Claire Kunzier, Editor
This is just an article to admire how beautiful and visually pleasing the Collegian Instagram, run by our very own Danielle O’Brien, just truly is.
If you do not follow the best La Salle organization Instagram, @ lsucollegian, you should because it’s pretty. ❤
Claire Kunzier, Editor
I don’t drink coffee every morning or buy an energy drink to push me through my day, in turn I normally just drink water and maybe a coffee throughout my day. But, there’s something about Diet Coke that creates this feeling of limitless energy that pushes me through a day. You could think this back to the classic early to mid 2000s mom trend of drinking diet soft drinks during our childhood. Especially now in the winter, a can of perfectly chilled Diet Coke after a long morning of doing anything or nothing will 360 your day into something better than it was. Diet soda, like regular soda, is not good for you, but everything in moderation, so savor the life line that is Diet Coke.
Claire Kunzier, Editor
Okay. so I love Christmas Music. I listen to any and all versions of the same song over and over again just because it’s Christmas music. I actually have one rule about this type of music: I don’t let myself overdo it during the Christmas season and save the holiday genre for specific listening times. That’s how I keep this group of music held in such high regard, but that’s not what the topic of this article is about. My hot take is: Christmas music, scientifically (I don’t actually know that don’t quote me), makes you happier. No matter when you listen to it, where, what season you’re in, you’re instantly happier. Last year when my dog died, I was only not crying when listening to Christmas music and I cried for the first two weeks of November. I turn on B101 on my drive between classes just to get over the sadness of having yet another class to go to, even if I listen to less than ⅓ of a song. As annoying as it can get when you play Christmas every second from Thanksgiving to Christmas, the moderation of the genre can lead to a quick and easy fix to any emotional turmoil you are having.
Claire Kunzier, Editor
As a senior finishing their last fall semester, I gotta start getting all my ducks in a row. Starting with something that literally has nothing to do with my graduation or future, I am looking for new writers for Kicks and Cake! Obviously, I will continue to write for Cake until I graduate in May, which is 100 percent happening because I need it to, but Kicks needs an editor as of the beginning of the semester. Technically Kicks and Cake are comedy sections, but let’s be real, it’s turned into a Claire ranting section and I am fine with that. As editor, you can bring it back to comedy or satire or whatever you want because you will be the editor. Speaking of becoming an editor, do you know how nice “Editor of the La Salle Collegian” looks on your resume? Pretty okay if you ask me. Look, you don’t have to if you do want to, but I think you want to, so email me and we will get you set up as editor of Kicks or future editor of Cake, kk thanks <3.
Claire Kunzier, Editor
It’s the final stretch of the semester. Papers, projects, presentations and much more filling every student’s calendar up until the last day of finals. The day that 75 percent of all assignments from every class due is December 13, the first day of finals and the day that I will be dreading. Like don’t get me wrong, there is never a good day to make an assignment due, but I feel as if there is a target on the 13. I have multiple things due that day and none of them are lightwork; a 10 page paper, my final animation, my final presentation and a final. Oh what a day, mid December in 2021. Frankie Valli did not write “December, 1963” for me to poorly rewrite it to represent the first day of finals. Pray4us.
Claire Kunzier, Editor
I want — I need a snow day. I know we just came back from Thanksgiving, but I need another day, specifically one where I am trapped in my house because of the snow. There’s lots to do and not enough time to do it (not that I’ll do any work on the snow day) but it’s nice to know there’s an option of doing work. With only like three weeks left in the semester and not a single day missed, I really could use the time off to mentally prepare for all the stress. The frigging sky is a snow sky 24/7, but there’s no snow, like, wtf. Throw us a bone, please, life.
Claire Kunzier, Editor
Imagine being Jake Gyllenhaal right now. Crazy. 10 minutes of being called a shitty boyfriend in a beautiful song, as well as the rest of an album. All I can say is Taylor Swift — This woman, this genius, this mythical figure, has gifted us with more than we could have ever wanted. Her 2012 album “Red” rerecording and release has not only given the world music we love that will now make Miss Swift money, but it gives us many new amazing songs that slap just as hard as everything else. November 12, 2021 was like Christmas for our ears and we’re here for it. Well, not all of us because some people don’t respect the drip of a heartbreak and the trauma Swift has gone through due to these relationships. “But it’s been eleven years.” OH FUCKING WELL. SHE WAS 20 TURNING 21. HE DIDN’T SHOW UP TO HER BIRTHDAY PARTY, HER DAD WAS SAD ABOUT IT. HE DOES THAT WEIRD EYE THING THAT DEFINITELY WAS HARD TO ARGUE WITH. Anyway, Dylan O’Brien and Sadie Sink did a great job capturing the vision of “All Too Well” that we never knew we needed. There are lots of theories and easter eggs as to why things were done and said as well as what is going to happen next. All I can say about that is I have a lot of school work and mentally cannot spend all my time talking about this. I will say that John Mayer better watch out because he is the only ex of Swifts to have a song named after him and the fact that he dated her when she was 19 and he was 32 says a lot. And that’s on “MAYBE WE GOT LOST IN TRANSLATION. MAYBE I ASKED FOR TOO MUCH.”
Claire Kunzier, Editor
Nothing. Just the 10 minute version of “All Too Well”
Claire Kunzier, Editor
Copyedits: Jake, Kylie, Jeri
I know what you’re thinking, “Claire you’re 21. Stop making Christmas lists.” NO. shhhhhhhh. Stay quiet. I have a list of what I want and at this point I am hoping that a bit of Christmas spirit and magic will make it happen for me.
I would like to get into my bed at 9 p.m. and not get out until I want to. NO ALARMS. I’ve been working late and waking up early for the whole semester and I am over it. All I want is to sleep away my problems and catch up on the countless hours I have missed out on.
I’m not worried that I won’t pass, but if there could be a jump from here to the end with me passing that would be amazing. It’s only fair, I’ve done school for a long time and I’ve never had it happen, this is my last chance.
I need a snack right now and if Santa can hear me now asking for a snack and doesn’t give me one, then I guess there’s no milk and cookies, bitch.
Preferably on a Monday or Wednesday or Thursday, if there could just be a good chunk of snow that makes it dangerous to commute to schools that would be amazing.
Everything needs to happen ASAP. What happened to taking a minute and being patient? Like come on, guys.
Here is my list. Please help me get them so that I may be happy 🙂
Claire Kunzier, Editor
Cats are very common within cities, especially around La Salle. Now cats, while in most cases are meant to be in homes, can also become feral, this means that it is an outdoor cat. The cat has adapted to living outside and does not want human contact or to be handled by humans, but if you give it food it will eat it. There are many kittens running around campus this year, which they’re cute as shit, but most likely the kittens are born from at least one other feral cat. What I’m getting at is these kittens are not 100% feral, but have the innate behaviors of feral cats; being aggressive, not wanting to be handled, hiding, etc., and will probably not make great house cats. I respect the drip. I was very close to snatching one up myself, but cats are not like that. Now don’t get me wrong, I am sure there have been many cats picked up by humans on the street and domesticated. I have had cats that were strays that we domesticated as kittens, one of them was amazing, rest in peace Boo, but the other one was a dick, rip Bitzy. If you’re thinking of snatching a cat off the street, just remember that they might not want you to do that at all.
P.S. every animal that comes off the street needs to go to the vet and probably has fleas ❤
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