The Purchase Independent - 03/01/2012

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THE PURCHASE PLAGUE: are you immune? pg pg 33 PURCHASE PULSE: a new news show pg pg 44 ASK THE ARTIST: john romeo pg pg 55

ISSUE 259 MARCH 1ST, 2012

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y o u r. i n d y @ g m a i l . c o m editor-in-chief:

Ró i sí n McCarty layout editor:

To m D au er

writers: Dylan Green David Grimaldi Rachel Margolin Laura Meltzer Noelle Moore Jake Mur phy Johnny Myer s Alyce Pelleg rino Keyon Plunkett Madame Quer y Ste phanie Spencer print manager: Tony Pontius cover photo by: Tyler Dawson copy editor: Rachel Margolin artwork by: Madeleine Bergman Nicolas Sienty web design by: Danielle Lempp The Purchase Independent is a nonprofit news magazine, paid for by the Mandatory Student Activity fee.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Because I spent all of my energy working with Tom on the new cover layout, logo, and headlines, here’s a list to distract you from the fact that my editor’s letter is a list:

Shit People Say While They’re Working on the Indy:

2. THIS IGUANA... IS LOUNGING

3. TWENTY PAGES? FUCK YES.

4. I quit.

5. TOAST, YOU’RE TAKING OVER.

6. Fits a medium sized corgi QUITE WELL

7. THIS ISSUE IS FUCKING FLAWLESS.

8. Generic Doctor Who/How I Met Your Mother reference.

9. ROISIN. TOM.

10. What do you want from the Hub?

11. Am I hungry? Do I want pizza? I don’t want pizza. I’m not hungry.

12. Want a cigarette?

13. WE NEED THIS. NO, WE NEED TWENTY SIX OF THESE.

14. Of course I’m right, I’m always right.

15. HIGH FIVE!

1. Wait, this issue is actually going to be good.

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THE PURCHAse plague

BY ALYCE PELLEGRINO

It’s that time of year again. Almost half your class doesn’t show up for lecture, people you see on campus start to look more like the living dead, and then finally, you begin to feel it.

First it’s a headache or two, then the chills, amd then the next thing you know, you’re emailing your professor telling them you can’t make it to class. The Purchase Plague has hit… again.

“It sucks,” says Derek Gaskill. “In high school you faked being sick to get out of class, and now you can’t afford to actually be sick.”

Unfortunately, he speaks the truth.

Whether you have class three times a week, twice a week or once a week, it isn’t merely an inconvenience to miss class. However, it is very difficult to avoid a flu that makes its way around the campus at least once a semester.

Our living quarters are breeding grounds.

They ensure we catch the sickness, and keep it for days. The sickness begins to get recycled. The residence halls give it to the apartments, and just when the residence halls start to recover, the apartments give it back.

“The food definitely has something to do with it,” says Jace Couvertier. “It gives you the shits, which make you more susceptible because your immune system is weaker. It’s no surprise we’re all getting sick.”

We’re far from out of the woods, folks.

Even if we recover soon, there’s no telling when the relapse will happen.

So word to the wise: A healthy body is a happy body. Sleep is your friend, whether you

think you have time for it or not. Make time. Remember your Vitamin C, and make sure you keep up a normal eating schedule.

And if you happen to be one of the lucky ones who haven’t been knocked on their asses by the plague, hold strong, and hope you’re not next.

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PURCHASE pulse

BY Stephanie spencer

The Purchase Pulse, an up-and-coming experimental news program, will be pre-recording their very first episode Wednesday, February 29th in the library’s newsroom.

The journalism department has flourished since its conception in Purchase College.

With growing faculty and more students declaring journalism as their major at Purchase than ever before, the department has proven itself to be a stronghold in the community. Many journalism students, however, don’t seem to know about all the broadcast journalism opportunities, mainly because there are only two courses dedicated to the medium. Junior Kyle McKenzie took this as an opportunity to pay homage to the news shows he’d admired from his internship on NBC, and put his own spin on it.

“It’s great to watch these professionals in action,” said McKenzie.“But it leaves me wanting to do it myself !” The Pulse’s premise was inspired

by NBC’s Morning Joe, whose format is based on conversational interactions between hosts and interviewees, giving light to issues in the immediate area, and the world.

