C3 Lifestyle

I am what you can term A-block’s veteran. I am a resident of C3’s A-block for the third year running. After spending my first year in A-block, I completely fell in love with the place and this explains why I have been in the same block for 3years. I have not only been living in the same block; but the same floor as well. I lived in a different room in my 1st year and same room in my 2nd and 3rd years. You might be prompted to ask why? If you do, I’m addicted to A-block will definitely be my answer.
It is the block presumed to be the noisy one. It is suppose to house the noisy folks of college three. For a freshman who detests loud music, being my wall mate is definitely a nightmare. I am not the only one in the act of blazing loud music but it’s typical of A-block residents if compared across other blocks of the college. There are the Edossa brothers, Elena Kostadinova, Tania Pollock, just to mention a few in the same act.
Like most of the C3 blocks, residents of A-block are highly diverse in terms of nationality, sex, major and interest in sporting activities. It is no news that C3 rules the Jacobs Olympix event and in my 3years here, the rivalry in what block garners the most points is always between A and B blocks.
A-block is an integral part of college 3 especially the first floor. The floor is usually used as the mode of entrance into other blocks in the college. So you should expect all kind of disturbances 24hrs of the day. It could be a group of students coming from a party singing loud or talking in high voices and you can also expect to hear the heels of female students matching down the floor way like it’s the red carpet. A-block: my world and my home for 3 years.

Those that live in B-block would probably argue they feel they are the life of C3. The key block in C3’s continued success in the Olympix is undoubtedly that of B-block, the block who has won more sports events than any other, placing as the best performing block on campus the past 2 years. It is not merely the sports soul of C3, in fact the majority of key personalities reside here, with most members who in some way or form work and are active at the college office live in B block.
What makes B-block special though is not its achievements, but the atmosphere created within the block. Spanning all 3 floors is a very tight crowd of friends who don’t merely live together, but want to live together. Sacrificing what many would believe are rooms with better views in A and C block, the inhabitants of B block are more content with having a block where they can exit their room and find all their friends on within a few metres. This results in a block which treats one another with respect a friend deserves; knowing when the time is meant for study, or when the time is right to party. In times of less pressure, every room in B block is guaranteed to be blasting some different genre of loud music, but all with doors wide open, so that friends can come and go as they please. B block is not just a place where people happen to end up in a room for a year, it is a carefully planned layout which optimizes the best possible environment, so that all of its residents to may truly call B block home.

The people of C-block are quite diverse: with Marian and Aleksander the quirky roommates who have male privates on their door that read ‘please knock’, to Hasan’s forever loud music and self-organized parties, to Pranjal and Shabie who largely keep to themselves along with Zheynab and Dana who do the same, to Rakhshan and Kathy neither of whom are ever spotted together, and then of course the happy group of Macedonians at the far end of the corridor. During the weak contact between the floor mates usually takes the form a polite hello, however on weekends parties are quite common and noises ranging from people running up and down the corridors, laughing, singing, boozing, laughing are quite common. In this way, the floor is not for the weak of heart… just kidding. It’s just a really fun, happening place to be and everyone comes together to take part in various floor competitions that take place around the time of Christmas and Halloween. Usually we do pretty darn well, and it would be nice to have more of these activities in the future.
These group dynamics are further intensified by the fact that this floor does not possess a vacuum cleaner and occasionally an afflicted floor member goes around knocking on various doors, only to return disappointed. However, the lack of an essential dust-sucking appliance does not dampen the awesome spirit that is C block 2nd floor.

When I was asked to jot down some thought about D Block (College 3), I had nothing in my mind except “I am in the quiet block and it’s awesome just like any other!” Yes, I’m from the quiet block, where there is supposed to be no noise for 24/7. But apparently it doesn’t mean that you will have a boring life with no loud music, no friends hanging around and get labeled as a silent creature. Eight months in the quiet block teaches me one simple rule: you have the right to be noisy to whatever levels as long as you don’t let it get out of your room/apartment. The reason for this very rule is way too simple: you respect others’ private space and expect the same from them. You will understand this statement the most when it comes to midterm/final period, or simply when you have to submit your paper/homework in exactly one hour and your friend next door just finds out he/she is so in love with those new songs and really, really needs to let the whole world know that. Apart from the norm of silence, we are just like other blocks (with RA, floor captains, “D-Block-ers”, floor dinner and so on, if you ever wonder :P). So if you think you want some kinds of “special” privacy some and don’t mind walking a little farther, welcome to D Block!