*This article was published before but was lost when the site was hacked*


Throughout the 4 years spent in the
University or what my American friends
would call college, I met, got acquainted to,
made friends with and observed several
individuals. I made eight classification and below is an attempt to describe
these people. Mind you, the names used are
not real but fictional.

JACK THE BOOKWORM: This guy or type of
people reads everything that has to do with
his or their academic work to the extent that
they use them in everyday conversation
sometimes even knowing some concepts
more than their lecturers. Their favourite
'fun spot' is usually the library, stadium or
one of those other isolated places. They
usually have that nickname - 'First Class'
although many of them end up not
graduating with a First class degree. They
are usually ignorant of happenings around
them or even some occurrences around
school because of their sometimes
'withdrawn' nature. Ask them something
like 'who were the people protesting on
campus the other day?' And you get a reply
along the lines of, 'I don't know, how does
that add to my GP?'

JULIE THE MARKETER: Julie has the
hustling spirit and this is how she likes to
describe it but in the real sense, she is a
'runz gal'. Marketing in this contest refers
to 'showcasing' her 'wares' and getting paid
for them. The nature of her job(s) makes
travelling a compulsory hobby sometimes
as she is always on the go. She is hardly
found on campus or in class because of the
demanding nature of this job. She is classy
and would appear in expensive wears,
jewelries and phones, all thanks to her
wealthy clientele. Some individuals in this
class are smart and could write and speak
legibly, others are outright dumb, couldn't
even spell their names but only know one
thing - money.

ALEXANDER THE TERRIBLE: He was
probably 'blended' in his first or second
year on campus and is then termed a
'strong man'. He is rarely found in class
except during certain practical classes or on
exams day. He appears innocent sometimes
and is unnecessarily humble as it is
common for him to refer to you as 'Boss' or
'Sir'. People who know him treats him with
respect just to avoid getting themselves into
trouble with him and he always have his
way with 'Jew men'. He could be seen
sometimes with a bag hanging across his
shoulder - a bag you dare not touch or try to
open. Alexander may not be caught
smoking in public but he sure is a smoker
and spends a lot of time hanging out with
the boys at the bar, exchanging banters in
between bottles or discussing 'business' in
hushed tones.

MATERIALISTIC NONSO: He/she is that
boy or girl that would rocks the latest
fashion or uses that phone that is in vogue.
This 'shiny' individual would spend money
trying to look like those models on some
music videos or even the celebrity
themselves all thanks to the plethora of
uncles, aunties, brothers, sisters, cousins etc
that they would 'tax' before returning to
school even after their parents must have
given them their allowances. He/she is
probably from a 'humble' home but when
you get to see this person in school, you'd
think that the father owns an oil bloc due to
their flashy appearance. Nonso would lie
about everything starting from what his/her
father does for a living down to why they
are not attending a university abroad or a
private university.

KALU THE ENTREPRENEUR: This guy has
'business' written over him, from the way
he talks, reasons, down to his views about
life. You shouldn't be surprised if rumours
starts flying around about him owning a
space at that market close to the school.
Kalu, who maybe one of those people whose
parents would rather starve to ensure that
he remains in school sees making-money-
while-in-school as the perfect getaway from
frustration and inadequate funding. He
sometimes drops out of school in pursuit of
happiness or finishes and then faces
business squarely.

UCHE THE APOSTLE: Uche could be a boy
or girl or to be more specific, that brother
or sister. If you happen to be his/her
roommate, be ready to get to know Jesus
personally. If there is something you feel he
needs to know ASAP and his number seem
not to be available or his cell is turned off,
just try to locate him first at the school's
Gethsamane (usually a place , not
necessarily a church where students gather
to pray sometimes) or in any other place(s)
where brethren meet. Uche eats, reads and
sleeps the bible sometimes even forgetting
about his/her coursework till exams day.
Uche stays in the hostel or have an
apartment offcampus but a greater part of
his/her day is spent attending one
fellowship meeting or the other. Although
he may not be in your faculty but don't be
surprised to find him in front of your class
one early morning just before lecture
commences trying to tell the whole class a
thing or two about Jesus Christ.

JOHN THE CLASS CLOWN: Every class in
every department in every faculty in the
University has this particular guy. He cracks
everybody up with either his speech, body
movement or the way he answers question
in class. Most people see him as unserious
but he could be one of those people that
exams haven't really favoured and so they
sought solace in making others smile.

PATRICK THE RANDOM GUY: He is what
some people call the unusual everyday guy.
He attends class just like every other person,
submits assignments and writes exams just
like every other student. He is usually not
involved in things like politics or sports in
the department but he could be found
among the observing crowd. He appears
simple and does not court attention. He is
the best person to ask for any information
concerning the department or faculty
because he can be found everywhere as
long as there are people there and it has to
do with the department or faculty.

Bottom line: God creates people with
different characters and personalities and
then have them placed at different parts of
the country/world but the university brings
them together. The university affords you
with the opportunity to learn from this vast
array of individuals.

Seize the opportunity!



via www.victorikeji..com

Yeah right

Beautiful.

You forgot to add odinaka the football wizard- this one sleeps eat breathe and even wears football, he is always spotted with a jersey and always argues about soccer, he plays football morning and evening and one wonders if he writes football on the exam day

Nice list there...

I'm the Patrick kinda guy but most people think I'm the Alexandre buddy because I show up only during test or exams or to submit my assignment, some don't even believe that I have a Matric number and are even more surprised as I don't fail any courses.

They would be like "u know your way"

I remember this thread. Nice writeup Op

Patrick representing!