“I’ve just always admired it,” said McKenzie. “From their music choices they picked, to the interviews they had on, and the dynamic between the hosts, and the guests, and the contributor s.”

With collaboration from journalism student Carly Smith, the Pulse wants to combine all the elements of many mediums from radio, print, audio, to find what the true “beat” of Purchase is.

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“We want to talk about the heavy stuff, but we want the perspective of the students,” said Smith. “This is a very liberal campus, and there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s why I love this place, but I think we all need to see both sides and opinions.”

The Purchase Pulse hopes to put a larger emphasis on attracting not only Purchase students, but faculty and staff as well. To do this, Pulse will be inviting members of faculty to interview, such as Suzanne Farrin, the Director of the Music Conservatory. With this effort, the Pulse hopes to introduce faculty to the entire campus community, and really dig deep on issues affecting the college.

The Pulse will likely be picked up from Purchase Television, after a chance encounter between McKenzie and Michael Cronin, host of Purchase Late Night. The Pulse’s pre-recorded episodes will air directly before Purchase Late Night, which McKenzie says works well logistically, so Cronin can prepare while the show airs.

The Pulse’s main goal at the moment is to reach out among the various entertainment mediums on campus, and encourage cross-promotion.

“We really wanted to branch out to the Brick, the Indy, and the More Store, and involve everyone in this conversation,” said McKenzie. “Because all of these clubs are the ‘pulse’ of Purchase; what makes it tick.”

campus news

ASK THE ARTIST

BY LAura meltzer

From film shoots with Isaac Hayes, AT&T commercials, and building the set for IBM’s super computer victory, Watson on “Jeopardy”, John Romeo has created and built connections with many who have come to adore his work.

“I started the Union Shop, [which is a] scenery studio building a lot of big projects … I gravitated to mostly film and television … I did Sit Kids … it was in the Museum of Modern Art,” said Romeo.

Since graduating from the Purchase College Design Tech program in 1977, John Romeo has become the owner of two set shops and The Farm film studio. Referring to the clients from his business at The Farm, Romeo’s done everything, “from movie trailers to actual movies to featured infomercials, owner’s manuals for cars … DVD owner’s manuals; BMW and Volvo…a wide variety.”

His interest in set design and theatre began in the high school drama club.

“I think it was ‘Little Abner.’ I was in the show. I was actually acting. I was Jack S. Fogbell … and my wife was Unappetizing Scrag,” said Romeo.

Upon graduating high school in 1972, he began to attend the School of Visual Arts as a Fine Art major. He then transferred to the newly built State University, that Governor Nelson Rockefeller called the “cultural gem of the SUNY system; Purchase College.”

“It was awesome. It was absolutely awesome. We had lots of money and lots of stuff. Ev-

erything was new,” said Romeo, referring to his time in the Purchase College Design Tech (DT) program.

Romeo was one of the first members of the graduating class in 1977 from the DT program. “I started my own business right after. In ’77 I opened Romeo Workshop and I was doing a lot of fine woodworking…I started the Union Shop scenery studio, building a lot of big projects…that’s where I gravitated to mostly film and television,” said Romeo.

After Romeo worked at Union he bought The Farm, which became his art studio and a film set that large-scale companies used to film commercials. “We had two sound stages. We had a warehouse filled with scenery.” said Romeo.

He was also given the incredible opportunity to work with Isaac Hayes. “He was there when we did the Kiss FM spot and he was great with my kids. My son was a big fan and he goes ‘children, why don’t you get me some corn’,” said Romeo.

Since then he has returned to his Alma malter, Purchase, where he is a DT professor that teaches stage carpentry, conducts DT independent studies, and is introducing his students to computerized design technology. “My concept of teaching is to find out what the students want to do and what their goals are…I try to make them understand whether the college is offering the class the course, or whatever you need to know, and this is what you need to learn.”

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critique club BY keyon plunkett

A group of visual arts students have drawn inspiration from the late George Parrino, former Dean of the Division of Visual Arts and former professor at Purchase. They’ve been prompted to provide healthy criticism to their peers in Parrino fashion on all creative works from 3-D collages to poetry, to form the Critique Club.

The students gathered in Room 1018 of the Visual Arts building Tuesday evening and closely examined an altered book with moss growing out of it, created by Elaina Wegmans, a printmaking student here at Purchase. Artistic insight and feedback quickly followed.

