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Lacy Pitts’ path to the vice presidency inspired by passion for rural communities
HANNAH GREER THE COLLEGIAN
Whether it is life on the farm or being student body vice president, Lacy Pitts, senior in agricultural economics, is all about celebrating the little things in life. “It’s in the small victories,” Pitts said. Pitts recounted one of her funniest memories from growing up on a farm, her laughter filling the room. Once, her older brother Nate, while looking for the baseball he had thrown over the barn, found Pete, a horse, dead a few feet away from the ball. He thought he accidentally killed their old horse. “’Mom, I killed Pete,’” Pitts recalled. “It is the quintessential rural story.” The story of Pete is one of many fond memories Pitts has of her childhood on her farm 15 minutes outside of Buhler, Kansas. The small town lifestyle she grew up with gave her the passion for helping rural communities grow their economies and developing opportunities to help them thrive. Being the one to help rural areas understand their place in a government position is the dream, Pitts said. One of the first steps in reaching her goals was com-
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ing to Kansas State. From the moment she attended the football game of K-State beating then-No. 4 University of Texas, Pitts was sure coming to K-State was part of the plan. While K-State was a sure thing, being part of the Student Government Association was not. She described her path to student body vice president as an unconventional route into student government. Pitts started working for Kansas Department of Agriculture as a freshman, and then she worked for Sue Peterson, chief government relations officer for the Office of the President. Through that job, she began working with SGA members and said she recognized the valuable work they did. Sophomore year, Pitts ran for student senate and was selected as caucus leader for the College of Agriculture. Later, Pitts would run with Jordan Kiehl, senior in industrial engineering and current student body president, for student body vice president. “SGA showed me what it was like to leave something better than when you first came to it,” Pitts said. “To be surrounded by an entire group of people whose soul passion is to make K-State better for years to come, is extremely gratifying and cool to be a part
of.”
As a first generation K-Stater, Pitts said she recognizes the value of attending K-State and is determined to help make the opportunity more accessible to others. Because of her personal experience, Pitts said she is passionate about creating affordability and scholarships for students, particularly for students from rural and lower-income areas. Pitts is also enthusiastic about legislative advocacy and said she is determined to share students’ stories to the statehouse to show why higher education is so important to Kansas. From classes to SGA to being in a sorority and watching “Parks and Recreation,” Pitts said she finds joy in being involved in a variety of things. For Pitts, balancing these different aspects of life is a challenge, but an opportunity she will only experience in college that has helped set a great foundation for her future. “I hope that someday I can look back at K-State when my kids are looking at coming here and be proud of the institution that it is because of the part that myself, and student governments before me and student governments after me have gotten to play in decisions campus-wide,” Pitts said. Like one of her favorite
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Senior in agricultural economics Lacy Pitts is the SGA vice president. She is passionate about affordability and legislative advocacy. “Parks and Recreation” characters, Leslie Knope, Pitts strives to bring fun and hard
work to her job in government in order to create lasting impacts.
Tennis’ Anna Turco wins consulation bracket in Iowa tourney
On Monday, the Big 12 Conference and FOX Sports announced the Oct. 27 matchup between the Wildcats and Sooners will start at 2:30 p.m. and be broadcast on FOX, per a release by K-State Sports. K-State lost its last three games against Oklahoma, with the last win coming in 2014. The Wildcats have two victories over the Sooners since 2008, and both were on Oklahoma’s home turf. Coming off a 31-12 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday and into a bye week, K-State will have more time to prepare for the high-powered Oklahoma offense. The Big 12 also named junior running back Alex Barnes as Offensive Player of the Week and senior defensive back Duke Shelley as Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Barnes had a career record 34 carries for 181 yards, four touchdowns and three catches for 51 yards during Saturday’s win over Oklahoma State. During the same game, Shelley intercepted Cowboy quarterback Taylor Cornelius twice, adding six tackles and one pass breakup.
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New Student Union director strives to create a culture of honor
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Newly appointed union director Corey Williamson graduated from Kansas State in 2003 and went on to work as the coordinator of operations at Akron’s student union.
