Living the Dream

Overheard at Hinman

Communications sophomore: I’m an oversensitive, metrosexual fuck…

May 31st

Brian Award 5/30: Sameer Mishra

for bringing pride to West Lafayette by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee tonight. ...

May 31st

Confirmed: Patrick Hooked Up With His...

Me: Do you know the girl Patrick had sex with?
Jon: His cousin?
Patrick: We didn't have sex!

May 31st

Best News in a While

After 2.5 years and three loaner phones (after mine broke) [thanks Sarah, Noor and Chase], I’M...

May 30th

DAILY Recap

Well, that’s it. Tonight was the last night of publication for the Daily, marking the...

May 30th

Article: New Scholarship Honors Slain Student

May 30th

Brian Award 5/29: Annie Martin

 for managing the City Desk and putting up with me all quarter. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is...

May 30th

“Oh boy the west is beautiful! Im in idaho now, but i know...”
— Mel in a text message. She and...

May 29th

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts from the...

Look how they have grown! -Ann Rainey, 2:53 p.m. 

May 29th

Brian Award 5/28: Eric Witherspoon,...

 for caring about the students, being visible and most importantly, giving me a sweet interview for...

May 29th

See something wrong with this picture? Yes, the Cubs...

May 28th

Phone Conversations With Mom-Dawg 5/28

Mom: Hi Jeremy
Me: Uh, it's Brian
Mom: Oh

May 28th

“So there’s been a proposal to build a building...”
— Elise in a video profiling the...

May 28th

Brian Award 5/27: Elise Foley

 for staying in the Daily until 12:30 a.m. because I was dumb and didn’t write my 75 word...

May 28th

“Can we hold the minutes for a minute?”
— Alderman Ann Rainey objecting...

May 27th

13 Days Left...

Caroline: ohh
Caroline: RIGHT
Caroline: i keep forgetting youre still at shcool
Caroline: aaaaahahahahah
Me: thanks Caroline
Caroline: what a nightmare

May 27th

Brian Award 5/26: Brendan Lovasik

 for being born, 19 years ago today. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to the...

May 27th

NU’s women’s lacrosse team secured their 4th...

May 26th

Brian Award 5/25: David Rosenthal

for agreeing to drive me back to Evanston in the morning. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is...

May 26th

Why David Has Gotten in 3 Car Accidents

Background: David, driving to grad parties, cuts somebody off.
Me: What are you doing?
David: You can't let the cars around you determine where you drive.
...
David: By the way, I'm going to court on Thursday.

May 25th

Brian Award 5/24: Lucy, Mel, Mo, Avanti,...

for surviving 4 years at West Side and making it through the same administrator speeches I heard at...

May 25th

Hair Cut?

Me: Should I get a hair cut?
Chase: You already asked us! We said yes.
Me: Well, I'm looking for an compelling argument.
Jeremy: I'll give you a compelling argument. Just look in the mirror.

May 24th

It's a Small World After All...

So I get on the train home and sitting across the aisle is a high school acquaintance whose name...

May 24th

HOME

After 9 hours of travel, I’ve arrived in West Lafayette. My spirits were lifted the moment I...

May 24th

Brian Award 5/23: Cheryl

 for keeping me company on a long bus ride from Chicago. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed...

May 24th

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts from the...

Oh Bike Lady, say it isn’t so! Tell us you said no to temptation, That you didn’t cross...

May 23rd

Elise Quotes 5/23: A Dedicated Daily...

Elise: well when Nomaan was gone
Elise: and the campus editors were gone
Elise: I ducked behind Danny and left before anyone could ask me any questions about anything

May 23rd

Brian Award 5/22: Alana Buckbee

for beating me at trivia in a “fake cazsh” cafe and doling out some sweet advice. ...

May 23rd

Harry's Creepy

Background: Facebooking in soc class when I get a facebook chat message
Harry: Brian
Me: Harry
Harry: I can see you...
Me: no you can't
Harry: I can see you...
Me: no you can't
Harry: muwahaha
Me: what?
Harry: nevermind goodbye

May 22nd

“The professor is a homosexual. Are you uncomfortable with...”
— Past CTEC for my Sociology...

