Overheard
Well, spring is in the air, and as the flowers blossom and hemlines rise, it seems from this week's quotes that the birds and the bees are also back to their old tricks.
THE CAPTAIN'S LOG:The self-call as a speech act
With the exception of such classic maneuvers as challenging one's nemesis to a duel, perhaps no social weapon has gained quite as much currency on campus as accusing someone of having just performed a "self-call." Though it is perhaps now past its prime -- like the Eminem of pejorative exclamations -- I think that the phenomenon of self-calling, and more importantly the phenomenon of calling out self-calls, nonetheless deserves a turn under the dissection glass. Naturally, defining the self-call gets priority. Self-call (n.) -- 1.
Alice Unchained: Self-calling your mom
In high school, many of us were constantly preoccupied with SATs, ACTs, GPAs, WNBAs, N*SYNCs, etc.
Oscars Unlimited
By Michael Xiao Before you take anything I write seriously in this article, let me tell you a story about myself.
SELF CALL
Its hard to avoid making self-calls at a place like Dartmouth. For one, we all turned down Harvard to come here.
Inside This Issue
We are an intelligent bunch, or so they lead us to believe, and we all have passions, talents and awesome stories to share -- so I don't get this recent trend of censoring our discourse by uttering, or at times, shouting, "self callll." I am afraid we limit our ability to express our true selves by confining conversation topics to anything but ourselves.
Haute Hufft: Spring fever
Boy, is my face red. I've been eating my words ever since I printed a column last week about this year's lack of a true Dartmouth winter.
Overheard
"Do you think that the male equivalent of the vajayjay is the panini?" '06 girl, post-"Grey's Anatomy." "So, she's on my shit list.
Inside This Issue
Hearing that DDS was going to cap my Topside spending at $100 crushed me. What will happen to my late-night splurges on Ben and Jerry's and Goldfish?
Alice Unchained: I can't believe it's not frat, Friday!
"Guest-Host Relationships" in great literature/bard-songs are go-to topics to bring up for discussion when you're trying to score points in any Classics or English class here at Dartmouth.
The Sonic Rage Cage: Round 3
Welcome, to Episode 3 of the Sonic Rage Cage, and as they say, "Third is the one with the hairy chest." The theme of this week's Mirror is "Team Topside," and even though that has no relevance to music, we will stick to the topic of our column.
The $100 Scramble: Topside Sweeps
In the early 90s, most kids were watching "Clarissa Explains It All" or "Legends of the Hidden Temple." Nickelodeon was okay, I guess, but for me, Lifetime was where it was at.
The Captain's Log: How to spend $100 at Topside
I remember when $100 was a lot of money. Many years ago, I recall watching a show hosted by that consummate entertainer Bozo the Clown.
Haute Hufft: Where's the winter wonderland?
I fear for the freshmen, I really do. I fear that they have accepted this term's weather as the norm for a Dartmouth Winter. I feel a bit like an old lady talking to my grandkids about my six-mile walks to school through blizzards and ice storms that they just "couldn't understand". But sometimes being a senior feels like being an old lady (too bad I can't get a double discount -- senior citizen and student -- at the movies). And I want to make sure the younguns around here "get it". (Note: I'm really only saying this because I'm jealous that you have three more years here.) As much as I hate the cold and I hate the salt on my pants, the Dartmouth Winter is something every Dartmouth student must embrace.
Overheard
"Dude, how frustrating was 'Grey's Anatomy' last night?" "Yeah man, but did you see the scenes from next week?
Haute Hufft: French Fries and Lager (feld) - Runway Rundown
While Dartmouth kids were raging their little hearts out for Winter Carnival last week, Olympus Fashion Week was once again raging in New York. New York Fashion Week is the best thing ever to happen to ready-to-wear, and it happens but twice a year.