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Corey Williamson, the new executive director of the K-State Student Union, has a stack of small cards in his office. On one side is the word “honor” printed in big, purple letters. The other has a few sentences printed on it: “I am committed to fostering a Culture of Honor where we appreciate each other’s gifts and values. I celebrate you for who you are on your journey towards excellence.” Williamson, who has only been on campus officially for about a month, said he’s excited for what the future holds. “This is what I love to do and [I love] the fact that I can
do it here, on my home campus that invested so much into me,” Williamson said. “K-State means a lot to me. It has been a world changer, if you will, for my family and I.” He said he was just a child when he moved to Manhattan with his three brothers and single mother. As a child, he dreamed of being a Kansas City Chiefs player. Williamson’s path to working at the union was not entirely straight. He said he got his undergraduate degree in kinesiology but realized his passion for education after a number of opportunities to work with students. “As an undergrad, I had an opportunity to work in what we called Trio Programs,” Williamson said. “I was able to help stu-
dents in middle school and high schools from under-privileged backgrounds envision themselves in college. A lot of the students I worked with did end up coming to K-State.” Despite his newfound love for education, Williamson said he didn’t think a classroom setting was right for him. After he was encouraged to apply for a graduate position on the Union Program Council, he said he found more work that he was eager about. “I was fortunate enough to get that position and I fell in love with the programming [side of] things,” Williamson said. “I realized how much there was to running the facility.” Williamson said his day-today life does not follow a regular routine, which makes the job exciting for him. “I think that’s the beautiful thing about working in the student union — no day is ever the same,” Williamson said. “Right now, my focus has really been getting out on campus, meeting folks, meeting my colleagues, meeting students, learning more about the institution.” Williamson said he is working toward a goal of creating what he calls a “culture of honor.” There are a number of ways the union works to achieve this goal, he said. “Creating that culture of honor is really the ultimate goal,” Williamson said. “We do it in a variety of ways. One example is I have the fortunate opportunity serve on the multicultural center action team. I just joined the team, so I can’t take any credit for anything that’s been done, but that really has me excited.” Williamson said he wants students and faculty to be aware that the union is a place for everyone. “One thing that is really important to me is that no matter who you are, as a member of our family, the student union is a place where you belong,” Williamson said. “I’m proud to be a part of that, that’s what I love doing, I love fostering that community.”
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December graduates browse gowns, giveaways at Grad Expo SARAH MOYER
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Kansas State seniors on track to graduate this December visited the Alumni Center on Tuesday for the biannual Grad Expo. “It’s kind of a one-stop shop,” said Krista Darting, associate director of membership and marketing with the K-State Alumni Association. “We let them get everything
they might need for graduation and post-graduation.” Yearly attendance is in the thousands, Darting said. “Obviously fall is a smaller graduation, so we do a oneday expo for fall,” Darting said. “We do a two-day expo for spring.” Giveaways included one $100 gift card and a diploma frame. Rachael Mirth, senior in social sciences, said she enjoyed free headshots at the
expo, taking a photo in professional dress and one in her cap and gown. Darting said a cap and gown combo cost about $45 to $75, depending on the requirements for the level of degree obtained. “The most utilized service is for sure caps and gowns, because that’s obviously something everyone has to get,” Darting said. Mirth said she is trying to save some on costs associated
with graduation by reusing what she already has. “This cap and gown is actually from my associate’s degree,” Mirth said. “We compared them and they’re pretty similar. This one’s just a little bit more shiny.” Mirth said she plans to also cut costs by using an alternative printing service for her announcements. “Instead of the announcements, I’m going to go through Shutterfly, because
it’s cheaper,” she said. “And then I found some diploma frames on Amazon.” Joseph Dongoski, senior in electrical engineering, said he wished free shipping for items sold at the expo could be extended for students and for the expo hours to be extended outside of regular class hours. “Not everybody always has a chance to get everything right at the exact moment that the expo is going,” Dongoski said. “I know I’m going to be
buying the cap, gown and tassel. Other than that, I’m not sure what else I’ll be purchasing.” Mirth said vendors inspired her to think of K-State mementos she might carry with her after graduation, and she encourages others to attend the expo even if they are exploring alternative options so that they can learn more about the Alumni Association, athletics and other resources at the event.
