Fried food for thought
Column: I like Eich
Brian Eichenburger, Opinion writer
Issue date: 4/7/05 Section: Opinion
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Over the years, I've heard more than my share of what I like to call "advice on life." You know the type: the longwinded forays into unsolicited knowledge usually prefaced by a breathy sigh and an anecdote that starts with, "When I was your age ..."
Most often the wisdom is spewed either by a parent, grandparent, boss or some random individual who is overflowing with inflated self-importance. It usually varies from the general (get your college education) to the specific (save at least half of each paycheck) but tends always to fail to offer any sort of useful information you didn't already pick up from somewhere else.
Well, I have yet to be a parent, grandparent or boss, so you might mark the following up to being a random, self-important individual. But as my graduation looms, I feel it appropriate to offer at least a little advice to anyone at a lesser point than I in this journey we popularly call "college." What I hope differs about the following few paragraphs, though, is that at least some of the information contained will be new and at least a little useful to someone. Let's dig in ...
1. TRY THE FRIED CHICKEN SALAD IN BROUGH COMMONS:
Many a day would have been much brighter (and I might have weighed more than 90 pounds) the first semester of my freshman year if someone had explained to me the concept of mix and match in the cafeteria. In this particular instance it works like this: wait for the day the staff is serving chicken tenders and stick four or five on a small plate. Although the sticky BBQ sauce is tempting, pass on it and head to the salad bar. Load up on lettuce, boiled eggs, carrots etc. Now tear up the chicken, drop it on the greens, and soak it in ranch dressing. You didn't know Brough eating could be so good, did you? Just be careful when you head to your seat. I once slipped on something wet in the general vicinity of the salad bar and ended up with fried chicken salad on my Van Halen T-shirt and jeans. It doesn't taste all that great that way.
Most often the wisdom is spewed either by a parent, grandparent, boss or some random individual who is overflowing with inflated self-importance. It usually varies from the general (get your college education) to the specific (save at least half of each paycheck) but tends always to fail to offer any sort of useful information you didn't already pick up from somewhere else.
Well, I have yet to be a parent, grandparent or boss, so you might mark the following up to being a random, self-important individual. But as my graduation looms, I feel it appropriate to offer at least a little advice to anyone at a lesser point than I in this journey we popularly call "college." What I hope differs about the following few paragraphs, though, is that at least some of the information contained will be new and at least a little useful to someone. Let's dig in ...
1. TRY THE FRIED CHICKEN SALAD IN BROUGH COMMONS:
Many a day would have been much brighter (and I might have weighed more than 90 pounds) the first semester of my freshman year if someone had explained to me the concept of mix and match in the cafeteria. In this particular instance it works like this: wait for the day the staff is serving chicken tenders and stick four or five on a small plate. Although the sticky BBQ sauce is tempting, pass on it and head to the salad bar. Load up on lettuce, boiled eggs, carrots etc. Now tear up the chicken, drop it on the greens, and soak it in ranch dressing. You didn't know Brough eating could be so good, did you? Just be careful when you head to your seat. I once slipped on something wet in the general vicinity of the salad bar and ended up with fried chicken salad on my Van Halen T-shirt and jeans. It doesn't taste all that great that way.
