1998-1999 Rothberg Yearbook

M&WSMG D A Y - FIRSTSEMESTER
by Adam Eis
You all remember moving day: from the luxurious rooms at Idelson to the 5 star
Resnick dorms. You know what the funny (and sad) thing is? The dorm people at Idelson
actually thought they could get us all out of Idelson in an hour and a half. Believe it, I saw
their schedule. Each group gets a half-hour to “check out,” and since there are 3 groups,
that adds up to an hour and a half. The move started at 2:00 RM. Luckily, I was in the
second group, meaning that I should have been done within an hour of when they started.
Yeah right, and Israelis are patient. Since I was in the second group at 2:30 RM. me and my
roommate got in line, yet there was one problem ...it seemed as if they hadn’t started. I
waited in line for four hours, and I wasn’t even the last person in our group. Not only that,
we were only the second group; they still had to do a third group. From the first group
entering till the last group leaving, it took seven hours. After leaving Idelson, we packed on
to the Egged buses, which took us and our luggage on that 2-minute drive, only to find more
lines. After all the frustration, we got our rooms and settled into our new dorms at 10:00
RM. Finally, this nightmare of a day ended. I must admit, I am not a rocket scientist, but it
seemed to me that the dorm office was just a tad bit disorganized.
The one thing I don’t understand is, since they have done this year after
year how could such a Balagan (problem) happen????
W hatever the problem was, I was sure it was
corrected and the second semester students wouldn’t
have any problems.......
...right?????????
Cartoon by Naftali Meshel