Goal to build $16 million Multicultural Student Center was a dream, Bosco says
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At KSUnite, President Richard Myers announced the KSU Foundation had secured $4.2 million of the nearly $6 million necessary to build the long-promised Multicultural Student Center. The center, which is set to be built in the location of a K-State Student Union expansion proposed in 1999, should open by the fall semester of 2020. “It will be near that site, but it’s important the campus knows this building will have its own identity, use and meaning separate from the student union,” said Ayana Belk, student senator and sophomore in landscape architecture. In 2015, then-President Kirk Schulz announced Kansas State’s plan to secure
donations totaling $16 million to fulfill the goal of constructing a specific center for multicultural students. Currently, K-State remains the only university in the Big 12 that does not have such a facility. Students and faculty on the committee have been adamant that the center will not be an addition to the union, saying a separate entrance will lead into the building, but an image released by the Division of Communications and Marketing depicts an approximately 14,000 square foot addition to the east side of the union. The center would sit across from the Wildcat Chamber, located near the Center for Student Involvement and the current Multicultural Student Organization Office. Pat Bosco, vice president of student life and dean of students, said the decisions regarding the size and location of the facility were made in cooperation with the
28-member Project Action Team. These decisions were made with the needs of current and future multicultural students at K-State in mind. The proposed location, Bosco said, was picked unanimously by the team because of its central location on campus. “The next phase is to sit down with our students,” Bosco said. “We want to make sure that the multicultural student center has a feel different than any other building on campus.” In the Oct. 11 student senate meeting, Bosco spoke for close to 20 minutes to the Student Governing Association about the Multicultural Student Center, likening the previous plan for a $16 million center to a dream. He compared the original financial goal to sitting down with his family to plan a vacation and each member wanting to do or go somewhere else. “Well, no, really, we can’t do that, we don’t have time, the money, all the realities,” Bosco said. “The process was not followed to gain central administration’s ownership and it was better for us to be able to stop and say, ‘Hey, let’s collectively find out what do we really need and how does that meet today’s needs as well as our future needs.’” The plans for the center will go before the Kansas Board of Regents in November for approval. From there, after the remaining money is secured by the foundation, the 14-month-long construction process will begin. “The plans for the multicultural student center are not finalized,” Belk said. “The location and the size pretty much are. As always, we are listening and are trying to make sure we get all we can out of this center, but there are limits because of our chosen size and location.”
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Niamh McSherry practices with a seven iron on the Colbert Hills Golf Course range on Sep. 18, 2018. As a freshman, McSherry tied for thirteenth at the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas, Texas.
Women’s golf finishes in top 10 at Magnolia Invitational JULIA JORNS
THE COLLEGIAN
The Kansas State women’s golf team competed at the Magnolia Invitational Sunday through Tuesday, where it tied for 10th place overall. The invitational was played in West Point, Mississippi, at Old Waverly Golf Club. K-State competed with 15 other schools over a two-day span, with Oklahoma being the only other Big
12 school represented. The invitational was originally scheduled to have three rounds from Sunday through Tuesday, but the final round on Tuesday was canceled due to bad weather. At the end of the first round of competition on Sunday, the Wildcats were tied for 10th overall as a team, with a score of 306.
