Word: awkwardness
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This week I was going to write about the ins and outs of sectional politics and its stock standard movers and shakers. You know, all those various distinct personalities that make up a typical Harvard discussion section, in all its awkward-silence-filled, unread and uninformed glory. Such a line of conversation amongst friends usually plays out in a fairly predictable way. Everyone in the group groans loudly in disgust at predictable tropes like The Freshman, who has highlighted the entire sourcebook (with annotations!); The Jaded Thesis-Writing Senior, usually hailing from Social Studies or Hist and Lit, who stumbles...
...schedules. Unlike Annenberg, which has a rigid schedule that causes first-years to adopt geriatric eating habits and dine at 5 p.m., institutions such as Princeton serve dinner until 10 p.m. (though limited after 9 p.m.)—every college student’s dream. And in that awkward afternoon window where you’re always wishing you could grab a snack? You should be wishing you were at Yale, where some dining halls stay open continuously from...
...There are two worlds in college: the sober one and the not-so-sober one. While the two rarely meet (generally a good thing), the morning after tends to cause some awkward moments. If you can remember whom you were with but not what you did, act natural around him/her until they slap you or your friends want to know why you haven’t slapped him/her yet. After that, it should be a bit clearer. If you can remember what you did but not with whom you did it, assume it was that really hot junior in your...
...Dormcest has a bad rap, but some find it fun and convenient. But don’t hook up with your roommate—that’s just laziness and it will make for awkward conversations. Go across the hall instead...
...DOMA, which he described as an instance of "gay bashing on the floor of the United States Senate." Yet on Good Morning America last week Kerry said a federal amendment was unnecessary because DOMA shielded states that did not want to accept gay marriage--which put him in the awkward position of pointing out the usefulness of a law he voted against. Bush's position has been adjustable too. In a 2000 presidential debate he said states "can do what they want" on gay marriage. And Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is openly gay, likewise said in that...