King and Queen 2008

I am just curious about how many students even know how to vote for Homecoming king and queen? In high school Homecoming was the biggest week of the year! Everyone knew who was running for Homecoming and people were really excited about voting and then at the game finding out who would be Queen! Granted I know that my high school was a lot smaller than Purdue University, but I was shocked when I saw the numbers of voters this year compared to even just last year! I a recent article in the Exponent shows the drastic differences. One factor that may be contributing to the low numbers is no longer use of flyers. Purdue is trying to impliment a new system called "Get Involved" which serves as a way for students to contact and see what organizations at Purdue are doing. It is kind of like a Facebook in the sense that it is a way to see how students are connected. I think the concept is a good one, but I honestly think that flyers, even though they end up soggy when it rains, attract more students.
My sorority has a homecoming canidate again this year. We have all done a lot of work trying to get her name out there to be recognized. I think it would be a lot harder for those running who aren't connected in the Greek system. Not only did my house of 80 girls make tee shirts and bag tags, but we also serenaded (performed a little skit and dance) 20 fraternity houses one week night to introduce our canidate. Even with all of the efforts that we have put into this homecoming tradition, the overall campus involvement is shockingly low! How many of you even knew about voting? I hope that this tradition does not continue to spiral down ward. I remember being a little girl coming to football games with my parents and thinking that the Purdue Homecoming Queen was the coolest girl ever. I hope that that tradition can one day be carried out for even my child!

Cue the Lights!

Here at Pretty at Purdue we always talk about the cool, interesting or just plain pretty things at Purdue (duh!) but have you ever thought about what could really be improved? One thing, I think this campus desperately needs is more street lights! Although I do think Purdue is a fairly safe campus, things can still happen. I think I would feel even more safe walking around at night if it was lit up a bit more.
As I'm sure most of you are aware of, the majority of crime happens at night. More street lights would help with the crime and more than likely give every one more peace of mind.
Not only would more streetlights help with crime and things like that, it would also liven the place up! Everytime my friend and I walk past the Union at night she always mentions how pretty it would be if they put more lights around it so you could see the building at night too. I totally agree. There are alot of buildings that would look so awesome if there were lights around it or shining up at it.

Try the Dough

So I have gotten a lot of good feedback on my post about the Discount Den. I think that readers really responded to this post because this is a place that we all know and love. Even when I have friends or family from out of town come visit me at Purdue I love taking them to the Den because it rings tradition. Another place that does that for me is Bruno's. If you have never eaten at Bruno's I totally suggest it! There is usually a wait on the weekends but it is well worth the wait! When I was younger and would come to basketball and football games, my family would go eat at Bruno's afterwards. You will always find a crowd of well spirited fans there! Bruno's is a great family place, with a home like atmosphere and large pizzas! Delicious might I add! They are also famous for their Bruno dough, which comes with dipping sauces. I am totally making myself hungry right now! Bruno's is located at the Levee. There is more information on the website.

NEW LINK

Hello There! Sorry for some reason my link didn't work for the video in my previous post. I really love this video so I wanted to make sure the link works! Let me try again!!

Homework Break!

As a college student I have discovered that when attempting to do homework we are easily distracted and will often actually search for things on the web to waste our time on.  Rather than trying to focus on studying and academics (the reason we are actually here), we find things to fill every boring moment.  In my opinion the most popular sites people like to fiddle around on are facebook, bored.com, YouTube, myspace, and google.  I often get bored with my homework, log on to facebook, and look at random meaningless pictures for hours.  Knowing how excited I get when people give me a reason to be distracted or slack off, so I thought I would provide this little break for you guys too.

Although everyone loves YouTube, I'm not usually the kind of person who goes and watches things like this, but lately I have found something new that has really caught my interest... Bo Burnham.  You may have heard of him, but if you haven't here is the run-down.  He is an 18 year old guy from Boston who likes to make up songs with his guitar and keyboard.  They range from rapping to nice melodies and everything in between.  He sings a little bit about his life, but mostly he uses well thought out satire and word play to complete his tracks.  He has become famous because of his videos on YouTube and has even become so well known that you can now buy his music on iTunes.  In my opinion though, the songs just aren't the same if you can't see him actually performing and recording them like you can in the videos.  His most popular tracks are My Whole Family, Bo Fo Sho, and (my favorite) Cookout.  Some of the lines can be slightly offensive, but it's all supposed to be for fun.  If you are one who likes to start arguments and uproars about nothing, I would suggest that you not click on the links.  These are for people who are looking for a good laugh and maybe some quotable lines down the road.  

One of my friends introduced me to him and now I'm hooked.  Instead of going on facebook as often, now I will go watch Bo and not only waste my time slightly more productively, but I'm honestly entertained and don't feel like I lose thousands of brain cells when I watch it!   So when you are obviously procrastinating and looking for a good way out of homework, go check out Bo. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Pretty is Patriotic

Hello Readers! So I am going back a little bit on what I said I was going to blog about! But no worries if you enjoyed my sketches I will continue to put them up. Today I wanted to talk about something pretty and important... voting! It's that time for all of us who are old enough to take advantage of our rights as free citizens in the United States of America to stand up and vote. I know I totally just sounded like a political commercial, but everything I just said I really believe in. We are so privelegded to be able to have our voice be heard. Why wouldn't you vote? I actually am curious... Is it because people think their vote doesn't count? Is it because they don't know who to vote for? Is it because they dont' know how to register?

I feel very special that I go to a campus that cares a lot about the election. The past few weeks ago there was always someone out on the memorial mall with a clip board getting people registered. Just the other day I was walking through Stewart Center and there was a table set up right there for student to fill out absentee ballots. We are having this vital information handed right to us. SO please if you are registered... VOTE! But also be educated. Here is a little clip I found interesting! Please let me know what you think! (Just a little warning.. there is a little language.. but I think it does a great job of getting the point across)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UaRXvRwhOk

The Dating Scene

Being here, so far from home for some of us, without a car, often prevents us from going anywhere too far off campus and sometimes limits our options for non related college activities. Bummer, isn’t it? If you don’t go out and party all the time and aren’t in every extra-curricular activity offered here, it seems almost impossible to meet people! But let’s just say you do meet someone here, whether it be through those extra-curriculars or a party or just through a friend and you want to enjoy the other’s company without being interrupted by you roommate(s), where do you go? This is a question I’ve been asking myself because I have NO clue and I’d appreciate some help. I’d love to hear some feedback and see if you readers have any idea what would be a good couple of places for a date and some of what these places have to offer and possibly write about them in the future. It could be anywhere within walking distance or maybe a short bus ride. Thanks, readers!! =]