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In the second round of competition, the Wildcats stayed tied for 10th overall with a team score of 297 for the round and 603 overall. Individually, K-State was led by sophomore Ella Adams, who finished with an even-par 72. After the second round, Adams finished
4-over-par 72 and tied for 30th overall. During the first round, sophomore Reid Isaac shot 5-over-par 72. By the end of the invitational, Isaac posted a score of 2-over-par 72, which was good enough to tie for 45th place. Senior Chloe Weir tied for 57th overall, shooting a score of 13-over-par 72 in the first round, but shot 3-under-par 72 during the second and final round. Sophomore Niamh
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Snyder, players prep for test at Oklahoma during bye week AVERY OSEN
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The Kansas State football team addressed the media on Tuesday in the midst of the team’s bye week. The Wildcats are coming off a 31-12 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. With no game this weekend, head coach Bill Snyder said most things would stay the same with practice. “We met yesterday, we didn’t practice,” Snyder said. “Today will be the first day on the practice
field.” Snyder also addressed his team’s attitude and energy after last weekend’s big win over the Cowboys, saying enthusiasm is good, but how it carries over to the next game is important. “I think the enthusiasm after the ballgame was appropriate,” Snyder said. “I thought it was strong. They were very, very enthusiastic, which is certainly a good thing – you’d like to see it, but you’d also like to handle it like you’ve been there before. It is good to see them enthused about it. The importance is whether there is a carry-over factor.” K-State’s next game will be
against the Oklahoma Sooners on Oct. 27 in Norman, Oklahoma. The last time that the Wildcats won on the road against the Sooners was in 2014, coming off a bye week, as will be the case next Saturday. Snyder said he is not sure if there is anything from that game in 2014 that impacts how his team prepares for Oklahoma this year. “Obviously, we just played well, you have to beat a good Oklahoma team,” Snyder said. Junior defensive tackle Jordan Mittie is a transfer from Texas State, where he said the bye week is usually a bit different than this one at K-State.
we’re looking to do.” If the Wildcats were to have an extra week to prepare for anyone, the Sooners might be at the top of that list. The Sooners are 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12 and are averaging a conference-best 48 points per game, a mark that is also good for fifth in the country. Junior offensive lineman Adam Holtorf said he sees the benefit of having an extra week to prepare for an opponent. “Just with having an extra week, you can take your time focusing on the fundamentals, the little things, the technique things that in a normal week you wouldn’t have as much time to focus on,” Holtorf said. The Wildcats and Sooners are scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 in Norman. The game will be televised on FOX.
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Junior running back Alex Barnes celebrates as he scores his fourth touchdown against the Cowboys. Kansas State played against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Oct. 13, 2018 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. “We haven’t done anything this week,” Mittie said. “We don’t
need a break, I think we need to keep working and that’s what
Turco brings consolation bracket win home from regional HANNAH GREER THE COLLEGIAN
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The Kansas State tennis team made its way to Iowa City, Iowa, to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Regional Championship. The tournament, which lasted for five days, was hosted at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. Sophomore Anna Turco was the top performer, as she won the consolation bracket. All of K-State’s doubles teams made it to the Round of 32. The Wildcats finished the first day of the tournament with celebration as all three doubles teams won their matches, moving them on to the Round of 32 on Saturday. The sophomore duo of Margot Decker and Maria Linares were victorious, 8-2 over Nebraska’s Marina Cozac and Elizabeth Gould. Another win came from freshmen Maria Ponomareva and Ioana Gheorghita beating Oral Roberts’ Valentina Gisbert and Andrea Vasilijevic, 8-4. Friday was finished by junior Ines Mesquita and sophomore Anna Turco defeating Huskers Hayley Haakenstad and
Claire Reifeis, 8-6. Following the first day of victories, all doubles lost in tiebreakers on Saturday. After tough losses, Decker, Linares and Ponomareva bounced back in singles and each moved on to Round of 32. Ponomareva and Gheorghita fell to Oklahoma, 8-7, and Decker and Linares to Arkansas, 8-7 (7-2). Not far behind, Mesquita and Turco were unable to outlast Iowa’s duo and lost 8-7 (7-3). In singles, Decker defeated Arkansas’ Thea Rice in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2. Linares won over Creighton’s Ashley Ishimura, 6-1, 6-0. Missouri’s Vivien Abraham was unable to defeat K-State’s Ponomareva, 6-2, 6-0. While Mesquita won her opening match against Iowa’s Adorabol Huckleby, she fell to Plobrung Plipuech from Kansas. Turco and Gheorghita also faced defeat in the singles Round of 64 by Iowa State’s Maty Cancini and Iowa’s Sophie Clark. The Wildcat’s third day of competition saw Decker and Linares reach the Round of 16 before their run came to an end later that Sunday. Decker defeated Missouri’s Serena Nash, 6-4, 6-7 (8-6), 6-3. Linares was also successful
homa withdrew from the semifinal due to injury, Turco moved on to compete in the consolation final. On Monday, Turco won the consolation bracket. Taking on Oklahoma’s Ivana Corley in the final, Turco was victorious with straight sets 7-5 and 6-1 over Corley. She was an undefeated 2-0 in the consolation bracket. The tennis team will compete next on Oct. 26-28 in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Tennessee Fall Invite.
