Opinion
It Takes Forever to Get Anywhere Because of the Construction vs. In My Day, We Walked Uphill Both Ways
Armed with a summer’s worth of marathon training, enough protein powder to sustain a small village, and the willpower of a proper American imperialist ready to …
One TA Can’t Possibly Grade it All vs. It Builds Character
POINT: One TA Can’t Possibly Grade it All I am writing this message by candlelight — yes, by candlelight, like it’s the 1800s, because I can’t …
We Love and Respect All of Our Students vs I’m Homeless
POINT: We Love and Respect All of Our Students Here at UC San Diego, the greatest research institute of all time, student satisfaction is one of …
My First Bonfire Wasn’t as Magical as They Said It Would Be
For as long as I’ve resided in this field, I’ve heard the same hangout plans from a new group every day: “Let’s have a bonfire next …
No, Don’t Buy That Compression Shirt
I thought I had changed. I thought I had grown. I thought I was no longer the person who would impulse-buy a $200 trench coat to …
The Mobile Ordering System on Campus Is an Unstable Nightmare vs The Triton2Go System Works Perfectly, You’re Just Being a Baby
Point: The Mobile Ordering System on Campus Is an Unstable Nightmare Like the rest of you folks, I was forced to purchase a campus dining plan. …
It’s Not Hazing vs I Can’t See Anything in This Fog
This generation makes everything so dramatic. Along with your need to label everything with made-up words like “hazing,” you little twerps like to get so upset …
Grades Inflate, Society Crumbles
In the storied history of education there has been but one constant: the strong pass and the weak fail. Educators from Socrates to Dennis Prager have …
How to Always Win Your Fantasy Football League
It’s a tale as old as time. September rolls around and your friends or colleagues invite you to join their fantasy football league. There’s just one …
Why Can’t I Find a Relationship
Things were looking up for me this summer. I hit the sweet seven-inch growth spurt every man in his early 20s yearns for, my socially debilitating …
