Archive for category: Column: Blasé Faire

  • Contest shows teens true colors

    Column: Blasé Faire, Opinions April 12, 2012 11:48 am no comments

    Welcome ladies and gentleman to the first ever live, Most Beautiful Teen Contest! That’s right, the wonderful and, of course, beautiful teenagers that constantly grace your Facebook newsfeed have agreed to a live competition to decide the victor once and for all. Without further ado, let’s meet our first contestant, [...]

     
  • The Rock meets reality TV

    The Rock meets reality TV

    Column: Blasé Faire, Opinions March 1, 2012 11:54 am no comments

    The idea was a simple one: record people. It’s as simple as that, record what other people and I say throughout the day and then listen to what was being said. My thought process went something like this: somewhere someone is taping a bunch of rich basketball trophy wives and [...]

     
  • Dragonborn identity?

    Column: Blasé Faire, Opinions December 8, 2011 12:11 pm no comments

    I ’ve got a confession to make: I still play Pokémon games. I don’t know if it’s the game-breaking graphics that keep me coming back to playing Pokémon Blue and Yellow, but in my 17 years of living, I’ve decided that there are few things in life more satisfying than [...]

     
  • Answering questions

    Column: Blasé Faire, Opinions November 3, 2011 11:44 am no comments

    No one knows. That’s what I think. No one knows what college admissions officers and counselors are looking for when reading over an application. I’ve heard it all. “It’s all in the ACT score and GPA. When it comes to co-curriculars quality over quantity.” And my personal favorite, “the essays [...]

     
  • Controversy, an Opportunity for Growth

    Controversy, an Opportunity for Growth

    Column: Blasé Faire, Opinions January 28, 2011 1:11 am no comments

    Yes, my CYO team scored for the other team. No, we didn’t do it on purpose. It wasn’t like we were trying to be funny, and it wasn’t an accidental own bucket where the ball miraculously went in the hoop. We scored for the other team. I take CYO very [...]