Don’t get me wrong, I love attending Iowa State. The staff, the facilities, the aesthetic, my peers. Everything is great, but there are a couple things that do grind my gears. Okay, so maybe not so much a couple, but a couple dozen. Here’s where I begin my rant and I’ll hopefully sway you from taking part in these annoying behaviors if you’re one of the guilty.

First of all, we’ll start with students walking into traffic. Please, please, oh please stop assuming all vehicles will stop for you on a dime. I get it, there shouldn’t really be many vehicles on campus because there is virtually no parking for the average student and, hey, we have busses. Regardless, there’s traffic and there are students stupid enough to play chicken with a Jeep. Although it’s an Iowa law to yield to pedestrians, please pay attention to the traffic.

Please stop making crappy Power Point presentations. I can almost guarantee that we’ve all been making these types of slideshows since at least junior high. It’s honestly embarrassing to see a fellow classmate stumble through a verbal presentation paired with visual yuckiness. Include some graphics, abbreviate your information, pay attention to sizing and everything else. Come on, guys, this is elementary nowadays.

I’m not sure if it crosses anyone else’s mind, but I’m absolutely terrified of people riding bicycles on campus. Every time I hear a bicyclist riding obnoxiously fast behind me, my mind goes to painful, freaked out places. Whether or not you think me childish, I assume the bike and I will collide, resulting in a spoke going through my leg. A dumb thought, maybe, but totally possible. Slow it down, ladies and gents.

I’m a speed-walker, no doubt. I want to get where I want to go and fast because it’s often hot or cold as balls on campus. Something that really gets to me is when there’s a group of students walking slowly, three-people wide on the sidewalk. I get that you’re having a conversation, but hold off until later or at least walk a little more consciously.

Another walking-related woe of mine is when people break the sidewalk lanes. Stay in your half of the concrete and pass others in your line with caution. It’s just like driving a car — use common sense and you’ll avoid playing chicken with oncoming pedestrians. Nobody likes doing the awkward little dance that comes with walking into someone.

This is all I have for now, but I promise there’s more venting to come. Stay tuned for my next b–ch session article later this week. Cheers.