Entering the doors of the student center, you are immediately filled with nothing but curiosity and wonder. The interior of the main lobby is humongous, as you walk through the door on the immediate right side is a section for students to relax in some gorgeous chairs. The chairs themselves come in all shapes and sizes, not to mention directly in front of the chairs are glass covered desks where you can sit your laptop down and work on homework. Some of the chairs are grey and a light shade of brown, but what most students love about them are that the armrests are so comfortable, many students fall asleep in them. In arm reach of the chairs are white daisies and even huge plants with long green leaves. It’s almost like sitting in a garden. You can even see outside of the center as students pass by sun up till sun down. Sitting in one of the chairs is a light skinned male dressed in a light blue Georgia state hoodie with a large angry panther on the front sipping from his coffee working on his computer. He glances up as a five foot, three inches’ blond female walks by and waves and says,” Hi”. In a chair next to him is a pale brunette female with freckles wrapped up in a small orange blanket asleep. As her white earphones are hanging out of her black and white striped sweater, her phone drops to the floor making a loud thud. She then jumps up and in a quick hurry stretches her skinny noodle-like arms and retrieves it. Just about every day you come across groups of students laughing uncontrollably here. In addition to that, there are tons of vending machines located literally about ten feet from your chair where you don’t have to travel so far to grab a delicious mouthwatering chocolate bar or a crispy bag of barbecue chips. With a wonderful view from the comfortable chairs in the main lobby, you can always spot students passing up and down the stairs, getting on the elevators, and even professors passing through to get a cup of coffee.

One of the best attractions is to have lunch at the courtyard food court located on the third floor of the student center. As a young light skinned male is seen eating out of a plate of spaghetti. Steam begins to rise from his plate, he then scoops up some spaghetti on his fork, bringing it to his mouth. He immediately drops his fork and screams out for help. His light skinned female friend comforts him with some cold water and gently pats his back. She then turns her head and stares at the steam coming off of her scrumptious chicken sandwich. Two tables in front of this duo is a six foot, three inches tall fair skinned male sitting down at a table alone putting in his earphones and beginning to eat his salad filled with a great variety of lettuce and chicken. He lets out a small sigh as he remembers he doesn’t have any crackers for his salad. About ten minutes later a large group of students come rushing in dressed in Georgia state hoodies with large panther paws on the back of their hoodies. As they pass by, some of the students sitting at some of the tables shake their head in disgust. Other students around them begin to frown and move away. As the large group creates more noise, a bulky pale skinned male dressed in a tight red shirt and blue gym shorts passes by them and throws away his trash. One of the students from the group. A six foot, five inches paled male with giant muscles and blue eyes stares at the huge flashing red light sign that says” Chick Fil A”. He then motions the entire group to follow him and proceed to Chick Fil A. With restaurants such as Pasta Mia and Chick Fil A here, Georgia state students love being greeted by employees with warm smiles that creates an intimate and stress free environment after a long day of classes.

Right on the outside of the student center are tons of black benches scattered around a ravishing selection of white daisies. A pale blonde dressed in a red dress with a slit down the center of the back with black bondage boots and with curly hair is seen sitting at one of the benches reading” The Notebook”, the wind slowly pushes up against her face causing her to pull strands of her hair out of her face. Touching the iconic Georgia state panther made of bronze is a group of students. Some of the students are dressed in Georgia state hoodies which on the front in bold white letters it reads” GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS”, followed immediately under it is a medium size portrait of a blue and white panther, while the others are dressed in black shirts and silver and white striped sweaters. The blond female looks up from her book and spots the group moving around like wildfire trying to get the perfect group photo. She lets out a little chuckle and gets up. She approaches them and says, “I’ll take you guys photo”. The whole group says in unison,” Thank you”. All of their faces light like a sky full of fireworks on the fourth of July. Reaching into her pocket the pale blonde with curly hair pulls out her iPhone. The entire group gathers together and smiles for the picture. Once the photo is taken, one of the students from the group asks her to get in one of the photos and her mouth drops to the floor. She bolts to the middle of the group and strikes a pose like a fashion model ready for the next extravagant fashion show. They continue to laugh and talk throughout the evening as the sun goes down and the moonlight makes a return. Outside of the student center, memories and bonds are created that last a lifetime and truly remind students of Georgia state that this is “home”.

As you pass throughout the student center, you will without question make yourself feel at home and get just a taste of what Georgia state has to offer. This is definitely one of the most populates areas on campus and without question allows you to meet new people and change the world around you. With the lively atmosphere found in the student center, it constantly provides students opportunities to explore and transition into college and most of all, leave a legacy.