MAXWELL HAMILTON
Sports Editor
In my first draft to submit for this “From the Desk of,” I wrote about my time here at Fredonia throughout the years. I gave an honest review. If I am being honest with you, it wasn’t good.
It’s not that I don’t think we have a great school, because I think we do. There are so many little groups scattered all across campus: 170 clubs and student organizations, two of which I am a part of, 17 athletic teams and over 100 different majors and minors. There are so many interests on this campus, and I think that is cool. We have a cool community.
Due to this being my final draft of my “From the Desk of,” I guess I should tell you what my desk looks like. It has a lot on it. I am the president of Blackhorse Rugby, and that has been a huge honor to lead my teammates and play some great rugby. I am also a part of The Leader, but that’s obvious hence this letter, but my role here is the Sports Editor, I communicate with writers and edit articles — I basically signed up for extra homework.
I think Fredonia has the opportunity to be great, yeah, we all miss the Tim Horton’s, but at least we have cool chairs so we can sit in style or be massaged. But our campus has so much more, I don’t know if you all feel it too, but something besides dog food is in the air here. That’s why I like this place, the magic of Fredonia.
We the students are what makes this campus magic. There are so many different student groups with history all across campus, but also the opportunity for someone to come here and make it their own. The ability for a student to recognize that there is a need and make change. I think that is super cool. Students are what grow the school, not just by getting more students to come here but by adding to the mix by creating more opportunities for other students here right now.
The steps may be difficult, but I can assure you that everyone who you will have to meet with are super nice and have open ears. They only want to help you make something cool happen. I know it sounds like extra work, but we can make changes. We need to take advantage of that.
Campus is ever changing, and because of that, we always have to adapt. It is okay if things don’t work out or they fizzle out. We always have to look up ahead, off into the horizon — that’s where we are headed.
What’s next after school? It is the best and worst question you can ask someone who is about to graduate. Before they can even answer you can tell by the look on their face, worry or excitement.
Some have it all figured out and that’s great. Some need more time to find their niche; don’t worry about it. In time, we all will be ok. We made it to Fredonia and can use this as a stepping stone in life — just know that there is always something more.
What’s next for me?
I couldn’t tell you, but I cannot wait. I am ready to take on this next challenge in my life, and I hope this feeling I have is contagious because there is no need for any doubt, we all will do great things.
I promised myself I wouldn’t forget to thank my family. Without them, I wouldn’t be who and where I am today. My mom made sure to pack my cleats in my bag, even when I said I did not want to play rugby anymore after high school. That is what I am most grateful for. Without those cleats, I wouldn’t have gone to my first practice and met all of the boys.
Being a part of Blackhorse has been exhilarating, not because we play rugby, but because the people that play rugby are wild. These wild animals are my brothers, and I am happy to have met all of them.
If there is anything I want you to take from this, it’s don’t do nothing. Stop being those students that sit in class and don’t talk to your teacher. When you see someone in the hall say hello and be social. COVID-19 did something to all of us and some of us need to shake the dust off. Don’t sit and do nothing, make something happen and odds are it will be great.