Uplifting Moment of the Day: Nervous Autistic Anthem Singer Gets Help From Fenway Crowd

The news of Sean Taylor’s death has rocked the sports world. But just when you start losing your faith in humanity (or whatever is bothering you at the moment) we get a small glimmer of hope like this.

Disability Week took place in August, and a man with autism was chosen to sing the national anthem. He got a case of the nervous giggles halfway through; but listen to what the Fenway crowd does to support him.

I’m a Yankees fan but I gotta give it up to Red Sox fans for being extra classy when it counts:

Best College Sports Bars

One of the first things every college student should locate when they hit campus is the best place to catch the game. Sure watching it in your room with a bag of Cheetos can be fun, but nothing beats catching it with a few thousands of your classmates. And the students on these campuses have it way better then the rest. Read more

Things That Changed College…Forever

College isn’t what is used to be – just ask your parents.

Between pocket-sized technology and the latest trends in pop-culture today’s generations of college students are a far cry from the sock-hop generation. Keeping that in mind, COED presents a few things that changed college forever, from TV programs to food and everything in between.

The Simpsons: (The SIMP-suns) n. 1. Animated situation comedy featuring the hapless Homer Simpson, his wife, Marge and their children, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Started out as animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. 2. Now, wildly popular show among college students, who receive important life lessons from episodes. “You know, bro, Homer kind of reminds me of my father.”

Ramen Noodles: (RAH-men NEW-dulls) n. (pl.) 1. A crunchy brick of dried noodles that, when added to boiling water and a spice packet, becomes a full bowl of steaming noodles. 2. The world’s best hangover remedy, it lends itself to collegiate lifestyles: no cooking, no fuss, no more hangover. “Had a pack of Ramen at 10, and I was ready to cram all night.”

Playboy: (PLAY-boy) n. 1. The prototype of “men’s magazines” that was introduced by nerdy Hugh Hefner in the 1950s, featuring touched-up photographs of naked women. 2. Well known for soliciting the glib comment: “I like to read the magazines for the articles.” 3. In a nation swamped in porn, it’s considered OK to have around the frat room because of its relatively tame content and association with manly sophistication. “Hey, did you know that ol’ Hef was dating blond triplets? That dog!” Read more

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite… Really

We all know the quote: “Sleep tight… Don’t let the Bed Bugs bite!”

For the majority of my lifetime, I’ve shrugged off that quote, certain that bugs in my bed that would bite me in my sleep were no more real than the boogyman in my closet who would emerge from my open closet in order to rip my head off (of course, to this day I can’t fall asleep without completely shutting my closet door, but that’s neither here nor there).

Unfortunately, both for my ever-changing sense of reality and for our collective health, bed bugs are not only very real, but they are very rapidly becoming a country-wide epidemic. Yes, those bed bugs are biting, and weary people everywhere are lamenting their lack of tight sleeps and bodies covered in itchy, annoying bites. Read more

Beware the Best Girl Friend

Every relationship is full of traps and pitfalls, and the ones that most often persevere are the ones that feature open communication and an absence of secrets.

Oh yeah… it also helps if the guy doesn’t have a best girl friend, who very well may be lying in the weeds, just waiting for your relationship to falter.

Although almost no one ever agrees with me when I say this, I maintain that it’s nearly impossible for guys and girls to be very close friends without sex getting in the way at some point.

Obviously, there are exceptions to this, such as if significant others are involved and all three or four people are friends, or if the guy or girl is hideously unattractive. Read more

The Dorm Hookup… Ahh, to be a Freshman!

Ahh, to be a freshman again…

Long after the fact, I can safely say that there is no experience that can quite match being 18, fully on your own for the first time in your life, and living in a dorm surrounded by the hundreds of the horniest creatures on this green earth.

As a kid who had a pretty awful high school experience when it came to members of the opposite sex, I went into my freshman year with the attitude that I’d pretty much take on all comers. I turned down girls like a 15 year old boy would turn down an offer to look through Penthouse magazine.

Needless to say, it was a very fruitful year.

Of course, hooking up as a freshman invariably requires a decent amount of compromise with your roommate. Some roommates sexcile each other, putting socks or other markers on the doors to let each other know that someone’s gettin’ lucky. Read more

When She Has No Friends

At the beginning, you didn’t think it was that odd that your girlfriend didn’t have a posse on Friday nights… after all, you met at the beginning of freshman year. But it’s been a few weeks, and you’ve got your boys but her girls seem to be… non-existent. Have you accidentally found a nerd?

Even if her weekends aren’t filled with tons of plans, don’t be too worried. Think of both the good and bad.

Good: If she likes hanging out by herself, you’ll be in the clear when you want to have a boys’ night or not get out of bed on Sunday unless football is involved.
Bad: She might have trouble getting close to you. Not so bad now, but in a few months, her lack of intimacy won’t help the relationship. Read more