Rant here!
• "The majority of this campus resides in upper income households and should have settled their mental problems prior to college, o wait they are probably already on five types of prescriptions." that's so funny because I'm bipolar and I am on "five types of prescriptions," so to speak. I know I'm a spoiled brat for having bipolar disorder. I should really just grow up and get over my hallucinations and manic spells, shouldn't I? p.s. I'm working class, and you are the most insensitive and spoiled person I've heard so far at AU, rich or poor.
• @counseling center hater: I usually don't respond to rants like this, but this really hurt. I come from an upper income household, but because of my own issues with trust and openness, I was afraid to talk to my parents about even going to therapy, let alone my problems. I'm so grateful that the counseling center is available to me. It helps. I know my life is far from awful, but there are a lot of things going on in my head that I feel like I can't talk to anyone else about.
• "The argument was that when you drink you put yourself in a state where you are more likely to be taken advantage of due to lower inhibitions." there's a big difference between saying "you are more likely to get raped" and "expect to get raped." "Expect" implies that women should blame themselves if they drink and then get raped, or at least be constantly fearful while drinking. The "more likely" phrasing doesn't assign any blame.
• Actually, I miss the days when I hid on the Wesley campus and cried.
• "There is no such thing as “rapists” and “non-rapists”. ANYONE can commit or receive date rape if they are too drunk" If I got really drunk, I still don't think I would get the irresistable urge to stab someone to death with a butter knife I happen to find near me. Or beat them to a pulp. Why do you think that rape is more standard and/or tolerable than that?
• @"ANYONE can commit or receive date rape if they are too drunk to know what they are doing or drunk enough to lower their inhibitions enough so as to not no longer understand social cues." are you kidding me. Raping someone is not "a lack of social cues", raping someone is a frigging FEDERAL OFFENSE.
• how can a girl fake it? it seems really weird that can actually happen
• @ "Anyone else wonder why a dime of their tuition goes toward a counseling center?"- This is a joke, right? Coming from an "upper income household" has absolutely NOTHING to do with mental health. From personal experience, family can often be the actual cause of emotional/mental issues, because a certain socio-economic status does NOT guarantee a loving and supportive family. I sincerely hope that none of your friends ever turn to you for assistance if they need it because that attitude is just sickening.
• LOVE THE FRIENDS REFERENCE.
• Okay so now I feel bad about saying out of shape people were disgusting. Everyone should feel comfortable to be themselves at the gym and I totally encourage everyone to go. However, if you are sick, in shape or not, please don't.
• I love this school. I'd marry it if I could.
• Eagle Rant Editor, lets RAGE!!! or at the very least come visit us at the Phonathon (bring cookies please)
• In 47% of rapes, both the victim and the perpetrator had been drinking. In 17%, only the perpetrator had been. 7% of the time, only the victim had been drinking. Rapes where neither the victim nor the perpetrator had been drinking account for 29% of all rapes. Conclusion, rape doesn't always involve alcohol. Whether it does or doesn't, it's wrong. And the perpetrator is always responsible. Alcohol doesn't cause rape, rapists do. Don't give me this bull about how if you drink, you know the consequences you're getting into. You're a bit naive.
• People tell me to change my ways, to focus on whats really important...but what if I don't want to?
• I love my gf but she needs to come here I'm missing her too much
• "Me- “Yes, like the state, like the cold.”" I have a state name, too!
• @“@ 8 kids: large families have been shown to correlate with higher rates of deviance in the kids. (More kids means less supervision, fewer opportunities to impart good lessons)-Love, a criminology major” Please learn the difference between correlation and causation (and the concept of a controlled study). Most large families in the US are large because of parents who could not afford birth control (which is not paid for by the government like in Europe), so that throws off the statistics. If you hold income constant, large families are actually more happy and more successful. Love, a psychology major.
• @"t shirt and underwear": no, so long as it's not super skimpy- a thong would be a little weird...
• @ "I don’t know what people are talking about but Sigma Chi pledges are looking pretty hot!" Sigma Chi pledges are extremely hot.
