Long-Weekend

If this past year has taught me anything, it’s that I am incapable of being a “smooth” human being. The first “date” I went on this year set the tone for nearly every single one that followed: After having spent the first half of a double feature movie date awkwardly not discussing that it was, in fact, a date, I decided to make a move when I noticed that she was cold in the theater. But I couldn’t simply be so forward, could I? I didn’t want to leave her feeling uncomfortable if she wasn’t game.

It was two days after Christmas and we were standing on the platform of Tokyo Station. It’s become one of those moments that I continuously torture myself with, replaying it in my head over and over again, each time wishing I’d done something different. There were so many things I had wanted to say. I came here, all across the world to see you again. Don’t leave me. I still love you. As the metro arrived, all that slipped out of my mouth was “Goodbye.” The bustling crowds washed over us and I watched him get onto the train, off to his next destination.

I first saw Liam Cloud slouching across the room from me in U.S. History junior year. It was my first day at a new high school in Virginia, almost 500 miles from the town where I’d grown up. Liam was wearing black from head to toe, and told the teacher during roll call that he’d like to go by “Cloud.” That day, I learned that like me, Liam had grown up in New England. We both felt out of place on the wrong side of the Mason-Dixon line.

With all of the stressors and deadlines, campus often has a way of feeling claustrophobic. That’s why Spectrum created our new series, A Break in the Bubble. We provide you with key points in a NYC hot spot so that exploring the city, escaping MoHi, and getting ~cultured~ seamlessly fit together.

Getting drunk off cheap liquor might not brighten your weekend mornings, but your bank account with thank you. We called some of MoHi’s most ~esteemed~ liquor store and compared the prices of whiskey, vodka, and rum*. At least this way you can make one good decision tonight.

Ah, Thanksgiving, the perfect season for pie (pumpkin or apple—the variety is overwhelming), a few days without school, and heartbreak.

For first-years reading Pride and Prejudice in Literature Humanities, it's easy to imagine the romance of opening a wax-sealed envelope and seeing the curving script of true love inside. That idyllic image is much more romantic than simply hearing a "ping" and hiding the new message your phone received under your desk.

Midterms are looming, the sun is shining, and the weekend is right around the corner. Put your books aside and get ready for three days packed full of nearby events. Spectrum's got you covered with everything from great deals on drinks to can't-miss school sporting events.