May 22nd

I Hate Phone Customer Service People

So I’m trying to buy a bus ticket home tomorrow. I try to order it online, but an error keeps...

May 22nd

“What is it? Tots? Is it a tot-less Thursday? Is it...”
— Alana while looking up...

May 22nd

Elise Quotes 5/22

Elise: want to hear something super exciting?
Me: ok
Elise: WELL there were these shoes I wanted like 2 months ago
Elise: and I waited too long and they sold out
Elise: and I haven't been able to find any others
Elise: and now they are BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elise: you don't understand, this is like the best thing that has happened to me in months

May 22nd

Brian Award 5/21: David Rosenthal

for being potentially more dedicated to this blog than me. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is...

May 22nd

Tentative Fall Schedule

Monday 11-12 Intro to Islam Lecture 12-1 Reading and Writing Spanish 3-4 Russian Literature...

May 21st

Clinton In Boca: It's "Well Within the...

No it’s not. Clinton states that FL/MI voters “should not be punished for doing their...

May 21st

Brian Award 5/20: Tina Frank and Jordan...

for attending all 6 of the IM Ultimate Frisbee Team’s games, and not complaining too much...

May 21st

I Now Know What It's Like to Barely Get Into...

May 21st

The Quotable 8th Ward (Excerpts from the...

“At about 6 this evening I was taking out the trash and looked down the alley to see a raccoon...

May 21st

Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor.

May 20th

“I go on d8s with my soulm8. He’s gr8. F8 brought us...”
— Nadine in a note passed while...

May 20th

The focus of my History lecture this morning.

May 20th

Primary Predictions

Oregon Obama: 55% Clinton: 45% Kentucky Clinton: 64% Obama: 36%

May 20th

Brian Award 5/19: Edward Buckbee

for being the oldest person I’ve ever talked to online (63). *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award...

May 20th

Watch

This is the most amazing catch I’ve seen this season. By the way, the Cubs won 7-2.

May 20th

Felix Pie Joke

Background: Talking about the Cubs uniforms.
Brendan: They call them "royal blue."
Me: You know why they call them that? Cause they're the kings of the league.
Brendan: The kings. The princes. The queens.
Me: Queens?
Brendan: Felix Pie.
Me: What?
Brendan: After the incident a couple months ago. Let's just say he lost one of his jewels.

May 20th

I love Alana Buckbee

May 19th

Manoshi Was Stalking Me as a Child?

Manoshi: so how has this quarter been going, generally?
Manoshi: i feel like i've missed out on a whole lot of brian rosenthal's life
Manoshi: (lately...i guess i missed most of your childhood, too)

May 19th

More people attended this rally than live in...

May 19th

Brian Award 5/18: Elise Foley

for introducing me to tumblr. *Editor’s Note: The Brian Award is handed out daily to the...

May 19th

Excerpts From Alana's Drunk AIM Messages...

Alana: i was so excited to see you
Alana: and your shleeping
Alana: SHAME FOR SHAME
Alana: WHY WHY
Alana: BRING WHYT
Alana: BRIAN WHYT
Alana: FOR SHAME
Alana: i have to help nina find her selfphone
Alana: so bye
Alana: and SHANE
Alana: DISHONOR
Alana: ON YOU
Alana: AND YOUR COW
Alana: AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY
Alana: -that's a quote from mulan
Alana: you dont have a cow
Alana: bur

May 19th

Important Announcement

I, Brian Martin Rosenthal, have decided to take this week off from the Daily. I am unsure if I will...

May 19th

Phone Conversations with Mom-Dawg 5/18

Mom: So we got some invitations in the mail to some of your friends' graduation parties.
Me: Are you going?
Mom: Yes...we're partyers.

May 18th

Pretty Much Sums Up My Thoughts Right...

Sarah: you're in school forever

May 18th

“I think car bombs are just not a really effective way to get...”
— Ashley discussing the...

May 18th

Elise Quotes 5/18

Walking back from a Daily party: (On the phone): “Hey Jen Sale, it’s Elise Foley. I’m just...

May 18th