• @”Why are there so many damn “@” rants? Be original and stop clogging up the rants with paragraph responses! #RealRants” The @ rants are the best part of Eagle rants! They allow us to have real discussion about real issues without fear of being scorned by our peers. And they allow people to give advice to those who need it. Stop hating on the @ rants.
• Am I a bad person for having rape fantasies? (I’m a girl btw). I would never want anyone to be hurt or anything. But I fantasize about my bf pretending to be a stranger and not being able to resist taking me right then and there. I feel immoral for having this fantasy and I’m scared to tell my bf bc I don’t want him to think I’m morally bankrupt. But I want him to rape me so much. I’m tired of sweet/nice sex.
• Ooh what was the pledge task? Spill!
• Wow, someone doesn't understand the nature of mental illness. I wouldn't wish it even on ignorant people like you...
• @“@ 8 kids: large families have been shown to correlate with higher rates of deviance in the kids. (More kids means less supervision, fewer opportunities to impart good lessons) Love, a criminology major” Please see the New York Times article from a few weeks ago about the lives of the 1%. Those who CHOOSE to have big families and can support them are much better off in life. And the birth rates of the top one percent are much higher because smart/wealthy people can afford to have a stay at home parent and full time nannies to help.
• Being black is also correlated with crime. So I guess that means black people shouldn't have kids either. Wow, you are ignorant. Please look up the word CORRELATION and the look up the word CAUSATION. Study them.
• @”Any time any person says “No”, to sexual advances, regardless of alcohol consumption of either party, no sexual advances should continue” Yes and anytime you are being mugged saying “No” should be enough to make the mugger say “my bad” and walk away. But the world isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. So act responsibly and don’t get drunk in put yourself in a situation where danger is very likely to occur.
• Can we get one of the those chocolate fountains that often accompany AU events in every dorm lounge? That would be stupendous.
• @16 year old who was raped: Yes you were definitely raped and it definitely was not your fault. But maybe you could have avoided the situation from happening altogether if you weren't hanging out with a peer group that was having alcohol parties at age 16. We all make mistakes and I'm sure you have learned from yours. I’m just trying to help young biddies from making the same mistakes.
• Don't sneak into zumba, it's not fair to all of us that got passes. Also, there is just not enough room for extras.
• @jerk gym ranter: As someone who isn't exactly in shape, I lost 40lbs last year in JFC... I'm still not the most in shape person but I feel 30 times better about myself. So from all of us nonperfect people at the gym: shove it. [Editor’s Note: The original ranter apologized above :)]
• I miss you, but I'm seriously not going to talk to you until you apologize.
• @You guys had a typo on the wonking front page. I don’t know who’s job this is, but they are obviously terrible at it: except you just spelt "whose" wrong...awkward.
• Absolutely not! Explore your sexuality freely. Do what feels right, and who cares about gender? If you're attracted to a person, a label of sexual orientation shouldn't prevent you from acting on that emotion. Or, at least, that's how I view things. Kiss boys, touch girls, have sex with queers, whatever floats your boat. Xox
• @"Anyone else wonder why a dime of their tuition goes toward a counseling center?... I mean by God, you could be a child soldier somewhere." You think I don't know that? You can't guilt/hate yourself out of being messed up. I've tried. It doesn't work. Now I'm trying counseling. Don't you dare shame me for it.
• @criminology major: we have a criminology department?
• For a place called "Gay U," there is an awful lot of frat morons who still use the word gay as a synonym for stupid.
• NARWHALS NARWHALS SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN CAUSING A COMMOTION CAUSE THEY ARE SO AWESOME.
• Actually Katzen closes at 11pm during the week, so I don't know how the violin player could get to a practice room at that hour
• No, I'm not jealous about the condoms. I'm legitimately grossed out.
• I must admit, your incessant howling, laughing, clapping, banging that seemed to radiate throughout my room with no apparent directional source at all times of the morning, day, or night at first had me annoyed, to say the least. But now, all I can do is wonder WHAT are you possibly doing/watching that could give you so much joy for so long? TV? Internet? Gaming? Masturbation? I just don’t get it, and frankly, I’m sorta jealous that you can maintain such an attitude. I commend your happiness but please remember that these walls/floors are thin!