defeating Oklahoma’s Camilla Romero, 3-6, 7-6, (4), 6-4. Linares then went on to face No. 124 Janet Koch of Kansas and lost 6-4, 7-6 (4). Decker fell to KU’s Sonia Smagina, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5. In straight sets, Turco won over Gabrielle Goldin of Mizzou, 6-3, 6-0 and earned a spot in the semifinal consolation. After Jasmine Asghar from Okla-
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REVIEW: ‘Venom’ is a box office parasite CALEB COMPTON THE COLLEGIAN
“Venom” is a film with a long and difficult path to the screen. Sony Pictures has been trying to make a standalone Venom movie for over a decade. When they finally teamed up with Marvel Studios to make “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” it seemed like the time was finally right. However, ever since this movie was announced it has been shrouded in confusion. Was “Venom” going to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? What connections would it have with Spider-Man? Even now, there doesn’t appear to be a clear answer. As far as I can tell, Marvel does not consider “Venom” to be a part of the MCU, but Sony does and is even considering a Spider-Man crossover in the future. From watching the movie, I couldn’t find anything that definitively connected “Venom” to the MCU, so for the purposes of this review I will consider it to be in its own universe. Why am I spending so much time talking about the background of this film? Because I believe if you watch a movie, you should have some idea what you are getting into. If you expected this film to be Marvel taking over the reigns of yet another iconic character, prepare to be disappointed. This film has nothing to do with the MCU, and very little to do with the original Venom comics. Does
that necessarily make it a bad film? No. Is it a bad film? Yes, for reasons that I will get into shortly. Let’s start off with the main character of the film: Eddie Brock, played by Tom Hardy. When I heard that Tom Hardy was going to play the role of Venom, I thought it was a great choice. While he probably wouldn’t have been my first choice, he seemed like a good pick. Giving credit where credit is due, I can tell Hardy is trying his best to put in a good performance. Unfortunately, the writing of the film is not doing him any favors. His character comes off as whiny and pathetic. There really isn’t anything about the character that draws the audience in, and most of the time he was on screen I felt myself waiting for Venom to take over. Most of the other characters are just as bad. Carlton Drake, the primary villain, is forgettable. He doesn’t really seem to have a master plan, and his actions don’t make much sense. He is evil for the sake of being evil, with no real explanation. Eddie’s love interest in the film, portrayed by Michelle Williams, is also forgettable. She doesn’t do much and the chemistry between her and Hardy’s character isn’t believable. Finally, the plot of the film is difficult to follow. There are numerous plot holes, character motivations changing with no explanation and off-screen events
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In my eyes, these elements of the film are unfortunately not enough to save it. Perhaps if this film had come out 10 years ago I would feel differently, but now we have higher expectations. With characters like Thanos and Killmonger, bland villains just don’t cut it anymore. Films such as “Iron Man” and “Deadpool” show that you can have a convincing romance in a hero film, and Marvel’s own Netflix series such as “Daredevil” and “The Punisher” show that you can have a hero who is dark but still relatable. This film does not succeed on any of these levels, and is not worth your time or money.
