Izinhlekelele zemvelo zenzeka emhlabeni wonke, kodwa kule mpelasonto edlule, i-Fort Hays State University ibe nohlobo lwayo lwenhlekelele eyenzeka kwenye yezindawo zokulala, iMcMindes Hall. NgoLwesihlanu ekuseni, ngoSepthemba 8, abafundi bakhishwe ngaphandle ngenxa yomlilo kagesi nezikhukhula endaweni engaphansi. Abafundi batshelwa ukuthi ngethemba lokuthi bangabuyela esakhiweni ngosuku olulandelayo, noma ngisho nangosuku olulandelayo, ngeSonto. Ngenhlanhla, abafundi bakwazile ukubuyela ezindlini zokulala ngoLwesihlanu ntambama. Emasontweni amane abafundi bekuleli bhilidi, akukhona okokuqala kukhala i-alamu yomlilo.
U-Freshman, u-Shelby
Newton uthe usevele unezinhlelo zokuphuma edolobheni ngempelasonto, ngakho ukukhishwa kwakungeyona into enkulu kuyena njengoba kwakunjalo kwabanye abafundi. “Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngumuntu nje owadonsa i-alamu lapho ngiqala ukuyizwa,” kusho uNewton njengoba Uhlu lwamaselula oMfowethu ehleka. “Ngangipakishela ukuhamba ngempelasonto ngesikhathi kungazelelwe kukhala i-alamu. Ngathatha izimpahla zami ngadubula ngasemnyango,” kusho uShelby. Bekungokwesithathu esegunjini lakhe lokulala ezwa i-alamu yomlilo. Ngangifisa ukubona ukuthi ngabe uhlele ukuhlala kuphi, ngoba uhlala amahora angu-3 ukusuka eHays. UShelby uphendule ngokuthi, “Umzala wami uGrant, osemncane lapha eHays, unomuzi. Bengizohlala naye ngaze ngikwazi ukuphindela emuva. UShelby ufunda i-radiology lapha e-Fort Hays.
U-Freshman, u-Kaylee Slattery, uthe ubengakuhlelile
Nokuhlala lapha eHays kule mpelasonto. U-Kaylee ungowase-Spearville, e-Kansas futhi wayesevele ehlele ukuya ekhaya ngempelasonto. Nokho, ukube wayengahlelanga ukuya ekhaya, wayenomngane lapha eHays, ezimisele ngokumhlalisa aze akwazi ukubuyela ekamelweni lakhe Uhlu lwasetaiwan lokulala. “NgangikwiPersonal Wellness ngenkathi kukhala ama-alamu. Ngangingenayo ikhompyutha yami noma i-back-pack. Ngikudinga kokubili ekilasini lami elilandelayo,” esho. Amaphoyisa abengavumeli abafundi ukuthi babuyele eMcMindes ngaphandle uma bedinga umuthi wesimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha. USlattery naye ufunda nge-radiology lapha e-Fort Hays.
Umdlali we-Volleyball, uJaycie
Richardson, osaqala ukufunda lapha e-Fort Hays, akanalo ithuba lokuya ekhaya ngokuzithandela njengabanye abafundi. UJaycie ungumsubathi odumile wasedolobhaneni elincane i-Ness City, Kansas okuyindawo encane ukusuka eHays. U-Jaycie ubengakuhlelile ukuhamba edolobheni kule mpelasonto edlule. “Ngangingazi ngempela, ngangazi ukuthi ngangidinga izinto ekamelweni lami futhi ngangingakwazi ukushayela ihora lonke ngiye edolobheni lakithi ngaphandle kwazo. Wonke amantombazane amadala e-volleyball nawo ayengekho edolobheni ngakho sasingakwazi ukuya endlini yawo. Ngavele ngangena ekhabetheni Umholi wasetaiwan ngethemba ukuthi sizongena ngo-4:30 ngesikhathi bethi,” uphendule lapho ebuzwa ukuthi wayezokwenzenjani, uma engakwazi ukulikhipha i-alamu. wayesegeza. “Ngagijima ngaya ekamelweni lami, ngagqoka izingubo ezingavamile, ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngibe ngaphandle isikhathi eside.” URichardson ufundela ubuhlengikazi lapha e-FHSU futhi usibheke ngabomvu isikhathi sakhe njengeNgwe.
Njengoba abanye abafundi bebevele
Behlele ukuhamba eHays ngempelasonto, abanye bebefuna imali yegesi. Kuyo yonke impelasonto abafundi bebekhungathekile ngenxa yenhlekelele eyenzeke eMcMindes Hall. Njengoba silungiselela ukuqala isonto lesine lesikole, abafundi bazivumelanisa nezimo. Sinenhlanhla yokuyofunda enyuvesi encane ehlale izimisele ukusiza nokubhekana.