“I enjoy coming to the club because everyone here provides a higher standard of critique with my work that I don’t get from within my major,” said Wegmans, who is currently in the midst of her senior year.

The late George Parrino taught classes with students from all kinds of visual arts, and his lectures left a lasting imprint on those who studied under him. He stressed the importance of being honest with one’s own work, and encouraged communication of artists in different fields.

“We really enjoyed the critiques Parrino provided, and we felt lost after he passed away so we decided to carry on what was given to us”, said junior Olivia Fox, who played a pivotal role in organizing the club when it was founded last semester. Fox also noted jokingly that the first thing they do after meeting is “complain about the walls.”

Members of the Critique Club still find it important to meet and hold discussions even when

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they don’t have work of their own to be critiqued.

“There’s always someone who needs helpful feedback and input on their work, and we love having students outside of our majors as well,” said a junior in the visual arts program.

news

SCHWARZ MAKES THE PLAY

BY LAURA MELTZER

On Wednesday, sports columnist Alan Schwarz addressed Purchase College students on his quest to prove the correlation between football concussions, and the development of memorydebilitating diseases in pro football players.

“I wasn’t out to hurt football. I was trying to make sure people don’t play it stupid,” Schwarz told students.

Impact – Sports, Concussions, and the Game – Changing Journalism, Alan Schwarz’ multimedia presentation, featured video clips of NFL players violently colliding on the field, statistics of the players suffering from concussions, and quotes, that showed both denial and ignorance of NFL players, and fans, on the correlation between concussions, and head injuries.

“I just wanted to get better information out to the mothers,” Schwarz said.

Schwarz had intentions of becoming a math teacher once he graduated from Pennsylvania State University, but ended up writing for Baseball America, ESPN, and eventually became a contributor to The New York Times Sunday column, Keeping Score. “I never planned on being a sports writer … I didn’t know what a journalist was,” said Schwarz.

The suicide of Eagles player, Andre Waters, 44, who suffered from depression caused

by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), caused The NY Times to give Schwarz permission to explore and write about the possible connection between concussions and memory loss.

“See that my brain is given to the NFL’s

brain bank,” wrote David Duerson, former Chicago Bears and New York Giants player in his suicide note after his diagnosis of CTE, which Schwarz quoted in his presentation.

Schwarz contacted retired NFL players to discover how many of them were suffering from football-related head injuries. One of them was Ralph Wenzel, a former lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“Remember any names of the guys you use to play with? Remember your best friend Lloyd?” asked Wenzel’s wife during the interview.

“No,” he uttered.

Schwarz’s mathematical skills led to the discovery that of former NFL players between the ages of 65- 74, 5.8% have diagnosed dementia, while players between the ages of 75– 84, 16.2% have the same diagnosis. Still, football players and fans weren’t convinced.

“Knock yourself out, if you don’t mind the expression,” said Schwarz.

Schwarz discovered the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research had also done a study. 1.2% of players over the age of 50 suffer from memory debilitating diseases, while 6.1% of players over the age of 50 suffer from memory debilitating diseases as well.

“I knew I was right,” Schwarz told the students. And he was. Congress began to crack down on concussions.

The NFL was due, and Schwarz made the game changing play.

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CINEMA EYE WITH MASAI

IGUANAS, MAN

BY DYLAN GREEN

BY JOHNNY MYERS

Another Studio Ghibli film should garner more of a reaction from me. There should be a continuous wave of pleasure flowing through my brain thanks to the complex characters that populate great works, from “Totoro” to “Ponyo.” I should even be marveling at the fact that a Studio Ghibli film not directed by living legend Hayao Miyazaki is getting a release in the U.S. at all.

But “The Secret World of Arietty” falls just short of the Miyazaki magic found in “Princess Mononoke” or “My Neighbor Totoro”, even with its touching story, which was written by Miyazaki, and based off of “The Borrowers”.

It’s a story of little people living under the floorboards, with beautifully hand-drawn images (Ghibli animations are some of the best in the world).

Maybe it’s the fact that it’s shorter than I would’ve liked. Maybe it’s because the English voice cast (ranging from newcomer Bridgit Mendler as the headstrong and adventurous Arrietty, to Amy Poehler as overprotective mother Homily, and Will Arnett as soft-spoken father Pod) doesn’t quite match the mannerisms of their animated counterparts, and are hard to take seriously.

