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When my parents found out I’d started going to counseling again in October, they were more than a little surprised. My grades were high, I had a lot of friends and I was getting involved in different organizations, so what was the problem? One of my reasons was simply that going to counseling helps me […]

I couldn’t do it. I said I was going to get my first shaping over Thanksgiving, and I never thought I’d say this during the grow-out, but my hair wasn’t atrocious looking enough. It’s been four months since my last real haircut in mid-August, and my hair doesn’t look nearly as bad as the first […]

The chant began as a toast between three guys, but it didn’t take long for every guy in the house to join in. It seemed pretty harmless at first. It was just another one of those songs about the fraternal bonds of manhood. Yeah, you know the kind. Suddenly the song took a dark turn. […]

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 […]

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 […]

When my parents found out I’d started going to counseling again in October, they were more than a little surprised. My grades were high, I had a lot of friends and I was getting involved in different organizations, so what was the problem? One of my reasons was simply that going to counseling helps me […]

I couldn’t do it. I said I was going to get my first shaping over Thanksgiving, and I never thought I’d say this during the grow-out, but my hair wasn’t atrocious looking enough. It’s been four months since my last real haircut in mid-August, and my hair doesn’t look nearly as bad as the first […]

I would like to think that humans are inherently good, but sometimes it’s hard. My roommate recently had her debit card stolen and about $400 taken from the account attached to it. Now, if anyone out there can tell me how one goes about withdrawing money from an account without a pin number, please inform […]

This is an angry blog. It was written at the height of rage at 1:30 a.m. I call it, “An Open Letter to My Upstairs Neighbors.” Not that this fact will in any way bruise the mass of narcissism and belligerence which rests where your hearts once allegedly did, but I have decided that I […]

It’s that wonderful time of year again where families come together for the holidays. It is also that time of year where people like to throw away a healthy mindset and just use it for their New Year’s resolution. With a little help from Web MD and my own brilliant mind, I have compiled a […]