Text Box: The SCuttlebutt Text Box: Page # Text Box: 4th Class Reflections Text Box: By MIDN 4/C Paulson Text Box: The first year of college has definitely been a learning experience to many in the fourth class. Between getting yelled at by the Gunnery Sergeant and being told what to do by mean upperclassmen (Hendler), the fourth class definitely have had their hands full with delegated authority. O-week was the freshmen’s first taste of what life in the battalion would be like, and what a cold and bitter taste it was. “We got yelled at a lot,” Michael Yelle, a freshman civil engineer, said. “I was like ‘Get me outta here.’ It didn’t help that my squad leader was a nut.” Confirmation on his squad leaders nuttiness is pending. When compared to high school classes are harder, eating is more common, and sleeping harder to come by. Most students find that with their new work load, in and out of the battalion, they are unable to devote as much of their time to hanging out. Yet, most have enjoyed it. “I love college,” MIDN 4/C Cupo said. “I have met more interesting people here than I ever would have in Connecticut. I have also developed study skills that will help me in my journey through life.” Most freshmen have their own favorite moments in and out of the battalion. “Blood bowl certainly a highlight,” Geoff Shultz, a freshman computer science major, said. “We rocked ‘em. It was sheer madness. Hopefully the underclassmen can uphold the tradition.” In the end, the first year was merely a learning experience for all those involved, and the challenges and successes ahead will be much greater, but being a 4/c is a great way to start. Next Year, the battalion will find new people to do the dirty girty maid work, and they too will be called the fourth class.