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Aw! Your Crush’s Girlfriend Thinks You’re Really Cool!
Aw! Your Crush’s Girlfriend Thinks You’re Really Cool!

It’s that time of the night where everyone is starting to couple up to “split Ubers home,” and you’ve got your eye on the prize: the guy you’ve had an unrequited crush on for seven years.

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The Eggplant FSUSeptember 20, 2019
Freshman Boy Uses Same Bar of Soap for Body and Dishes
Freshman Boy Uses Same Bar of Soap for Body and Dishes

One of Salley Hall’s newest residents has found an innovative way to stay on top of the cleanliness of both his one microwave-safe bowl and himself: a single bar of Irish Spring soap.

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The Eggplant FSUSeptember 18, 2019
Criminology Major Becomes Private Investigator to Find Friend’s Preteen FanFiction.Net Account
Criminology Major Becomes Private Investigator to Find Friend’s Preteen FanFiction.Net Account

While many of us tend to block out the horrifyingly cringe experiences of our hormone-charged middle school years, some students are still unable to outrun their demons—because they know how to swim.

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The Eggplant FSUSeptember 10, 2019
IKEA Bookshelf Doing Everything It Can to Keep from Collapsing under Single Potted Succulent
IKEA Bookshelf Doing Everything It Can to Keep from Collapsing under Single Potted Succulent

As the first week of school trudges on, students of all social crossroads have had multiple identity crises while trying to achieve the picture-perfect college aesthetic.

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The Eggplant FSUAugust 28, 2019
Girl Wearing “Euphoria” Makeup on the First Day of Class Is Suddenly Second-Guessing Herself
Girl Wearing “Euphoria” Makeup on the First Day of Class Is Suddenly Second-Guessing Herself

Welcome back to school, HBO subscribers! It’s been a long summer of fun, friends and getting inspired to make some bold stylistic choices - and choices they most certainly are!

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The Eggplant FSUAugust 26, 2019
Jewish Student Smears Lamb’s Blood on Test in Hopes That Angel of Failure Will Pass Over
Jewish Student Smears Lamb’s Blood on Test in Hopes That Angel of Failure Will Pass Over

For the umpteenth year in a row, the holiday of Pesach has come at just the wrong time by not coinciding with spring break.

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The Eggplant FSUApril 26, 2019
All The Things You Can Do Today While You Wait For Your Gumbo To Cook in the Crockpot
All The Things You Can Do Today While You Wait For Your Gumbo To Cook in the Crockpot

Now that Pinterest has successfully gentrified meal prepping, the hype is real and every little college kid can hop on the bandwagon.

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The Eggplant FSUApril 24, 2019
Woman Wears Fitbit to Party Because Every Step Counts
Woman Wears Fitbit to Party Because Every Step Counts

With the summer months fast approaching, everyone is looking to get their beach bodies ready to inevitably sit on the couch and re-watch like “Mad Men” for the fourth time instead of actually venturing outside.

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The Eggplant FSUApril 19, 2019
Formal Season Serves as Reminder That Straight Men Will Continue Pairing Navy and Black Together
Formal Season Serves as Reminder That Straight Men Will Continue Pairing Navy and Black Together

While the girl online shopping a row ahead of you in class is still stressing about whether or not that Free People dress would be better in Olive or Blush, her frosted-tipped formal date plans to curate his own headache-inducing ensemble a mere thirty minutes before the main event.

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The Eggplant FSUApril 12, 2019
Seminole Dining Shows Gordon Ramsay Who’s Boss by Offering Gelato at President's Ice Cream Social
Seminole Dining Shows Gordon Ramsay Who’s Boss by Offering Gelato at President's Ice Cream Social

As another semester has come and gone, some things have stayed the same: the Testing Center continues to look and feel like the third-class floor of the sinking Titanic, FSU is officially a softball school and most importantly, Seminole Dining still doesn’t know the difference between “meatloaf” and “roadkill.”

