Posts for the Topic humour

In the event of turbulence: tips to land your next presentation

Friday, April 12, 2019 by Edna Bozhori

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If punctuation marks were people

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 by Trenton Joseph McNulty

Cartoon dash saying, "But wait—there's more!"

Punctuation marks. We use them to form our sentences, to turn our incoherent thoughts into organized prose. But what if these signs and symbols had minds of their own?

Oxford commas: what’s the whole fuss about?

Thursday, January 12, 2017 by Sabrina Guillen

The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is one of those writing conventions in English that people either love or hate. If you were one of the lucky few in high school to have an English teacher who was particularly passionate about the subject, then you probably know what I’m talking about. The most important thing to know about the Oxford comma is that it isn’t a clear cut grammar rule. In other words, it is what one could call “optional punctuation”.

10 Totally Correct Exam Season Tips: Your Guide to Being Super Successful

Friday, December 2, 2016 by Ryan Patrick Welch

Men in black meme captioned "Finished studying? Good"

Okay, so how are you all feeling about final exams this December? Pretty solid? Great? Possibly even excited, because exams are a blast? Of course. These are all natural responses to one of the most exciting events on the academic calendar. Therefore, I feel this is a fitting time to impart some of the tips I’ve gathered over the years. Make sure to take these 100% literally, and you’ll crush your exams this season.

Choosing a Topic

Monday, March 28, 2016 by Jameson Ngo

I’m hungry (I’m always hungry), so I think about the options I have. It’s a bit overwhelming: Should I cook or should I buy? Should I eat a lot or should I just snack? Is there even food in the fridge (and by this, I mean is there anything I want in the fridge)?

~~(My hair is too long, I need a haircut)~~

Procrastination Binge

Monday, February 29, 2016 by Jameson Ngo

I binge-watched How to Get Away with Murder for the past two days instead of doing anything productive. It’s 11PM.

Let’s talk about procrastination.

It's Complicated

Friday, February 5, 2016 by Jameson Ngo

Valentine’s Day is coming up and I’ve been thinking about my relationship

Show and Tell

Monday, January 25, 2016 by Jameson Ngo

You’re sitting in your little wooden cubicle at the corner of an office. Your laptop is open in front of you; a picture of a black cat stares at you. Its lime-green eyes look into yours.

You maximize your Microsoft Word document. It’s blindingly white.

You lean back on your soft green office chair and sigh. You spin around, facing away from your cubicle. You look at the clock on the white wall to your left: 3:55PM.

You notice that you are bouncing your right leg.

End of Term Blues

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 by Brandon Petryna

There’s this weird bittersweet feeling we tend to get when something is coming to an end. It doesn’t matter whether the ending is a good or bad thing: it’s just somewhat sad every single time! This isn’t a question of reverse-schadenfreude either. I have no answer for you. I’m sure there’s research on the web that can explain this but to avoid having to create a Works Cited list, here’s how I've always dealt with change.

Going to school for the first time was wild