• I never got so many Internet browser errors until I came to AU. I didn’t even know what a 302 Error was! Thanks, Cisco/OIT for turning perfectly good Internet into unreliable Internet.
• Can we get some lights for the tennis courts so people can play tennis once it gets dark outside? Ditto with the outdoor basketball courts. If we have enough money for the wonk campaign, I think we can afford a few lights. Thanks.
• My boyfriend of two years and I are now in a long distance relationship and it’s really hard for me emotionally. Any tips from other LDR AU students? Any creative ideas on how to keep the romance alive? We already Skype, iChat, Facebook message, text and talk on the phone. Thanks.
• Sociology is so fascinating. I with they had AP sociology so I could have taken it in high school.
• I miss my dog. AU should have rental puppies so that I can get some canine companionship.
• I freakin LOVE my classes.
• I take pills to make me happy.
• Am I supposed to raise my hand in class or is that so high school?
• Omegle.com is the greatest idea to come to the Internet since Facebook.
• I haven’t seen Jason Lifton, Student Government President at George Washington University, wear a cape. Have you? Nate Bronstein, you are awesome.
• Why. Why. WHY?! WHY CAN I NOT HAVE A CHEESE QUESADILLA TAVERN?! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HOLD THE VEGGIES/BEANS. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY. I JUST WANT AN ANSWER.
• Black bean quesadilla... hold the beans... No? You can’t do that? Ever? AWESOME.
• Go wonk yourself.
• As a student with a disability I'm shocked at how insensitive the faculty are on their syllabus handouts.
• Freshmen — word of advice. Friends with benefits NEVER WORKS OUT. EVER.
• Seriously, the AU contingency in Prague is furious with the recent developments at the Tavern. No cheese or chicken quesadillas? No Southwestern sauce? No Bacon Cheeseburgers? Explanations and changes need to be delivered by Spring semester.
• Out of all the gay boys at AU, I fall for a straight one ... with a girlfriend. WTF?!? Fail sauce.
• Is it worth it to make your first kiss with someone who doesn't think of you romantically but still thinks you're attractive? I romantically feel something for this person, I think.
• To everyone who dines at TDR: Please keep the scoops for the sauces in their respectable containers. I don't want mayonnaise in the barbecue sauce or barbecue sauce in the mayonnaise.
• You know what would make life perfect? A hickory burger. I'm looking at you Tavern!
• MY ROOMMATE IS A FRAT BOY WITH RAGE ISSUES, WTF.
• Hey roomie. I'm responding to your question about who the guy is on the Student Advocacy Center magnet that I proudly displayed on our fridge. IT'S BOB DYLAN. COME ON NOW.
• Gimme back my southwest sauce! Chicken tenders just aren’t the same :(
• I am lonely too sometimes. With my bus ride to work my best friend is my iPod. All of a sudden I am being told to go to work and I barely know who I am.
• I truly know how lucky I am but every now and then I feel undeserving for no reason.
• I find myself justifying everything I do so that there is a reason behind it. Why do I need that comfort? Why can't I just let things be?!?
• Ok, I am in no way shape or form intoxicated, I am just moody and emotional. I love you all and I really think a simple hi or good old fashioned hug does wonders for the soul. Can I get an AU hug a la 6000 people?
• Does someone have a life manual they want to share with the rest of us?
• AU needs to get an online dating service to hook students up with other compatible students. GW has one! It isn't fair. :-(
• A safer sex column that talks about sex? Woah.....What's next, a student newspaper that has student news?
• Is it okay to have consensual sex with your roommate? Or is that a violation of the housing regulations on campus?
• Girls on the 2nd floor, why the hell are you coming to the sixth floor to use our shower?!?
• I wanna go to a Delta Chi party, those are the hot guys. How do I find out when the parties happen?
• Hi y’all. I'm about to turn 20 next week, never been kissed.
• American University's AU Central is even worse than dealing with financial aid, the registrar and student accounts separately. I. Hate. Our. School.