“The Secret World of Arrietty” is a textbook example of niche appeal. Fans of Ghibli will eat it up, but anyone who knows their Totoro from their Kiki won’t be on board. “The Secret World of Arietty” is a soulful, ethereal piece of animation, that is a bit too familiar and somber to recommend without hesitation.

Iguanas are the fucking best. Just think about it! They look fly as hell, and they don’t care what anyone thinks of them. All they do is walk around and think to themselves, “Damn it’s cool being an iguana, let me just lay down under this heat lamp and let people soak in my awesomeness.”

Let’s be real for a second, have you ever just sat down and Googled pictures of iguanas?

No? Well then you need to, because you haven’t lived until you’ve Google searched “iguanas.”

Don’t worry, I’ll give you a chance right now. Now that you’ve done that, search for pictures of iguanas lounging. What’s that? There’s a picture of an iguana sitting in a beach chair?

EXACTLY.

When I feel bad about something, I just search for pictures of iguanas sitting, and then I laugh because it is the coolest thing of all time.

You tell me that you’re not laughing your ass off right now and I will call you a dirty liar because there is no way that you’re not. How does it feel to be dead, because if you’re not laughing at this picture you must not have a soul.

You look at that picture and not laugh.

Go ahead. You can’t, because it’s hilarious.

Once you’ve calmed down enough, Google search “iguanas wearing hats.” The first result should be an iguana wearing a graduation cap. It’s even better right? If you don’t agree with me, we can’t be friends. Pictures of iguanas wearing hats are hilarious, and no one will be able to tell me otherwise.

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campus

SOUTHBAY CABARET

THE DINING HALL

BY DAVID GRIMALDI

BY JAKE MURPHY

Tonight, March 1st, the Performing Arts Center’s upper lobby will be transformed into the SouthBay Cabaret,a vaudeville inspired fusion of both conservatory and non-conservatory arts talent, including dance, music, theatre, poetry and spoken word, drag, comedy, improvisation, and performance art.

Doors will be open at 6:30pm, and free food will be provided by the Cheese Club, Kneaded Bread and more. Our host for this Cabaret is Jimmy Phillips, who will keep us all entertained with his great comedic air.

The show will feature a variety of performances. The Pre-Show DJ will be Jhevere Reynolds. There will be two 5-minute previews of the shows “Milk Milk Lemonade” by Jacquline Schroeder, and “Poona the Fuckdog” by Anthony Russo. Poetry will be read by Danny Grjonko, Gina Mingione, and Sam McCausland.

Tap Dancing will be performed by Eleanor & the Beats, and Joshua Oates will put on a drag performance. Musical performances will be done by Andy Pop and Rotten Jazz Quartet.

Hosted twice a semester, SouthBay Cabaret events are free for the student body and the general public to attend. The PAC will donate the upper lobby space, professional equipment, and union labor, and students will volunteer their time and expertise both on and off the stage.

Make sure not to miss this spectacular event tonight, and consider getting involved for the next one!

As the long day of classes rolls by, you find yourself eating at the Hub or Terra Ve, Starbucks or the Food Co-Op. But some students seem to not dwell in the main dining hall located in the quad by the residence halls.

As you walk down the steps to the dining hall an array of aromas lead you to the selections of food which change daily. There is Terra Ve, all vegetarian, Menutainment, Trattoria, Origins, Golden Emporium and a salad bar.

Most students complain that the menu does not have as much variety as they’d like, but the food gets a far worse reputation than necessary. The food is gourmet, yet quickly made so it may be eaten on the go or eaten in the cafeteria styled food court accessible by students. There have been rumors that if you complain to a director of the dining hall about the selections available he may take your request for new food in consideration and usually approves of it.

If you would like to see your customized selection of food it is urged that you consider talking to a chef or director who will then possibly add the item to the menu within that week.

Although the dining hall may not be chosen over The Hub or Terra Ve, it is still available to all students and has quite decent meals and is dedicated to pleasing the student population.

