Fr fooee...l tba ike ll f str ield ea , gi kin ve g o it a n t try he !
Volume 1, Issue 1 | 10/5/11 - 10/20/11 | www.theblacksheeponline.com
The
Black Sheep #Problems #Problems #Problems
“A College Newspaper That’s Actually About College”
Alexandra Rose wrote this The Twitter world is full of problems. No, not like actual problems, like their site changing on a weekly basis (thank you Facebook), or an onslaught of corporate scandals, but @problems—accounts that you can follow and hashtag dealing with every issue under the sun. There’s #whitegirlproblems, #gingerproblems, #fatgirlproblems, #firstworldproblems—you name it, and someone has decided to monopolize on the irony and comedy in these “problems” and dedicate a twitter account to documenting them. And, lucky for us here at UGA, some clever students have brought their schoolspecific problems to the Twitter world. @TerryKidProblem joined the Twitterverse on August 15th as an account dedicated to tweeting about the daily challenges of life on North Campus as a Terry student. To a non-Terry student, some of their tweets might as well be written in a foreign language— example: “Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. #swhati #gaver #TKP”—but to those enrolled in the college of business, they hit right at home. The account has over 200 followers and has united the Terry tweeters as a haven to bitch about all things Terry. That’s about when the Grady kids started feeling really left out, because they like, invented Twitter, you know? And thus, we had the birth of @GradyKidProblem—same concept as #TKP, just for the school of mass communications. Since Grady students basically major in tweeting, they gained a pretty quick following as well, lamenting over their Grady-specific problems like “I’m never going to meet a decent guy while in college because all my classes are filled with girls.” Ugh, #sotrue. While these two accounts have made complaining via Twitter much more satisfying, what about all the non-Terry and non-Grady tweeters out there? What do you do when you need to vent, but there isn’t a widely known hashtag to add to the end of your 140-character rant? #MAJORPROBLEMS. Well, for those of you whose problems don’t fall into one of these categories, do not fret. We at The Black Sheep have taken the liberty to create some other UGA-specific Twitter problem accounts, so that you can bitch
Other stuff
Inside
about things appropriately whenever and wherever you see necessary. @SLCproblems—Even in the newest and nicest spot on campus, you’re bound to encounter some hiccups, like accidentally referring to it as the MLC. NOOB! Recent Tweets: • I have to sneak out of my class so I don’t have to wait in line at Jittery Joes. #slcproblems • The bathroom on the 2nd floor is closed for cleaning. #slcproblems • The 4th floor—either destroy your legs getting there, or endure a 6-minute long elevator ride. #slcproblems @MilledgeAveProblems—Maybe the most notorious road in Athens, GA. The “Frat Row” of UGA, complete with its own overcrowded bus line. It was even featured in a Corey Smith song for cryin’ out loud! Recent Tweets: • All I see when the busses let out is a swarm of Norts. #MAP • There is no walk of shame worse than a Milledge walk of shame. #MAP • Walking home from class is unbearable, but somehow getting my personal space completely dominated on this bus is? What’s wrong with me? #MAP @BrumbyProblems—9 floors of whores. Enough said. Recent Tweets: • Walking up Brumby Hill is the only exercise I can manage these days. #freshmenfifteen #BrumbyProblems • Really? I have to officially let the front desk know that I’ll be shacking tonight by signing boys in before 2? #BrumbyProblems • ESTROGEN. OVERLOAD. Get me out of here. #BrumbyProblems @TatePlazaProblems—The epicenter of campus, featuring a Chick-fil-A, various ATM’s, and a bunch of people you really don’t
04: Top 10
People You Meet In Your College Dorms.
want to talk to. Recent Tweets: • No, I don’t want to know why I’m going to hell or see pictures of dead fetuses, thanks. #TateProblems • I want to get free pizza today, but that also means dodging people with fliers asking me to join their clubs. #TateProblems • What the hell is Tate 2? #TateProblems @BoltonProblems—It’s easily the best dining hall on campus, that’s why you never go between a class change between the hours of 11 and 2. Recent Tweets: • My hand scan won’t work and I forgot my ID. #BoltonProblems • The omelette cook screwed up the flip. #BoltonProblems • I missed Dinosaur Night because I had to study. Wait, is this college? #BoltonProblems @SouthCampusProblems—Because nerds can’t afford to be distracted by nice scenery and up-to-date architecture. Too many lab practicals! Recent Tweets: • Nope, not a party on South Campus, just an Ochem test getting out at 9 PM. #SCproblems • All the computers in the lab are taken. Can’t play “WoW” between labs. #SCproblems • This place is depressing. #SCproblems Life on campus can get pretty stressful, and sometimes all we can do to ease the struggle is send a clever little tweet out into the world. Hey, whatever gets you through the day. You might have to endure some @MilledgeAveProblems to escape your @SLCproblems and long for the days when life was full of trivial little @BoltonProblems (miss you meal plan), but at least now there is a way to categorize your on-campus conflicts. We’ve all got our #problems, and we’re just trying to get through them—one tweet at a time.
06: Pretty It Up
How to make your horrible college apartment parentfriendly.
12: Dead Giveaways That You’re A Freshman The random bouts of sobbing don’t help...