By Ashley Strehl
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-chief here. Every week I will be writing a “rants of the week” or “story of the week.” By doing this, I hope to make good points, that NWOSU students, or anyone can relate to.
Recently, I moved into my first house. I’ve only lived here for a month, and it is already teaching me a lot about myself and about “adulthood.” There are pros and cons to renting your own house. A pro would be having your own room. Another would be cooking a homemade meal in your own kitchen. You get it.
BUT NOW LETS TALK ABOUT THE CONS. Bills. My house is affordable, mostly because I have two roommates. However, I do realize that paying bills is inevitable and just a part of living on your own. I GET IT. I find it a bit ironic that I have to pay sewer fees. So, basically I am paying people when I do my own private business in my bathroom. Now that I know this, I feel like using the bathroom is a special occasion, I mean, I’m paying for it.
I take pride in my academic knowledge. I enjoy using big words and speaking fluent English. I have been going to Northwestern for 2 years now, so outside of learning to be “book smart” I have also learned a bit about “street smart” and “slang”.
What I am trying to get at is how students who have been going here for at least a year, talk like imbeciles. “Come scoop,” which usually means “Come pick me up.” Really? Just say, “come pick me up.” Say what you really mean! I get it because I’m a millennial and I understand slang. But, imagine saying that to someone who doesn’t understand what that means. I just want to let you know now, that you sound asinine. Talk like your age. If you don’t start now, then someday when you have an actual career, you’re going to say something like that to a superior and they are going to question hiring you.
That’s all I have for this week, I’m distracted by people’s illiterate talking, and the fact I have to pay to use the bathroom, so I couldn’t talk about much anything else. If you have any good ideas about what I should rant about, contact me: anstrehl94@rangers.nwosu.edu