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that make no sense if you think about them for two seconds. This isn’t to say that the film is all bad. Venom himself is actually pretty fun to watch. Most of his humor
lands, and his unapologetically dark and twisted personality can be very entertaining. For some viewers, the lack of connection to previous films could be refreshing.
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How-to: South American herbal tea GABRIELA FARAONE THE COLLEGIAN
Yerba mate has gained popularity in health stores around the country. It is labeled as a tea, but it has an energy kick like coffee. Priya Krishna, a journalist for Food & Wine, said that the taste is “strong, bitter and vegetal,” and that it “has a very distinctive taste that, like coffee, can require adjusting to.” So what exactly is this wellness beverage?
WHAT IS MATE?
Mate (MAH-the) is derived from a South American herb grown primarily in the subtropical rainforests of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. It is cultivated from the leaves and young twigs of the mate tree. The leaves are dried, shredded and aged for a year in cedar containers before becoming yerba mate. The Guarani Indians located in Paraguay have consumed yerba mate for centuries, praising it for its
healing properties. Traditionally, mate was consumed by partaking in a special ritual. During this ritual, participants would brew the tea and then pour it into a hollowed-out gourd. Then, they would pass the gourd in a circle, as each person sipped through a filtered straw. According to a research made by INYM Argentina, “yerba mate infusions present a great antioxidant power due to its high concentration of polyphenols.” It contains potassium and B-group vitamins responsible for energy and red blood cell production, and it also reduces LDL cholesterol levels and triglycerides.
THE MATE “RITUAL”
The first step is to fill your kettle with fresh, filtered water and heat it to a rolling boil. Unlike other brews, you will need a special metal straw known as “bombilla” and a gourd in which you will put the yerba. Fill the gourd half to three-quarters of the way with yerba. Grasp the open-
ing of the gourd with your full hand, covering and roughly sealing it. Then, turn the mate upside down and shake vigorously but briefly in this inverted position to cause the finest, most powdery particles of the yerba to settle toward your palm. Tap the mate toward one side of the gourd to create a “little hill.” Moisten the “little hill” with cool water, but do not flood it. It is important to keep the brewing water at one side only, keeping the other side of the yerba dry the whole time. Let it fully absorb the cool water before continuing. Now, insert the filter side of the bombilla in the side without mate. Where you inserted your straw, add your boiled water. Carefully pour the hot water into the cavity opposite of the yerba, until it reaches almost to the top of the gourd when the yerba is fully saturated. Once the hot water has been added, you are ready to drink your mate!
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ARIES March 21 - April 19
You’ll feel a sense of betrayal when you realize your week-long semester break isn’t until late November. In response, you will pretend to be sick and make a fall break of your own.
TAURUS April 20 - May 20
Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a thunderstorm on your day off. I hope you brought an umbrella.
GEMINI May 21 - June 20
Honestly, why do you even bother? Just stay home and order Chinese takeout. The only person who deserves your respect is General Tso.
CANCER June 21 - July 22
Luck will be on your side when you sleep through all your alarms this week. You’ll still lose attendance points and all that, but at least you’ll feel well rested. How often does that happen?
LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22
Times are tough, but life will soon tip the scales—not in your favor, though. Quite the opposite.
SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21
That biology exam you’re worried about will go just fine. The rest of your life, however, will crumble around you like the walls of Jericho.
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 I know what you did last night, and no, mixing those things together is not legal. If you start running now, you’ve got at least a two-day start ahead of the feds.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
Your midterm essay will have an embarrassing typo in it, but don’t worry, your professor won’t notice. Only you will know that you’re a fraud.
LEO July 23 - Aug. 22
AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20
A man with pale skin and hungry eyes will ask you if you want to go swimming, but it’s a trick. Ask him if he wants to go on a date instead, and run away while he’s paralyzed by blushing. After days of waiting, that person you like will finally text you back. Just kidding, it’s another test of the presidential alert system. Keep dreaming.
You will be drowning in homework by the end of the week, but the only thing you should drown your sorrows with is water. Stay hydrated.
You will find new love and immediately lose it because you moved too fast. Maybe next time you shouldn’t propose on the first date.
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