Voodoo Magic and Viking Attack: The Best Two Weeks of Your Life
I'm Beth Milton, Columbia '06. Impression of my undergraduate years? Let's just say I currently live in Copenhagen, a good 4,000 miles away from Morningside Heights. Not that I mind writing about the place, having helped launch The Bwog back in 2006, when the biggest thing we had to report on were some mysterious cracker packets. Oh, how the times have changed. When I'm not working on, thinking about, or dreaming of IvyGate, I'm also an Associate Editor for The Morning News, where I whip up some delicious afternoon headlines.
Want to win my undying affection? Try sending Sam and me rumors, tips, links, videos, musings, compliment, and complaints at ivygate.guest@gmail.com. It works every time.
And I'm Sam Jackson, Yale '11, no relation to Mace Windu and son of an actually black Michael. Some of you may already be familiar with my writing, as IvyGate sends a couple hundred visits to my blog about college admissions each month, where you stay for an average of 11 seconds longer than the usual visitor (thanks guys!). Basically, I'm here writing to repay my free traffic voodoo blood debt. I'm spending the summer working around the Boston area to pay down those tuition bills; nothing too glamorous. IvyGate's '40 grand' tagline is sadly out of date.
I may not be as jaded as the other editors but all the same I'll do my best to collect, pervert, and distort Ivy-related news just the way you like it. The inbox has some gems, but I'm confident you fine readers are withholding some great summer stories. My undying affection isn't won as easily as Beth's, but don't let that stop you--send in your tips, praise, rumors, rants and career-ruining revelations today! Sharing is caring, after all.
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July 16th, 2007 at 3:53 am
I hope you two are better than those last two wankers.
July 16th, 2007 at 8:16 am
who actually stars a college admissions blog as an eighteen year old?
a) someone intelligent
b) someone with an enormous ego
c) someone unduly obsessed with ivy league “prestige”
d) a typical yale kid
e) a prick
f) all of the above
prove me wrong, samwise
July 16th, 2007 at 8:50 am
prove us wwrong indeed. getting my news from an ‘11. i think i’ll pass. i practically teach kids your age.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Wow, a new record for commenters being assholes. I truly hate you more each and every day.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Seriously? You sound like a nice guy, Sam, but you seem a bit under-qualified. I guess you make up for it by being from teh Exeter.
By the way, this one coherently-written post has already in my mind vaulted you two above the last pair of scrubs to guest-blog here.
July 16th, 2007 at 10:49 am
@Nick: an ‘11. Seriously?
July 16th, 2007 at 10:51 am
P.S. You suck.
July 16th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
I’m willing to give these two a chance. I just hope they post some interesting stories and not come across as horribly as the previous editors.
July 16th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Is this a joke? No, seriously, is this a joke? On the tails of one of savage’s premier rants on the trials and tribulations of being far too privileged, we have to listen to an ‘11 who’s spent no time in the ivy league bitch about a life he hasn’t had time to treat ironically. I’d almost rather read about what time josh weinstein ate lunch at http://freshprince.us/
July 16th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Is this the same “Sam Jackson” that leaves multiple comments on every *single* story IvyGate posts? Oh man. I’m willing to give him a shot if he (a) doesn’t devote an annoying amount of time to Yale, (b) makes fun of prefrosh like himself, and (c) doesn’t try to bash schools (Dartmouth) that are all superior to someone not even in college yet. Good luck, godspeed.
July 16th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Within 24 hours of taking the ivygate reigns, jacob savage and hal parker dropped their first two posts with ever more raving lunacy coming in ever day. You haven’t even had a chance to suck yet and you already suck; the forward-thinking minds at O!H! S!O! F!R!E!S!H (!!!) could do a better job.
July 16th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
i’ve been waiting all day for a post gents. my work day ends at 1 pm so i’ve just been refreshing the screen for the last five hours.
July 16th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
it’s not that i dislike your writing, such as it is, but sam, buddy, you’re not even IN college yet. This is ridiculous. i hate to join the “this blog SUCKS” crew, but at least find editors who have made it through a semester!
July 16th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
I like you guys so far :)
Beth, you’re the first girl editor, lease don’t let us down.
Give the ‘11 a break. I read his blog, it’s pretty good :)
July 17th, 2007 at 12:31 am
For the amount of scrutiny u guys seem to be placing on the qualifications for an ivygate blog writer, you would think you were talking about the position of senior editor at the nytimes or something.. who gives a shit? its just an online blog. if the editor delivers entertaining content, does it really matter how old they are? perhaps you should also give them a chance to utter a word before you rush to judge. people need to stop tripping.. and being haters.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:36 am
Before I stop “tripping” and “being a hater”.
You go to Cornell. Ithaca is not the ghetto.
July 17th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Oh no, we are not having another school bashing thread again….
July 17th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Telling the truth about Cornell isn’t school bashing. kidding. But in all seriousness, students at Cornell probably receive a much better education than those at Harvard. I had a fucking masters student teaching my class last semester @ Harvard. They don’t give a shit about undergrads, all the while walking around with their heads half-way up their assess. I’m never wearing a fucking disgusting Harvard shirt.
July 17th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I’m with you, dude. Harvard sucks. It attracts asians with no social capabilities whatsoever, and nightlife=none.
July 17th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Harvard college is a freaking community college. If I knew I was spending 50 grand to get taught by grad students, I would’ve gone to a UCLA or something.
July 20th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
sam if u write a blog entry about how awesome i am i will bring u liquor and hoes this fall