Quiz: Does the Pandemic Give You an Excuse to be Weird on the Internet?

Believe me, we are all sympathetic to the way isolation can mess with your psyche. All sorts of human communication seems foreign. And without the sometimes necessary and always humbling experience of interacting in person, all hell can break loose when the internet becomes our main area of socializing. Forget about wondering if your jokes land or if your personality charms in a real-time moment. From behind a screen, you can fabricate whoever you want to be! But does that mean you should? Take this quiz to find out.

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Fringe Cove Menu Items: A Review

Photo credit: David Hoyt, ’14

Until you’re able to get into the Cove and realize it’s actually a source of jello shots served by the tray and weird stories for the next day, it’s a somewhat faceless delivery system of oily oases encased in styrofoam. You wait for the call like you wait for Game of Thrones Season 5, and when it finally comes, tears of joy glisten in your eyes as you go to meet your grease-drenched destiny. Most likely, your orders have consisted of mac and cheese wedges, chicken tenders, fries, or some other common appetizer. Maybe a milkshake here, maybe a pizza there, nothing too wild. But man, have you ever seen that menu? It’s pretty extensive.

We looked at all the possibilities, and saw an opportunity. What does a Cove salad taste like? What hidden gems are there in store? We found out, and are here to tell you all about it.

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Drunk or Weird?

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Have you ever come home to your dorm room on a drizzly Wednesday night to find your roommate bundled up in blankets with rhinestones stuck to her cheek eating a pint of ice cream with a fork, letting the ice cream melt all over her face and hands while she stares blankly into her blank computer screen? In this oddly specific set of circumstances, what’s your verdict? Is your roommate drunk or just weird? Here are a few situations that could go either way. It’s up to you to decide. Continue reading