TDG's edboard crew takes on Yik Yak
In the past, we've editorialized on a number of issues, not all of which students may have found particularly relatable or to be frank, interesting. So, we're trying something different. After scanning popular anonymous social media app Yik Yak for a long while last night, our editorial board selected a few posts and took them into consideration.
“This might be lame, but I actually want to try staying completely sober for a while. I feel like I need to find out who I really am after this blur of a storm called 'having fun in college.'"
First off, we understand the sentiment. College is the time to get the crazies out of our systems, but it’s also a question of self-discovery. And it’s not a coincidence that students try to do both in the same place. Because, as it turns out, “who you really are” isn’t as easy as being sober or not sober. Is the “real you” the person who goes out to dance frenetically after downing a half-handle of Taaka, or the person who operates every day with all your inhibitions intact? Both? Neither? Hell, we have no idea. We're students, too.
“If you think segregation is over, you haven’t eaten downstairs at Russell House.”
As much as we regret to say it, it certainly looks like that at first glance. But we don’t think that segregation is the right word to use here. People hang out with those they’re most comfortable with, those who have similar experiences or interests. That’s the way it works with groups of people. Musicians, Russian students, newspaper enthusiasts, people with similar economic backgrounds — all of these will tend to gravitate towards each other. We think it’s the same with race. Whatever you might think about that, it isn’t pre-civil rights era segregation. However, the question remains: should we change the way we behave to end this kind of “clustering” mentality?
"But FOREAL shoutout to you girls who don’t feel the need to cake on makeup every day. You’re doing it right. Your natural state is attractive too.”
But FOREAL, we TDG editorial board girls don’t actually wear makeup for anybody else's benefit. If we do wear makeup, it’s because we wanted to put on makeup that day, not because we wanted attention. If a girl wants to cake it on, more power to her. It’s her choice, since it’s her face. If a girl wants to wear no makeup at all, more power to her. It’s still her choice, not yours. Sure, some days we wake up and want to take the time to put on makeup before heading to class. But other days we're going to use that time to eat a bagel instead. It’s a personal choice, not a request for validation. So, as for your compliment: thanks, but we care more about bagels than your anonymous opinion.