• Dear AU, we pay a lot of money to attend this fine institution. Please make the Internet work. Really, it is not that hard to have a good freaking network!
• To All Underclassmen, repeat after me: Afrin. BUY AFRIN. Buy it and then use it. It is the answer to all your decongestant needs. I realize that you're living in (essentially) a cesspool, but there is no reason that you can't medicate yourself before you come to class. Do not come to class choking on your own snot, and trying to suck it all back up every five minutes. I can't concentrate.
• Dear Freshman, You are stupid. Love, Your Overworked Underpaid Disgruntled TA
• I suck up to my professors so that they will compliment me because I am insecure and need reassurance due to the fact that I was never loved by anyone.
• Despite the fact that my mother is a multi-millionaire, she has informed me that she will not be paying my law school tuition because I need to learn some “responsibility.” I have a 3.8 GPA, hold multiple leadership positions and volunteer on a regular basis. But apparently I am not responsible. FML.
• Dear hot guy in my philosophy class, You are probably too hot to be straight, but just in case, I want you to know that I think you are adorable and would love to go out with you. Love, The hot girl sitting next to you
• I am so desperate for a boyfriend that when I saw this cute guy in my class, I looked up the roster of everyone in my class on blackboard after class and then searched all the names on Facebook to find him ... he was the only one in the class without a Facebook profile.
• BREAKING NEWS: southwest sauce is back!
• As an abroad student constantly wading through AU bureaucracy, I love when incompetent functionaries kindly give me the extension number of the department I should contact that has the information I really need. Thanks dudes, I'll be sure to ring that number right up from 4,000 miles away.
• I can't believe AU hasn't issued an apology for kicking upperclassmen off campus. I hate commuting each day. Underclassmen, you don't know how good you have it. You get to live amidst trees and flowers, be within walking distance from all your classes, and get to watch the sunsets without tall building obstructing your view.
• It bums me out to see cigarette butts on the Quad.
• I'm worried that I'm killing my relationship with my insecurity and neediness. But he isn't showing me enough affection and I feel like he doesn't care. Should I urge him to be more emotionally expressive and risk pushing him further away, or should I leave the matter alone and suffer quietly as he kills me inside with his bitter coldness?
• I'm addicted to prescription pain killers.
• I'm scared I'm losing my mind...
• Hold me and tell me I'm safe with you. That's all I need.
• I pretended like I was going to break up with my boyfriend (even though I had no intention of ever doing so) just so he would give me some attention for once. Am I twisted?
• My professor lies about basic information in the field in order to sensationalize the topic. What should I do? I'm afraid to confront him because he could give me a bad grade in the class. But this isn't just a one time thing. He definitely flat out lies about facts, and can be caught by simply Googling the facts. (No this is not a political rant, as the class is not an SPA or SIS class.)
• As much as I enjoy listening to other students elaborate on certain points — it's unnecessary to do so in an evening lab. We're hungry. We're tired. We just want to leave. Soooo, nothing against you or your intelligence — I was just starving for dinner. Thanks.
• The worst day at AU is still better than the best day at UMD.
• When I asked why my boyfriend why he never says nice things to me he said, “I don’t show affection.” Is this typical of guys or is he being an asshole?
• What ever happened to the new SIS building having a waterfall in it and a green leafy interior? The boxy white inside of the SIS building feels like an insane asylum. I was lied to in the advertising and Eagle articles last year that were promoting the building. Where's my waterfall?!?
• Can the Eagle please do an article that interviews housing and dining to get information on the demographics of where off-campus students are living? (like how many AU students in each D.C. neighborhood). I feel like I am the only AU student where I live (but I doubt I am) and it's really lonely. EDITOR’S NOTE: That’s a great idea. We’ll look into it.
• Why is the campus so empty on weekends? Am I the only one who stays on campus and chooses not to get drunk? It sure feels like it.
• I think my girlfriend is cheating on me. How can I know without asking her straight up?
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