Somehow that group had become the most popular in the college. No one was really sure why or how – they always kept to themselves, were openly nerdy or rude, they embarrassed themselves more often than not but somehow everyone loved them.
Maybe it was Winger’s open manipulative tactics and insistence he didn’t need anyone. Maybe it was Perry’s open determination to fight ‘the man’ whoever that man happened to be. Or the way Bennett would give out free pastries and bakery goods in exchange for people’s favour. Or Barnes’ shortlived stint as head of the football team, the jock that chose to be mostly-nice to others. Maybe it was Nadir’s wacky theories and filmmaking that included everyone and made them all feel special. Or Hawthorne’s well meaning old fashioned humor and plain ignorance. Possibly it was Edison’s fantastic grades and willingness to do anything for an extra couple points.
Or maybe the individual members didn’t matter, maybe it had more to do with how they used that power – in fits and spurts, sometimes the unquestioned tyrants of the college, other times seemingly oblivious to their popularity.
One thing was certain – the Study Group was like nothing from High School but college was different – that was something they learned after the first paintball tournament – and was the Study Group really that odd in the grand scheme of colleges? They didn’t think so.
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Maybe it was Winger’s open manipulative tactics and insistence he didn’t need anyone. Maybe it was Perry’s open determination to fight ‘the man’ whoever that man happened to be. Or the way Bennett would give out free pastries and bakery goods in exchange for people’s favour. Or Barnes’ shortlived stint as head of the football team, the jock that chose to be mostly-nice to others. Maybe it was Nadir’s wacky theories and filmmaking that included everyone and made them all feel special. Or Hawthorne’s well meaning old fashioned humor and plain ignorance. Possibly it was Edison’s fantastic grades and willingness to do anything for an extra couple points.
Or maybe the individual members didn’t matter, maybe it had more to do with how they used that power – in fits and spurts, sometimes the unquestioned tyrants of the college, other times seemingly oblivious to their popularity.
One thing was certain – the Study Group was like nothing from High School but college was different – that was something they learned after the first paintball tournament – and was the Study Group really that odd in the grand scheme of colleges? They didn’t think so.