To those down under....

May I call a toast, on this beautiful Monday evening? A toast to those who have supported us throughout our lives. Those who have always had our backsides. To the extraordinarily underestimated, under-appreciated, underwear. Let's all raise our glasses, three cheers for panties and boxers, for bras and briefs. Without whom our society would be nothing but a sloppy floppy mess. These glorious garments hide our undesirables, be they nipples or butt cheeks. They give us support like no pal could. They keep the girls nice and high and the boys safe and sound. Now we all know there are people who mistreat their undies. But we wont go into that. Howevver I will call out those of you who flat out ignore the all powerful undie. Yes, you who dont wear them at all. Those who say, "Underwear is for pussies." Well, yes, indeed that is what panties are for. Or at least the general area that they cover. Underwear is a good strong foundation to any outfit. No one looks good in a beautiful blouse if there are floppy breasts pointing every-which-way. It's just unattractive. And boys, we dont want to see your balls through your pant leg. No thanks. So again, Id like to thank the undergarments of the world. Those simple plaid boxers and that matching bra and panty set, thank you for starting our days well and ending them even better. Thank you for always being there and always holding true. To you, the world's underwear...

Bitch Slap Gold

              Dictionary.com defines noise as sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind. Noise of any kind can be distracting and potentially dangerous to the surrounding area. It can affect residents of Clemson House physically, mentally, educationally, and even socially. It may seem that a simple little piece of technology such as a speaker can cause such a disruption in one’s life but it is not only possible but it happens every day here in our Clemson home.

                Physically, loud music can cause a person pain. Loud music can cause ear aches, headaches, and throat pain. How? Obviously the higher the decibels of the noise the more it can affect the ear that accepts the noise. The excessive noise can cause permanent deafness and even the bursting of the eardrums. As for headaches, the ears transfer the noise to the brain where it is translated into information. Loud and excessive music can cause headaches by overloading the brain with too much information at one time. Finally, sore throats can occur when residents need to yell over loud music to communicate.

                Mentally, residents can suffer from stress-related issues caused indirectly by the loud noise. Loud noise can be distracting and take focus away from homework or other tasks. This may cause a student to fall behind which would lead to increased stress levels. Stress can cause symptoms like headaches, excessive eating, and loss of hair. No student wants this to happen and would be very upset if symptoms like these came into play in their life. These symptoms would cause distress and unhappy students. Clemson University is certainly not a place to have unhappy students.

                Clemson University is a place where happy, intelligent students work hard to become strong members of society. Loud noise can disrupt these wonderful students from their work. It becomes very difficult to focus on studies while loud music is playing. Loud music disrupts thoughts. These same thoughts may lead to a new technological invention or a life-saving medical insight. The education available to Clemson students is superior but requires a lot of studying that needs quiet, especially in Clemson House, where the best tigers live.

                Loud music is such an unbearable distraction that it can even disrupt the social lives of residents of Clemson House. Students need the atmosphere that encourages making and maintaining friendships. Everyone knows the beginning of a friendship can be as simple as exchanging a few words. A nice, “hi, what’s your name?” could be the spark that starts a life-long friendship. However, if the two innocent residents of Clemson House are unable to hear each other and cannot communicate, then it would be impossible to form a new friendship. All Clemson House residents would become isolated, lonely, and miserable at the hands of loud music.

                In our lovely dormitory here at Clemson University, our goal is to keep all residents safe, successful and happy. Loud music keeps us from reaching these goals and music be kept at bay. The evil of high decibels must be defeated so that our Clemson House residents can grow to reach their full potential as Clemson Tigers.  

Damn you quiet hours...

Helping out my roomie. She got busted for quiet hours and had to write a 700 word paper on leadership. This is my contribution...

Our lovely home here at Clemson House is currently full of upstanding citizens falling into line under wonderfully trained leaders. This hierarchy of power proves to be a blessing in all of our lives. Without good leaders in our dorm, or in society for that matter, structure falls to the wayside. For instance, the survival of primitive cavemen depended on such structure provided by leaders of the pack. Leaders provide inspiration, group motivation and a sense of survival. Leaders in the cavemen era prevented humans from running aimlessly and slaughtering each other for food. Now by no means do I expect that to occur in Clemson House. I hope the majority of our residents are a bit more civilized than this. Now to mention, the dining hall food just isnt THAT terrible. However, without leadership in place barbarianism is entirely possible. But we must be the change we want to see in the world. And today that change is lack of barbarianism. Personally, I hope to be such a leader to prevent barbarianism, cannibalism, and obnoxious noise during quite hours. I feel this may be quite a task with rambunctious college kids but I am willing to accept that challenge. 


Thank you, goodnight, and our RA can suck it.