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Friday, March 2nd Whitsons (The Stood) at 8pm

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COYOTE CAMPUS THE TINY ELEPHANTS THE BEARING CHELSEA AND THE SEA

Friday, March 2nd The Stood at 8pm

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THE TINY ELEPHANTS WOLFMAN AND THE PACK BAD SOUND HANDS SHOW

BFA Senior Project Dance Concert

Thursday, March 2nd and 3rd Dance Building 0029 at 8pm

A LITTLE AFTERNOON MUSIC Monday, March 5th Music Building 1001 at 12:30pm

FIRST CONTACT:

the search for life in the universe Tuesday, March 6th PAC Pepsico Theater at 6pm

Tuesday, March 6th The Stood at 8pm

• INTO IT OVER IT • TERROR PIGEON DANCE REVOLT • CATS IN BASEMENT

Wednesday, March 7th Southside at 12:30pm

PSGA SENATE MEETING

VISITING ARTIST Lecture Series: Elizabeth Subrin

Wednesday, March 7th Visual Arts Building 1016 at 6:30pm

Pink Party with TransAction and FORTH YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

Monday, March 5th

Southside (CCS) at 6pm

Monday, March 5th The Stood at 8pm

Wednesday, March 7th The Stood at 4pm

Creativity vs. Commerce

Wednesday, March 7th

Neuberger Museum at 4pm

A stronautalis

Tuesday, March 6th Humanities Theater at 6pm

Avner Faingulernt: film discussion “War Matador” - “Fishermen’s Diary”

N Y P I R G ’s I N T E R N WORKSHOP Environmental protection meeting

Tuesday, March 6th

Liberal Arts room 0014 at 4pm

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Spread the Word to End the Word

Wednesday, March 7th Soutside (CCS) at 6pm

R ebels and M art y rs : Iconoclastic Women in the 20th Century

Wednesday, March 7th The Stood at 7pm

Wednesday, March 7th Music Building 1001 at 7pm

H al G alper T rio

events Wednesday, March 7th Music Building 1001 at 7pm

H al G alper T rio R ebels and M art y rs : Iconoclastic Women in the 20th Century

Wednesday, March 7th The Stood at 7pm

Thursday, March 8th Wellness Center 3008 at 4:30pm

Making Friends with your Mind E AT T O C O M P E T E : Nutrition for Enhanced Performance

Thursday, March 8th

Southside (CCS) at 4:30pm

NYSIR FUNERAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PLANNING

Thursday, March 8th

CCN Room 0014 at 5:30

Bean Sprout - Growing Workshop

Thursday, March 8th Co-Op at 7pm

BFA Senior Project Dance Concert

Thursday, March 2nd and 3rd Dance Building 0029 at 8pm

SENIOR PROJECT PERFORMANCE:

DuALIty

Saturday, March 3rd Humanities1065 at 8pm

ANDREW CEDERMARK

Saturday, March 3rd Whitsons at 8pm

SURPRISE Sunday Movie Screening

Sunday, March 4th

Humanities 1065 at 4pm and 8pm

ENDURE

Sunday, March 4th The Stood at 8pm

Thursdays Open Swim: Gym 1021 at 12-2pm Fencing Club: Gym 0003 at 2:15-4pm Gamers United: G-Street Lounge at 6pm AMG: Witsons at 6:30pm RPGA: Hub Basement at 8pm Green Team: Co-Op at 7pm GRIOT: Fort Awesome 0136 at 9pm PEMS: Southside at 8pm Trans*Action: LGBTQU at 10pm

Mondays FORTH meeting: Southside at 8pm The Indy: CCN 1011 at 9:30pm Brick Meeting: Red Room at 10pm

Tuesdays Anthropology: SPARC room at 8:00pm PUSH: Hub basement at 9pm Complexuality: Hub basement at 10pm

Wednesdays Hillel: Hub basement at noon Purchase Comics United: Commuter Lounge at 2 Senate: Southside at 12:30pm Gamers United: G-Street Lounge at 7pm Chess Club: Commuters Lounge at 8pm Anime: Commuter lounge at 8pm Nerf: Humanites at 10 pm WPSR: WPSR Office at 10pm PTV: Hub Basement at10pm LGBTQU: Red Room at 10pm

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SHIT RACHEL SAYS

BY RACHEL MARGOLIN

Way back in ’02, YouTube was a website I went on for videos about Neopets, and how I would style my hair when I was older. Also cats, but I still go on YouTube for that. Nowadays, if you don’t know what a meme is, YouTube is a very confusing place. Just so this can all make sense, I’ll spell it out for those of you who live under a rock.

