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Who knew that rocks were so into foreplay?

Nothing makes us think about love quite like finals do. You’re trying to think of a good topic for your Comp. Lit essay, and dammit, your mind wanders off to your crush. You’re studying for a Geo exam and you come across the term “fold and thrust mountains”…COME ON GEO!

You guys get the picture—there is nothing like locking yourself in the SciLi for ten hours to get you hot and bothered. But, it’s worse than usual now, because finals are smack in the middle of holiday season. Enter the “Holiday Hornies.” Everyone knows that the holidays are an extremely sensual and romantic time. Christmas is such a powerful aphrodisiac that it made renowned singer Eartha Kitt consider sleeping with Santa Claus, and she was way out of his league!

Here are some ways to cash in on the spirit of the “holiday finals,” whether it be a one night stand or just getting to know someone better: [Read more →]

Christmas came early. Actually, Christmas was canceled because Santa decided he couldn’t top this.

In case you don’t know what the Internet is I’m talking about, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her self-titled fifth studio album on iTunes in the wee hours this morning, singlehandedly annihilating every other musical artist ever.

The album features fourteen songs and seventeen videos and includes a killer line-up of musical guests, including Drake, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell, Timbaland, Frank Ocean, Drake, the two other chicks from Destiny’s Child (just kidding, we love you Michelle… sort of) and, in typical Jay Z-Beyoncé fashion, her infant. (Just kidding, we actually really do love you Blue Ivy. Like, a lot.) [Read more →]

If I could avoid Waterman Street—potentially the most difficult thing to cross since the Red Sea—I would. But alas, it is smack dab in the center of campus. So, I, like most Brown students, encounter it every day.

What makes crossing Waterman so unpleasant is not the fact that it is a main artery (or at least as main as any street in Providence can be). I have eyes and ears. I can cross the street.

There are two main reasons why the Waterman crossing experience sucks. Firstly, at the corner of Waterman and Thayer, the Walk/Don’t Walk sign never ever displays the “walk” signal. When I say “never ever,” I’m not using it idiomatically. I have actually never seen that beautiful fluorescent man purposefully walking to his destination. Instead, I am greeted every time by that obnoxious red hand.

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For your finals week entertainment, BlogDailyHerald presents the second installment of the Brunonian take on MTV Cribs, where Chris (’14) and Rob (’14) give us the inside scoop on life inside the Meat Mansion. Welcome to the Crib.

You nominated seniors. You voted—not to mention on various devices and with multiple IP addresses—until the polls physically couldn’t withstand the force of the collective Brunonian community. The power was in your hands: the competition was fierce, voting came down to the wire, and those who came out alive are here to tell the tale. Let all who are curious come and read, as this is the story of the Class of 2014 that will live for eternity in the depths of the Interwebz only to be uncovered by future generations. It’s time to meet the Class of 2014 Senior Superlatives. [Read more →]

As I’m sure you have all recognized as early as your first month at Brown, the word “midterm” doesn’t necessarily mean that the test takes place in the middle of the term, as the definition below suggests. Instead, midterms occur all-year round and happen about once a month. Why professors even call them “midterms” completely boggles the mind.

Regardless, they’re exams, and horrible exams in general. We’re able to get through them, for the most part; but when a midterm is scheduled the week before reading week, or better yet, during reading week, that is just cruel. CRUEL. It is not a “midterm” and it is not fair. And here is why:

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If this compromises her location, I swear…

I’ve recently entered a relationship, or a love affair, rather, that has gotten pretty serious. When I wake up, I think of seeing her (sometimes with disdain). I have the urge to just go see her and get in the zone for a couple hours. As I approach the place I know she will always reside, my heart races with excitement, also frightened at the possibility of her having no interest in me, but not by choice. I am tormented when I walk by and see another paramour spending the quality time with her that I know I would enjoy more. I feel cheated. I am talking, of course, of my newfound love for my favorite study space. Oh yes, it’s finals season.

I’ve never been one for relationships with the library. It used to pain me to trek to the SciLi in the winter to work on that problem set or reading assignment. I’d rather hang out on my bed and do my work than hunker down in the stacks. All that changed, however, when I found, well, let’s call her Settia (I found a fake poinsettia there today so it seems fitting) to protect her identity and my ability to access the space. Her light-colored, upbeat wood, the enticing silence surrounding her, her refined, curvy accompanying chair. Oh man, she’s perfect. When I’m with her, it’s just me, her, and my War and Politics books. Romantic, huh? [Read more →]

Chronic indecisiveness affects about 99% of the Brown student population, and this is best exemplified by the ordeal that is trying to find just the right study spot to work away during griev… uh, reading period. To help make the struggle bus ride a tad less bumpy, we have created a guide to help match your current mood with the most apt study spot. Hopefully, you’ll be able to maximize your productivity, and spend one hour on Buzzfeed instead of four.

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