• I sleep in a T-shirt and only undies all the time. Once I slept-walked to the bathroom in the dorms wearing only a T-shirt and panties. I don't think it's a huge deal.
• Hey Editor, this is my ranting back at you. My original rant may not have been about you, but I think you seem fascinating too!
• I hate AU. I hate DC, the people, the weather, my classes, my teachers, kids I'm in classes with, my car, my bank account, my single status, my stupid iPhone, my pack of smokes and my health. I'd much rather jump off a 10 story building than go to classes. #SickAndTiredOfBeingSickAndTired
• Thank you for the Selena Gomez lyrics. They made me smile, and I know they were, at least in part, for me.
• HEY MALES. We females have feelings and we don't appreciate it when you take so freaking long to respond to a text or facebook message! It makes us worried about life! GOSH. D:
• @"I taste blood every time I think of summer; if that’s true, I’m in for quite a treat." 'cause I'm begging for the sun in a mid-Missouri winter, waiting desperately to get out of town. No, you can't keep a good man down.
• I love my roommate and her boyfriend, but some days I would really appreciate if they didn't spend the entire night giggling and making out with each other in the next room. It gets irritating.
• @"Just because I'm not beautiful doesn't mean I'm a terrible person," you are beautiful :)
• @counseling center rant: you are so incredibly ignorant. There are so many errors in your argument 1. many "mental problems" are chronic and chemical and cannot just "go away." 2. many people need the counseling center for support when they face tragedies such as illness , family problems, sexual assault, or death. 3. many people need the help of the counseling center to adjust to the pressures of college, such as dealing with idiots like yourself.
• I think its ridiculous that they gave Founders tickets to some people in SG who did not get tickets originally. They should have gone to people at the top of the waitlist. I'm so sick of this.
• If I have to install safe connect one more time, I'll...THROW ALL OF MY WATER BOTTLES INTO THE TRASH CANS
• @”I was raped when I was sixteen.” How did you handle it afterwards? Did you press charges? I had a similar thing happen to me when visiting an old friend in a different city. I ended up doing nothing after I left from visiting the friend, but I always wished I would have. (But it wouldn’t really be feasible of me to charge him since the trial would have to take place in that city and I wasn’t ever planning on going back there. He probably knew that and that may be why he knew I was an easy target.)
• @people arguing over date rape and who is at fault: I recommend everyone take the free RAD (rape actin defense) classes AU offers. They offer them multiple times each year. I found them very beneficial in terms of having more self confidence if I were in a bad situation. They also teach you how to avoid bad situations in the first place (which is especially helpful if you are used to living in a nice suburban bubble rather than an urban area).
• How come there are vagina monologues, but no penis monologues? There are plenty of stories out there about penis mutilation just like there are about clitoral mutilation. Circumcision anyone?
• Come back come back come back to me Eli.
• Words, words, words... you're driving me into my grave.
• @Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: I am personally a fan of Ocean City, Maryland. I don't know how warm it'll be in March..
• I used to be a B cup. Since being on birth control I've grown to a C/D cup. If that's not an incentive for guys to support easier access to birth control, I don't know what else is. :P
• Girls are sexy. Especially girls who wear dresses.
• I don't care about sex. I just want someone to hold me. -straight male
• @Lost and Weeds fan... Have you seen Breaking Bad? It's on Netflix and AWESOME.
• There is so much sexual frustration everywhere. Is there not more to life....? Can we all just be ok and not so desperate?
• If you don't want your Founder's Ball ticket would you sell it to me? I didn't get a ticket and all of my friends are going. Please please let me know. (You would also get my undying gratitude.)
• There has been a lot of self-criticism on here of late and I would just like to say that each and every one of you is beautiful. You just have to find a person who appreciates your unique beauty (and obviously just because you haven't found him/her at AU doesn't mean he/she doesn't exist.) That said, I too feel lonely and wish I had a significant other with whom I could cuddle...