A meme is a trend that started out underground, on sites like Reddit and 4chan, but is now blowing up the Internet. They are (usually) easily identified by their set up, whether it’s the classic pedobear creeping around a corner, or the more newly released - Michael Jordan is secretly - Jeremy Lin meme. And you can’t forget troll face, Herp Derp (both male and female), Philosoraptor, Rebecca Black, Nicholas Cage, Insanity/Courage wolf, and everything in between.

What most people don’t realize, however, is that a meme is a trend that doesn’t necessarily have to be a picture with a funny caption. The “Shit ___ Say” YouTube thread is also considered a growing meme.

It’s essentially a collection of stereotypes, putting all of the things a group of people have or may have said into one video. And this isn’t an underground thing. Oh no. This has literally taken over the Internet, to the point where no corner of the subspace is safe. Where there’s a forum, there’s a way! Weirdest part: most of it is true!

I can guarantee that if you search YouTube right this second for “Shit Hipsters Say”, you’ll find a little nugget of truth about Purchase embedded in at least the first 3 videos, for all to

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see and learn from. Never before has a website contained such a collection of facts. No, wait, there’s still Wikipedia. So in my traditional style, I bring you, “Shit Rachel Margolin Says.”

1. Shit on a shingle.

2. Stop being a bag of dicks.

3. Rahn, stahp itt! (Which is a meme within a meme, isn’t it? Meme-ception!)

4. Yo dawg, I heard you liked __, so I put __ in your __ so you can __ while you __.

(Another meme inside a meme! Can you say addicted to the internet?)

5. Ffffffuuuuuuuu....

This concludes the intro to the wonderful world of the Internet, as well as takes you on a quaint tour of YouTube, and a summation of pretty much my entire vocabulary around my friends, save for talking about Doctor Who, guitars, music, and a select few other things. If you’ve got any questions about memes, try Cleverbot.

Problem, Indy readers?

Created by Nicolas Sienty

MADAME QUERY

HAS YOUR REMEDY

Dear Madame, I feel as though people in my

Madame, I am in a complete funk. I don’t

major do not take me seriously. I just think it’s

want to get out of bed because I am always

because I’m better than them, but apparently

working on one thing or another with little

it’s because “I’m clueless about the material.”

time for myself.

How do I change this?

It is very good to keep yourself busy, but you need to make time for you. Taking off from work for a weekend doesn’t make you a slacker or selfish. In fact, I would go so far as to say it will make working with you a lot easier. People don’t want to see you bitter over the fact that you cannot get more than three hours of sleep. Give yourself a day or two to relax and you will feel so much better. You may even get bored and realize you love work so much! But don’t let that fool you into coming back early. When you’ve gotten the day to take off, don’t do homework, do something you want to do! Stay in bed with your PJs on, turn on the television to some reruns of Jersey Shore. It sounds lazy, pathetic and unfulfilling, but oh boy, is it oh so satisfying.

I don’t know what your major is, but I’m getting a taste of your attitude, and I’m not liking it at all. You cannot go through life thinking you are better than your whole major, not to mention anyone at all. It isn’t right.

You might know you’re better than a lot of the people, but it isn’t polite to make it very clear that you know it.

People appreciate a fresh batch of humble pie. You can be perfect, but you won’t be unless you let others find out for themselves.

Maybe they believe you to be clueless about the material because you are one of those people who likes to hear themselves talk. You start off with a good point in class and then you go on a tangent that totally negates what you had originally said. Don’t make yourself look like an idiot. A person of fewer words is by far a more attractive academic than a complete rambler.

Again, I cannot check the accuracy of your classmates’ accusations, but this may be what they are referring to.

Madame is prescribing you with a dose of R and R in the classroom. Take a step back and listen to what others have to say and people will take note of you.

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advice

Dear Madame, I am a senior who loves to get it with freshmen. Does this make me a creep?

Yes, it does, if you solely get it on with freshmen and freshmen only. Broaden your horizons. Do you know how sleazy you’ll feel when you’re old and it doesn’t work anymore? You’re going to step back and realize how fucking weird you are for picking people up based on just their age. Madame feels as though the mystique of dating a person based on their young age is their innocence. You probably feel as though you can teach them a thing or two. The truth is, age is not always an indicator of such a thing. You should not disregard people from other years because it is very likely that they have that innocence as well. We are all young. Therefore, we are all stupid. We are all capable of having the same “quirks that a freshman has to offer.”

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