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Boys are like waffles

By Victoria Moran | March 31, 2014

Saturday was my friend’s birthday. Being the overwhelmingly srat-tastic and fun-loving individuals we are, we naturally had no choice but to make a production out of the ordeal, discussing only the most pressing matters: who will be the lucky guy upon whom I will bestow an invitation to my parents’ formal? Or rather, who will pretend to be unfazed when I “forget” to mention he has to rent a tux and converse with my endearingly Hispanic parents — surprise! — over fruity drinks at a Mexican restaurant?

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Joke’s on you

By Kelly Seegers | March 31, 2014

I am considered to be a pretty funny person. I frequently cause entire rooms to burst out into uncontrollable laughter, followed by my fans asking me to repeat myself and recreate their feeling of giddiness.

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In defense of being uninvolved

By Grace Muth | March 27, 2014

My inbox is filled with messages from my new major head and subject lines saying “Sign-Up for Honor Week” or “Attend a Philanthropy!” Another emails read: “Can we reschedule the meeting from 2:30 to 3?

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The science of selling yourself short

By Aidan Cochrane | March 27, 2014

After a while in the search for perfection, the inevitable question arises: what happens when you achieve such perfection?

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iPhone anonymous

By Allison Lank | March 26, 2014

It’s hard to imagine what life would be like without an iPhone. I picture my friends wearing bonnets, churning butter and playing with dolls at a creepily old age.

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Lessons in house league

By Kate Colver | March 26, 2014

Every Saturday morning for all of autumn of 1999, with peepers in my eyes and a white cotton turtleneck under my jersey, I arrived at the elementary school gymnasium to run the wrong way down the carpeted court and touch the kiddie-sized basketball once all season. With a gusto that could be called respectable but not impressive, I supported my team with my shiny white Keds and my impeccable, parentally-enforced attendance record.

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Life

My remote is my master

By Avery Moyler | March 25, 2014

During Spring Break, some students headed south, some east and some west. I went back home to New York. Once there, I traveled south. Then I continued to travel south, as I sunk deeper and deeper into my couch.

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The art of the interview

By Mimi Montgomery | March 25, 2014

I went down to New Orleans this past week to embark on a right of passage every college student must eventually face: job interviews.

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Battling body image

By Vega Bharadwaj | March 24, 2014

It’s impossible to tread the bridge on McCormick during peak class-crossing hour without catching a whiff of the pungent athleticism running through the veins of the University.

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The car ride chronicles

By Sumedha Deshmukh | March 24, 2014

In the past two weeks, I spent more than 20 hours in the confines of a car. This was especially unpleasant considering I am one of the people physically incapable of sleeping in moving vehicles. It’s probably because the stagnancy causes all of my already excessive energy to gradually collect in my body, so I’m left to experience every moment of the trip in a state of amplified consciousness.

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Top 10 people you meet during March Madness

By Annie Mester | March 23, 2014

1. The know-it-all Did you know 34.5 percent of 14 seeded teams which score more than 4 points in the first 2 minutes and 46 seconds of the second half win 54 percent of their games if they’re wearing the color orange and the third quarter starts no later than 5:12 pm?

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Innovation over practicality

By Lauren Jackson | March 20, 2014

I found out Santa did not exist the first Christmas I can remember; the Easter bunny always freaked me out; I was pissed when I turned 11 and no letter arrived from Hogwarts; and finally, when my first baby molar came out, I didn’t tell my parents — I waited skeptically to see what the cold side of my pillow would surprise me with in the morning.

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Tabled

By Christian Hecht | March 20, 2014

Any student who attends class knows the corner between the Amphitheater and the Lawn is a favorite spot for students aggressively promoting various clubs and events to camp.

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S*** Wahoos say (and what we really mean)

By Laura Holshouser | March 20, 2014

I love you, Wahoos — and every single falsity below makes me love you all the more.

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My trip to New Orleans, or 'that time I sat on a dead body'

By Julia Horowitz | March 19, 2014

Sitting by a table at an indoor courtyard in New Orleans, an older woman with wispy gray hair and a slight hunch approached me. “There’s a dead body under that tree, you know,” she said, gesturing to the pot next to me. I did not know.

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The thank you circle

By Caroline Trezza | March 19, 2014

Sometimes we say meaningless things. Take, for example, the “sorry circle.” Someone accidentally gets in your way and says, “Sorry!” to make up for it — but it really wasn’t a big deal to begin with.

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Happiness in simplicity

By Peyton Williams | March 18, 2014

This past week, I was given a truly extraordinary gift. With the help of 54 friends, a humble leader and some of the most joyful children I have ever had the pleasure of meeting, I rediscovered simplicity.

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The sex appeal of a cappella

By Kristen Gunn | March 18, 2014

I have a slightly embarrassing confession to make. A couple of weeks ago, I went to my first real, full-length a cappella concert.

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Judgment day

By Victoria Moran | March 17, 2014

In a moment in between midterm-induced nail biting and Clemson-dwelling, my friends and I retreated to Newcomb for a quick lunch.

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An awkward exposé

By Kelly Seegers | March 17, 2014

The other day, one of my friends claimed there was no such thing as an awkward situation. She argued it is a socially constructed idea, existing only inside people’s minds. Perhaps that is true — but then, is this not enough to make awkwardness a reality?