After midnight on a rainy night last week in Chapel Hill, N.C., a large group of sorority women at the University of North Carolina squeezed into the corner booth of a gritty basement bar. Bathed in a neon glow, they splashed beer from pitchers, traded jokes and belted out lyrics to a Taylor Swift heartache anthem thundering overhead. As a night out, it had everything — except guys.
“This is so typical, like all nights, 10 out of 10,” said Kate Andrew, a senior from Albemarle, N.C. The experience has grown tiresome: they slip on tight-fitting tops, hair sculpted, makeup just so, all for the benefit of one another, Ms. Andrew said, “because there are no guys.”
It seems that there IS a school with the same ratio “problem” as RPI. It’s just reversed. You could literally swap genders in the article and it would read like a piece about our beloved tech school. If you’re looking for a (painful?) laugh, look no further.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of MANswers before. But it’s the SPIKE TV bastard child of The Man Show which tries to answer such insightful questions as:
Do Boobs Float?
How Can You Turn Your Pickup Truck Into A Hot Tub?
How Teeny Can A Bikini Get Before It’s Legally Considered Nudity?
How Much Does A Man Fart In A Day?
Which Nationality Is Most Likely To Put Out On The First Date?
How Do You Take A Stripper Home?
Well the above clip which tries to answer “How can you harness the power of your piss?” The paper battery developed at RPI is featured as the answer. Glad to see that we’re in such good company…
This is a few days old, but we wanted to make sure everyone got to see the SNL video. This was spotted on Sunday morning. We’re surprised that we made it halfway through the semester before this happened.
This cart may look nice and innocent, but it's been terrorizing students for years.
I know you’ve seen it. You’ve probably even been chased around campus by it. This cart is defined by it’s canopy overhead, mysterious silver lock box at the back, crate on the back bed, and room for no more than 3 people (tops) in the front seat. Yet with its extensive passenger and cargo capacity, I’ve only ever seen one person driving it. The cart’s range is expansive, as it’s been spotted all over campus. The question must be asked: what does it do? The unfortunate answer? I have no f-ing clue.
So someone drives it around campus going from building to building doing something. Mr. Driver, do you really feel the need to tail me with your cart when I’m walking around campus? Would it kill you to not drive around during peak pedestrian times? I hate that I feel like I should walk faster or get out of the way when you try to drive by. This added pressure is just unnecessary, irrational, and annoying. It bothers me even more that I let it get to me so much.
What’s worse than being run down by this campus monster? Trying to pass it on the footbridge, as it slows down to match the pedestrian speed, which is just a bit faster than molasses. I’m late for class and this big tank is slowing me down. It couldn’t possibly be because there is someone on the other side who is refusing to get out of the way, could it?
And why is there only one guy that drives it? Does it require some kind of special license? What does driver-man keep in the back of the cart in that shiny lock box anyway? Candy for the local children? A sandwich for his lunch break? Is is a portal to another world? If anyone knows anything about this cart (or the fantastic individual who drives it) let us know!
Spotted outside the Troy Building -- Someone has a Cabinet Crush... (In case you didn't know, Laban Coblentz, the President's Chief of Staff played a major role in Face the Waste and other projects of the Student Sustainability Task Force.
Spotted in the Union. We're famous! Thanks to whoever did this!
So after searching Google News for “Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute”, the Google tries to recommend a few other possible searches. However, it provides a couple of unexpected suggestions. Clarkson? No: Clarkson still sucks. Electrolyte? Can’t say I was searching for that, although maybe it came up because of this? Construction management? Really?
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