Verve Blogs
BLOG: Courtroom technicalities overtake finals stress
Truth be told, finals are the last thing on my mind. Rather, my frustration and loathing have found a new target: the county office of my hometown. You may remember the presidential election which recently took place. Presumably, in order to participate in this election, America’s first-time voters needed to register to cast a ballot. […]
BLOG: Birthday opens doors, bar doors
This week I discovered a whole new side of Vermillion, the part that is mostly confined to Main Street, but contains 70 percent of the party: I discovered the bars. I turned 21 this weekend. I don’t know what I did in my past life to deserve having my birthday fall the weekend before the […]
Blogger stands up for fraternities with “A Greek Man’s Rebuttal”
Last week, Betsey Horton wrote a column in The Volante where she described an incident in which she heard a number of frat boys singing an inappropriate song at a party. She then went on to describe (in vivid detail) the hurt expressed by the females who heard the song, describing guys as being immature […]
Columnist says goodbye
For those of you who may not know, I’ll be graduating on Saturday. That means this is the last time I will ever write for The Volante. Needless to say, I’ve spent the entire semester planning this column. I knew early on I wanted to say something important to the women on this campus. I […]
BLOG: Halfway progress report
In the words of Bon Jovi: “WOAH, we’re halfway there!” But I’m not “Livin’ on a Prayer” — I’m halfway to growing out my hair. This is my halfway progress report. The ultimate goal: Grow out my pixie to just-above-shoulder-length by my graduation, this coming spring. Nearly 17 weeks ago, I got my last real […]
BLOG: Career affects friendships
I never thought my career path would affect my friendships, but suddenly, it has. First, there was the whole “fraternity formal gets busted by the cops,” story. I made a meme about it, and everything went to hell. I started getting angry texts from my friends in Greek life, and I think I lost a […]
BLOG: Courtroom technicalities overtake finals stress
Truth be told, finals are the last thing on my mind. Rather, my frustration and loathing have found a new target: the county office of my hometown. You may remember the presidential election which recently took place. Presumably, in order to participate in this election, America’s first-time voters needed to register to cast a ballot. […]
BLOG: Birthday opens doors, bar doors
This week I discovered a whole new side of Vermillion, the part that is mostly confined to Main Street, but contains 70 percent of the party: I discovered the bars. I turned 21 this weekend. I don’t know what I did in my past life to deserve having my birthday fall the weekend before the […]
Blog: How not to ace an interview
Well folks, you’ll be relieved to discover that I will not be editor in chief of The Volante this coming year. I know you were all hoping and praying that I would take over and just publish pictures of puppies every week, but alas, I interviewed and was not chosen. But let me tell you […]
Blog: Drama Llama Apocalypse
Some of you may know them as drama queens but personally, I like to call them drama llamas. It helps me remember that at the end of the day, these kinds of people are not to be taken seriously. Who can take llamas seriously? I can’t, especially when they’re spewing useless gossip and other sorts […]