Nobody has to be a stranger. Whether or not you have a lot in common with somebody doesn’t matter. If you want to be friends with somebody, all you need to do is ask the following questions at the appropriate times. I put them in order as much as possible, but sometimes situations will arise where you need to mix them up.

I wish you the best of luck in building new friendships.

(After reading this article about friendship, read another friendship-related article about how hard it is to accept your friends’ differences.)

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Due to the popularity of the original 8 Stupid Dorm Room Pranks, I have compiled a second installment. If you just came here to get some pranks, look at the other stuff, too. I bust my ass to write good articles and you just might learn something.

Without further ado…

*DISCLAIMER* You know your university and how strict it may be. I share these all in good fun.

(Miss Part One? Here it …

Three weeks ago Adrian Corscadden posted something that really made me grin:

My university’s math department requires students to use a specific model of calculator on all their exams. This calculator can conveniently be purchased at the university store. I can only conclude that the math department must have gotten into bed with Sharp, and is demanding the use of their calculators to keep the relationship together. Purchasing another calculator, when I already own a plethora of calculators, is both frustrating and a waste.

I have figured out a solution to this dilemma, coming at no cost to the end user. …

One great thing for humans about still basically being animals is that we can condition ourselves to do things. A couple days ago while watching a movie, a song began playing during one of the scenes that made me do something very bizarre. As soon as this song started playing, I stood up and looked to the left without a second thought. I’m not crazy, I promise; I can tell you why it happened.

Last year I was involved in a production of the Importance of Being Earnest. Before the start of each show, this song was the cue that I …

Hundreds of years ago, this title would have been completely incorrect. Back then, lectures were pretty much the way to go. Having an expert sit and talk to you and a group of other people (whether you wanted to or not) was the most efficient way to distribute information.

Times have changed. The fact that millions of people will get up today and go to some lectures lasting as long as 3 hours just to listen to somebody talk astonishes me. Hell, …

After examining some of my old test papers, I noticed something intriguing. I had studied about the same for each one, but there was something quite subtle, though now seemingly obvious, that I had not realized before. This particular trend was not just limited to one subject. In fact, it was apparent in every subject. I call this trend ‘The Blue Pen Theory.’

For years industrial psychologists have known the effect colors have on the human psyche. Increased work output and more …

I am not advocating actual cheating. Hell, until it was pointed out to me that I was finding loopholes or “beating the system” by a friend I hadn’t really given a second thought to much of what I was doing. I never thought of it as cheating, but now I suppose I can see the correlation.

None of the things I suggest here should get you in trouble, but there are some definite eyebrow-raisers. Politically correct or not, here are ten …

If you are one of the idiots who almost dies every weekend from drinking so much (and enjoys doing so), this article is not for you. Maybe God will find it in her heart to help you. If you only have occasional lapses in judgment, read on.

Smart students don’t drink like everybody else. In fact, some of them don’t drink at all. I am not a member of the temperance movement, but …

Some of us are black, some white…Some of us appear brand new, and others are smelly…but most of all, we often get paired with another person who isn’t necessarily our best match.You know exactly to what I am referring. You empty your basket, and put all of your socks to the side as you begin to construct small towers of towels and various thoroughfares of washcloths and dishrags.

As your final act of textile master you solemnly lay out each individual Hanes and Fruit of the Loom in hopes that there will be easy matches. After all the obvious …

A hard concept for college students to grasp is that they are not guaranteed a job, a certain salary, or even a place to sleep at their parents’ house after graduation. Some of the richest people in the world don’t have college degrees, and some people with the supposed “best” degrees work their asses off every week for a proportionately mediocre wage.

You must get rid of this sense of entitlement and also realize that no …