{"id":6940,"date":"2022-10-28T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T19:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6940"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:57:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T18:57:13","slug":"the-brackety-yik-yak-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6940","title":{"rendered":"The Brackety-Yik Yak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by Kristi Rolf<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest edition of the Brackety-Yik Yak takes us through midterms, fall break, and the first days back in class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halloween is quickly approaching, making this the spookiest Brackety-Ack issue! Earlier this month, one Yakker shared some shady advice about choosing a costume. They said, \u201csome of y\u2019all don\u2019t need to dress up for Halloween since y\u2019all clowns on the regular.\u201d As you get your costume ready for this weekend, check to see if you are already in character!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadly, Halloween was pushed to the back of our minds when midterm week hit. In the midst of it all, a student published this concerning brag: \u201ccannot remember the last time I read a paper before handing it in. Just straight stream of consciousness.\u201d I can only imagine the havoc that ensued in the writing center when this hit the stands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday October 14<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was the last day of class and the first day of break. This brought mixed feelings. On the negative side, numerous tests had this student \u201csitting in my car staring into the void after a full day of bombing midterms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, some people looked on the bright side. I\u2019d like to think that when the previous Yakker finally left the parking lot for a defeated drive home, the next writer was watching from a window thinking, \u201cnothing makes me happier than seeing the parking lots become more empty.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast forward to this past Sunday when campus began to buzz again. Gearing up for the week made this student lament, \u201cguys I can\u2019t take this anymore my schedule is so busy, I\u2019ve got tomorrow tomorrow and it\u2019s going to take all day.\u201d The good news is that the days are getting shorter, friend, so these all-day commitments won\u2019t last as long.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m introducing a new feature to the column this week called Yak of the Issue. Each issue, I\u2019ll award this title to the funniest thing I\u2019ve read on Yik Yak within the past two weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drumroll please!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following yak made me laugh the hardest: \u201cI love the res life trend where the big wigs all drive hamster cars.\u201d It\u2019s an interesting coincidence that two of our hardworking residence life staff drive cars with unusual shapes. I think this student is referring to two \u201cbig wigs\u201d who can be seen cruising around campus in their respective Kia Soul and Nissan Cube. I hope those staff members know that we appreciate everything they do, including driving slightly whacky cars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flip to this page again in the next issue for another edition of the Brackety-Yik Yak!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kristi Rolf The latest edition of the Brackety-Yik Yak takes us through midterms, fall break, and the first days back in class.\u00a0 Halloween is quickly approaching, making this the spookiest Brackety-Ack issue! Earlier this month, one Yakker shared some shady advice about choosing a costume. 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