• Matty Grossman is actually adorable.
• Dear Ex-boyfriend, You should thank your lucky stars I'm a pacifist, otherwise I would karate chop you in the face every time I saw you. And I've been doing pushups, so it would hurt. Sincerely, The morally righteous, best-thing-you-never-had
• As a girl, can I just say how difficult it is to be friends with other girls here? Do one thing wrong and they jump on it like rabid dogs. I made a mistake and I'm ashamed. Your actions in the name of "worrying about me" only make me feel worse.
• The best thing anyone can give up for Lent is hate and intolerance, not Facebook or caffeinated beverages. Or you can give up your superstitions, that just about covers it too.
• @@library sex confession: You say the library staff uses the back stairwell all the time but you didn't actually specify how they use it. Do THEY use it for sex too?
• What's your sexual orientation? This is extremely frustrating but too awkward to ask. And Facebook doesn't help me whatsoever.
• To all of the superficial people ranting about boob size...a chat with Rick Santorum might do you some good
• Anyone else find the idea of the 'Vagina Monologues' disgusting and indecent? Everyone at AU can't be that sexually liberal....
• To the chick who was typing stuff on the computers for printing at the library: You're not supposed to be writing your paper on them, you use them just to print. From, the girl who just needed to print an assignment before class
• Fun fact: I had my first kiss (okay, several first kisses) while abroad. Now I think about making out with EVERYONE on campus.? • @ "Just because I’m not beautiful doesn’t mean I’m a terrible person :/" I have absolutely no doubt that your are both a wonderful and a beautiful person. Don't let anyone else make you think otherwise!
• “I dont want no part of your tight ass country club, ya freak b$#*!”
• "We've got to get rid of the C Word" "I'll leave when I'm good and ready."
• I'm Mr. Manager!
• “I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, and now I have somewhat of a mess on my hands.”
• Stop being so amazing and adorable. It's pissing me off. [Editor’s Note: SorryNotSorry]
• The hammer is my penis.
• I hope there will be a decent candidate in the SG President race. A no-nonsense, straight forward candidate that will increase student interest in the initiatives of the SG.
• i keep seeing this kid in the dining hall who has long hair and looks like jamie campbell bower. who is heeeeeee
• If you shimmy one more time, I will punch you in the face. Stop talking about your life, I just don't want to hear it.
• I wish I knew what to say to make you feel better.
• AU MEMES, Y U NOT FUNNY?!?
• Attention ALL you Ranters. The Eagle will be holding a contest to win free tickets to see Dropkick Murphys at Shamrock Festival in March. Stay tuned for your chances to win free tickets.
• I'm afraid that now that you've sen me naked you've noticed my scars and are no longer attracted to me. Those were from years ago, please don't judge me for them.
• I can't take your negativity and constant put downs and criticisms of everyone. Just stay away from me!
• I hope you know, you're the reason I take painkillers to stop feeling.
• Why must sororities torture the non sorority roommates by decorating their whole room in greek letters and posters?! I live here too! Dont get me started on big/little week...
• The fact that people are using eagle rants to debate and discuss boob size is depressing me more than the AU memes page. Politically involved student body, my a**.
• Dear liberal hacks: there is no right to homosexual marriage. If there were, under what rationale could you prevent bigamy, incest, or bestiality?
• To everyone in my Western Legal Traditions class, I'm sorry for being "that guy."
• @I regret getting a Founders' Day Ball ticket, I know the feeling! I am looking for someone to go with since all my friends didn't get tickets. Maybe people with no one to go to the Ball with should all get together and go! That would be so nice :)
• I love my small chest and so does my soon-to-be husband. Love doesn't discriminate... I promise. :)
• "Precious" was a HILARIOUS film.
• Jake Barnes will never love you. Please don't ruin anymore books for me... P.S. you suck.
• to the girls with the ukeleles seducing other phi mus all over campus, you brighten my day:) I
• New rule: Eagle rants MUST be posted by 5 PM each day. If not, find someone else who is willing to take the job. Love, tired of waiting [Editor’s Note: That rule didn’t last very long]
