Breaking Down Date Nights And Formal Venues

Admittedly, Ithaca isn’t exactly bursting with entertainment options—especially as the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop. But as the fall semester winds down, one activity remains a reliable constant: date nights. The success of a date isn’t just about who you’re with; it’s about where you go, the getting-ready ritual, the carefully chosen outfit, and, of course, the vibe.

GUEST ROOM | Fraternity is Not for All

Regardless of what the Interfraternity Council wants you to believe, fraternity is not for all. Most of us live in varying degrees of denial of this fact, but repeating “Greek life is bad” over and over dulls the message to those who need to hear it, and prevents us from discussing the deeper issues. The first fraternities were made up of wealthy white men who had enough free time to sit around and come up with elitist group names. It is and always has been exclusionary. Everyone loves to shit on Greek life, but we are all components of the system.