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The Eggplant FSUApril 10, 2019
Girl Fears Things Are Moving Too Fast After Tinder Boy Asks If She’s Seeing Mitski This Wednesday
Girl Fears Things Are Moving Too Fast After Tinder Boy Asks If She’s Seeing Mitski This Wednesday

For the bored, desperate and ultimately heterosexual, Tinder is a swipe-driven amusement park of The Office quotes and self-proclaimed “entrepreneurs.”

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The Eggplant FSUApril 9, 2019
Roommate Wants to Know If You Can Venmo Her for That Glass of Milk You Had Last Week
Roommate Wants to Know If You Can Venmo Her for That Glass of Milk You Had Last Week

Students around Tallahassee believed the last of their apartment troubles were finally  solved after they re-signed their leases and got rid of the thrice-daily emails to “Netflix, Chill and Re-sign.”

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The Eggplant FSUApril 3, 2019
Op-Ed: The Nug I Couldn’t Smoke Over Break Now Feels More Like A Friend
Op-Ed: The Nug I Couldn’t Smoke Over Break Now Feels More Like A Friend

Packing for Spring Break is like packing for a trip to the moon: I don’t know what I’ll be doing once I get there or how my weight will be affected, and have no clue as to whether I’ll be anywhere within the sun’s reach.

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The Eggplant FSUMarch 29, 2019
5 Things I Learned About My Best Friend over Break Driving from Tallahassee to Disney
5 Things I Learned About My Best Friend over Break Driving from Tallahassee to Disney

After spending countless nights drinking until 3 a.m. and days where we just sat in my dorm room talking smack about the guy down the hall from us, I thought that I knew everything there was to know about my friend.

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The Eggplant FSUMarch 26, 2019
What to Do When Your Organization Is Building a Shack on Landis and You’ve Never Held a Power Tool Before
What to Do When Your Organization Is Building a Shack on Landis and You’ve Never Held a Power Tool Before

Despite the apparent health and safety violations, Spring is characterized by the infamous Seminole Shack Showdown.

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The Eggplant FSUMarch 12, 2019
Student Nodding Head During Lecture Actually Daydreaming About Grilling Hot Dogs After Class
Student Nodding Head During Lecture Actually Daydreaming About Grilling Hot Dogs After Class

With Spring Break approaching slower than a frat boy “trying” to make a girl orgasm, it’s hard to pay attention in any class that involves a lecture, note-taking or any sort of thinking.

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The Eggplant FSUMarch 12, 2019
Paleontology Grad Students Caught Excavating the Campus Construction Zone
Paleontology Grad Students Caught Excavating the Campus Construction Zone

FSU’s “Beautification” initiative of its ungracefully aging campus is underway, and just as anyone who has seen the first twenty minutes of “The Princess Diaries” should know makeovers need an ugly broad to make pretty.

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The Eggplant FSUMarch 1, 2019
Carpooling With My Roommate to Hookups and 4 Other Easy Ways I’ve Reduced My  Carbon Footprint on Campus
Carpooling With My Roommate to Hookups and 4 Other Easy Ways I’ve Reduced My Carbon Footprint on Campus

As the effects of global warming intensify, steadily drawing nearer the inevitable demise of the human race, many students might be thinking to themselves, “what minute behaviors can I adopt as a cog in the machine of capitalism to make myself feel better about the fate of the planet?”

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The Eggplant FSUFebruary 28, 2019
Students Flee for Hills as Professors Begin to Utter the Dreaded Word “Midterm”
Students Flee for Hills as Professors Begin to Utter the Dreaded Word “Midterm”

Twice a semester, dread looms over Florida State University as the murmurs of tests that weigh 75% of your grade suddenly become a reality.

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The Eggplant FSUFebruary 27, 2019
Ambitious First Year Opening Restaurant in Degraff Hall Kitchen
Ambitious First Year Opening Restaurant in Degraff Hall Kitchen

With midterm exams around the corner, everyone seems to be doing everything in their power to avoid studying and being productive members of society.

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The Eggplant FSUFebruary 26, 2019
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