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(02/11/15 11:27pm)
Boys are burrito bowls. Some are better than others. In fact, some are great — the great ones come with spicy barbacoa meat, fresh rice, cheese, lettuce and hot salsa. And some are not so great. This variety has dry meat, soggy rice and...well, that's about it. (In normal people lingo, the burrito bowl ingredients sum up a guy's physical characteristics and basic personality traits. Some are cute, nice AND funny. Others are pretty, but have little substance. You get it.) So the point is every boy is a burrito bowl. They at least have that going for them.
But SOME boys come with a side of tortilla chips. Again, the chips can vary in quality. Some come with just a few, but hey, at least you're getting chips. And some come hot, fresh and with extra salt (in other words, they have could have a strong passion or be extremely good at what they do).
The next level up is a side of salsa. And the hotter the salsa, the better. So you could have the most incredible burrito bowl, a fresh bag of chips AND a side of hot salsa. This is an awesome guy. He meets the basic, shallow appearance requirements. He has a wonderful personality. Maybe he's a good cook. Perhaps he's pursuing an impressive career. Everyone's taste buds are different, so the actual human elements can vary slightly. But I think we can all agree this is a pretty tasty meal.
Now you might be thinking, what else could I need? Well, the next element of the meal is what you need if you're looking for something serious. When normal people talk about feelings and relationships, they may call it "chemistry" or a "deeper connection." I call it... guacamole.
The guac represents the feelings. That "click" you only have with certain people. It's the element that makes you open up to said person. It keeps your attention.
You can't commit to a meal if it's only average. You could get bored and think about pizza or McDonald's or Chinese. But the guac makes it pretty difficult to pass up. The guac makes you stay. It gives you security in your decision. It lets you know that you made a good choice.
And that's why before you commit to the meal, you have to make sure you're prepared to put down the guac. Make sure the person is worth it and they meet the basic criteria before you even think about spending extra money (i.e. time and effort) for the side of guacamole. It's a big step and you have to be ready.
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(01/29/15 4:56am)
Friday night will kick off IMU Late Nights, a weekly series of free events hosted by the Indiana Memorial Union.
"We looked at what there is on campus and there’s not a lot of alternatives for students to do on a Friday night if they don’t want to go down to Kirkwood or participate in the other parties and events that are going on around campus," Ryan Clemons, Games Center Manager at the IMU, said.
He said they wanted to create an event for students who felt out of place in the party scene or who are just in search of weekend plans.
Every Friday night, the IMU will be open for bowling, billiards and crafts from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Burger King will remain open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
This Friday will include two comedy shows and music provided by WIUX's Mobile DJ, Alec Steinmetz.
Clemons said IU has a reputation for being a party school.
"I think there’s a lot of students who don’t necessarily want to partake in that on a weekly basis and if we don’t offer anything as an alternative, then we’re just leaving those students to figure something out on their own, which is probably not the best thing for the university to do."
Once a month, Clemons said they will partner with the Union Board to host larger events, such as programs dedicated to Valentine's Day or the Little 500 and an event creating a mini-World's Fair with partnersip from campus cultural centers.
They also plan to host combined events with RPS and OASIS.
OASIS is a department of the IU Health Center that provides campus-wide alcohol and drug prevention, education and intervention. They received a grant to provide late-night programming this semester.
"We’re all just looking at how we can connect things together and really try to offer multiple ways for students to participate in these late-night events," Clemons said.
(10/02/14 4:31pm)
Clayton Anderson drove through the back roads of southern Indiana on Tuesday, taking in the familiar scenery from his childhood.
The Bedford, Ind. native and Indiana University graduate returned home this week to prepare for his show this Friday at the IU Auditorium at 8 p.m.
“I don’t get to spend a lot of time at home anymore,” Anderson said. “My niece just turned one so I get to hang out with her a little bit and see some family. Of course we have to see Kilroy’s and Bluebird and we’re going to go hit up some sororities. It will be fun to be back on the campus of Indiana University.”
After graduating from IU, Anderson entered Kenny Chesney’s Next Big Star Competition. And since winning the chance to open for the country music superstar, Anderson has toured with artists including Blake Shelton, Jimmy Buffett and Darius Rucker.
“I just graduated school and I was trying to figure out what I was going to do with the rest of my life and that came up,” Anderson said. “I entered it on a total whim and they picked us. Then I just had this whole talk with myself that it’s either I go try and see if it works or not or I sit around as a grumpy old man someday saying ‘what if.’”
So he moved to Nashville and released his first record, Torn Jeans & Tailgates, in 2011.
He released his second album, Right Where I Belong, this year and it reached the number two spot on the iTunes music chart. Anderson wrote or co-wrote a majority of the songs on the album, which reflect his southern Indiana roots.
He said he looks forward to returning to the place where his musical career started back when he played shows at local bars and fraternities.
“I had so much fun at IU that I never wanted to leave,” Anderson said. “The next best thing was being a country singer, so it works out.”