Stuff Milligan people like
Chelsea Farnam
Issue date: 4/30/10 Section: Features
As I look back on my four years at Milligan, I can't help but cherish in my heart all those quirks that make being a Buffalo such a unique experience. Years from now, when I recall my home in Tennessee's fair eastern mountains, I will remember with fondness "Stuff Milligan People Like."
10. Ultimate Frisbee
Twisted ankles and broken legs be darned, this sport is just too much fun. Perhaps the greatest feature is that it can be played at all hours of the day… and night. Despite the exposed foundation and 45-degree descent, Pardee Lawn is still where the party's at, even at 3 a.m.
9. Putting ironic names on their pasta bowls
My personal favorite: "Whoever put 'Your Pasta Bowl is Ready,' your pasta bowl is ready." For some reason, this never gets old - especially when the cafeteria's sound system reaches decibel levels never before experienced by man.
8. Finding proxy sites
Leave it to Web-savvy Milligan students to stop at nothing to play precious World of Warcraft or purchase their favorite Victoria's Secret swimsuit off the Internet. Heck, if you've ever tried in vain to do a Yahoo crossword in your dorm room, you know what a proxy site is.
7. Driving way too fast in the parking lot
You know who you are. You're weaving through the parking lot behind Sutton, tires squealing and music blaring. Searching for an open spot, you essentially just did a hairpin U-turn going 47 miles an hour. You only scratched three cars on your way in this time. A record.
6. Creeking
Nowhere else in the world is it considered an honor to be kidnapped in a screaming frenzy, thrown in the back of a car and dunked in a leech-infested creek. As far as weird college traditions go, this one is a real gem.
5. Getting married in general
In the immortal words of Beyonce, if you like it then you should have put a ring on it. What's the point of just getting a bachelor's degree when you could leave college hitched to a second set of school loans? Here at Milligan, we live out the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt have a ring by spring.
10. Ultimate Frisbee
Twisted ankles and broken legs be darned, this sport is just too much fun. Perhaps the greatest feature is that it can be played at all hours of the day… and night. Despite the exposed foundation and 45-degree descent, Pardee Lawn is still where the party's at, even at 3 a.m.
9. Putting ironic names on their pasta bowls
My personal favorite: "Whoever put 'Your Pasta Bowl is Ready,' your pasta bowl is ready." For some reason, this never gets old - especially when the cafeteria's sound system reaches decibel levels never before experienced by man.
8. Finding proxy sites
Leave it to Web-savvy Milligan students to stop at nothing to play precious World of Warcraft or purchase their favorite Victoria's Secret swimsuit off the Internet. Heck, if you've ever tried in vain to do a Yahoo crossword in your dorm room, you know what a proxy site is.
7. Driving way too fast in the parking lot
You know who you are. You're weaving through the parking lot behind Sutton, tires squealing and music blaring. Searching for an open spot, you essentially just did a hairpin U-turn going 47 miles an hour. You only scratched three cars on your way in this time. A record.
6. Creeking
Nowhere else in the world is it considered an honor to be kidnapped in a screaming frenzy, thrown in the back of a car and dunked in a leech-infested creek. As far as weird college traditions go, this one is a real gem.
5. Getting married in general
In the immortal words of Beyonce, if you like it then you should have put a ring on it. What's the point of just getting a bachelor's degree when you could leave college hitched to a second set of school loans? Here at Milligan, we live out the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt have a ring by spring.
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