Fair warning: this is the most exacting and analytical article I have ever written for this column. It stems from recent personal experience, but I thought it would be applicable for all of us as we apply, audition, interview, submit, etc. for our futures. There is that unspeakable fear of getting it and also of not getting it. It usually comes in an email, nowadays. It used … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: The Stages of Disappointment
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Nam Knows Best: The hills are alive and you can be too
I’m going to vent for a minute on the behalf of, well, everyone: nothing is right. Nothing. I feel like I am a walking disclaimer of “fine, but not quite good enough.” Whether it be classes or a grade on a test or a particular friendship that is just not where I want it to be or the more superficial but just as impactful to my morning routine running out of coffee on a Monday — … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: The hills are alive and you can be too
Nam Knows Best: Bow Down Peasants
Photos by Marisa Padilla On Oct. 17, my life was forever changed. For those of you who live under a rock or simply choose not to engage with on-campus festivities, the Student Alumni Organization (SAO) hosts Spirit Week every year. Greek groups, clubs and other organizations may participate in this week of orange and blue, but, usually, sororities and fraternities take up … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Bow Down Peasants
Nam Knows Best: Facebook Friend PDA
There is some kind of disconnect going on in this here world. On the one hand, we don’t have time for anything. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “I’ve been going since [insert early time] this morning and haven’t even had time to eat,” then I would have more than enough money to buy those personalized Nike kicks that I have been secretly wanting since I … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Facebook Friend PDA
Nam Knows Best: Just Weird Days
Today was a weird one and it’s not even over. It’s only 11:05 p.m. and by the time I hit the hay for real, it will be tomorrow. This article probably won’t get posted for at least a day or two so my ever-so-gracious editor can help me catch all of my grammar mistakes and all the places that I put a comma where, clearly, no comma is needed, even though I tend to speak in … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Just Weird Days