Tips and suggestions to help you prepare for a formal date or dance or dinner
November 28, 2006
If you’re doing a formal dance and you haven’t answered these vital questions, you could be sorry.
It’s formal time. Do you care?
If you don’t care, that’s your deal. Go read another story.
But if you do care, are you ready? You might think you are, but if you haven’t answered some very basic questions, you could find yourself in sad shape at The Big Ball.
It doesn’t matter whether the formal is school-sponsored or thrown by a frat or sorority. And it doesn’t matter if you’re male or female. Both guys and girls have their own separate questions to answer and a few that are shared by both.
Are We Traditional, Liberated or Dutch?
The first problem may arise as soon as an upcoming formal is announced: who pays for the tickets? If it is a formal put on by a department within the college, both the guy and the girl may feel obliged to pay.
“When residential life sponsored our Winter Ball in February, the tickets were $50 per couple,” Heather Ogalli, a sophomore at Monmouth University said. “My date and I felt that was a lot of money for one person to pay, so we split the cost. After all, we are college students on a budget and it’s not as if we go to different schools and have two formals to attend,” she added.
Splitting the cost of the tickets may be the best way to go if you and your date go to the same school and you want to be fair. However, when your date goes to another college, going Dutch may not be such an easy solution.
“When talk of the Winter Ball came around, I really wanted to go with my boyfriend. We had never been before and this was the last year I could go,” Christi Montgomery, a senior at Monmouth University, said. “But my boyfriend goes to Rutgers University and isn’t big on the whole formal scene. I decided that since it was my formal and I really wanted to go, I would pay for the cost of our tickets. It was only fair to him.”
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First date duds and mistakes. Wardrobe ideas for men and women
November 28, 2006
While it’s not true that the clothes make the first date, a bad ensemble sure can kill the chances for a second.
What to wear, what to wear? Flowers are blooming, birds are singing. Is it spring? Well yes, but it could be snowing and you’d still see butterflies and sunshine; you’ve finally got a date with the person you’ve had your eye on for the entire semester. You’re even catching yourself spontaneously breaking into renditions of Frank Sinatra tunes.
You’ve probably pictured the whole date in your mind, right? You know exactly what you’ll do, what you’ll say and what you’ll — oops … what will you wear? The clothing is critical; it can make you look attractive but not too sexy, smart but not stuffy, interested but not desperate, trendy but not immature. But how to strike this delicate balance of ultimate desirability? If you’re suddenly panicked, do not fear. The following will provide you with inexpensive wardrobe ideas that will help you make a great impression.
Women
In search of a solution to the college student wardrobe problem (too many pairs of jeans and hiking boots, not enough cash for anything else), you’ve probably thumbed through the fashion magazines to find a solution to the wardrobe problem. There, you’ve seen a bunch of women with two-hundred dollar feathered boas and spiked heels. They’re no help. What you need is something practical that fits your budget. Here are some ideas that you can choose from, depending on where he’s taking you.
Pick up lines and college students, the love-hate relationship
November 26, 2006
The right pick-up line can make or break a new romance. Some thoughts on the dating game from students across the country.
The scene: A classic college hangout, a scruffy bar just at the edge of campus.
The move: A guy with a beer spots a beautiful woman across a smoky room. He makes eye contact. He walks toward her. He trips. He falls. Face first. Ashen, he looks up at the smirking woman.
The line: “I’ve never fallen harder for anyone in my life.”
Does it work? Depends. Pick-up lines are a staple of college courtship, both as tongue-in-cheek humor and as hat-in-hand heartfelt sentiment (albeit often momentary). “Lines” are ubiquitous on campuses across the country, even if they serve only to lighten a mood and charm through a target’s defenses.
“If [the lines are] stupid, they’re ridiculous,” said Columbia University junior Jessica Ullian. “But if they are creative, you at least get some points for trying.”
Boston College junior Mary Alex Dundics says pick-up lines can break the ice if the person who delivers the line is otherwise attractive. “I’ll usually accept a drink from a guy if he offers me one,” Dundics said. “And if a guy is cute then, sure, a pick-up line can work.” [Read more]
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