Tyler Smith

25 Oct 2012

Differences between college, high school are numerous

A buddy and I were in the mess hall on Monday and we started reminiscing over the high school years.

18 Oct 2012

Late night Irish adventures plentiful at the Black Box

In January I traveled to Ireland. I showed the Irish just how ineffective I was at socializing with women.

11 Oct 2012

Sicilians, tanning beds; crazy expectations affect students

Seemingly normal encounter on campus brings up thoughts of tanning beds.

05 Oct 2012

Teletubbies, creepers in van, create interesting blind date night

Last Sunday, as I exited my frigid apartment on Cascade Avenue (I’m trying to resist turning on the heat because I’m cheap) I saw something peculiar. It was a caved-in soup can. To be more specific, it was a tomato-basil soup can.

27 Sep 2012

Thieves invade campus

I was going to begin by sharing another personal anecdote about my awkward moments with the opposite sex (there are many), but I have an axe to grind. There have been a string of thefts around the UW-River Falls campus of late.

20 Sep 2012

First year experience, moments in elevator spark life long lesson

It was the first day of freshman classes—and I was unprepared. I had an eccentric middle-eastern professor, who was also my advisor, who absolutely loved Bond, James Bond.