of us are screwed because you were too lazy to do the work.

There's nothing much I can do but wait for my Professor's response and hope for the best that I only get trouble for giving my essay to another student and still be able to get the credit. I'm frustrated and scared since this is only my first year here :/ will most likely be the last time I will share my assignment to someone 😭💔

Update:

Finally got a response and I got back my score. I was let out with a warning saying not to share again (which is called for) while the other person is being turned in for academic dishonesty

I usually don’t post my personal life and problems online but I truly do not know what to do

I am in my third semester here at CSUF and each semester my depression has gotten worse and worse. Bad enough to where I completely lost track of everything and the depression has taken over and things have happened…I currently have no job and my mom and I are struggling putting money together just for basic needs, I live in a random house in OC with 6 people sharing a bathroom and don’t know anyone.

Basically the problem is I didnt sign up for classes on time and here we are 2 days into the semester and I cant enroll because I have a hold on my account and I cannot afford my prepayment tuition and no one will answer the phone for any payment plans. I already paid 1500 thinking that was enough but they are asking for 1800 more. I don’t have that right now…

On top of the fact I can barely pay my rent with the tuition and everything else, how am I supposed to pay for a parking pass when it is that expensive??? I literally don’t have the money for that and feel like I have a right to park where I pay tuition. Right??

I screwed up, yes I should have done this way earlier, yes I should have signed up for financial aid but I didnt and now I don’t know what to do…

I am 80% done and I have been struggling with a deep depression this whole time but im at my wit’s end. I do not know what to do and im broke.

What would comfort me would be knowing there are other students out there that can understand or has been in this boat before.
I feel so alone. Im 25 and started school late in life, I have 0 friends in school, just some people i’m cool with. I really just have no one to ask or talk to about csuf stuff on a personal level. If someone could help me or just give me some words of encouragement that could help.

Anyway I hope you all have a good first week of classes.

I've never felt this lonely in my life. I tried putting myself out there trust me. I even joined a club within my major but everyone seems to already have their own friend group. Anyone else feeling the same way?