Mitchie Torres wishes she was this real
Your #1 Most Real Moment
That time me and Sam cleaned the office – Rion (co-boss)
After I saw my article published in A&C, I realised it was real – Adam Lam (Managing Web Editor)
That time I got 100 matches off of “Date the Strand” … Y’all are too flattering – Lucila (Editor-in-Chief)
Having no allergies #nuts #shellfish #dairy – Sam (SOOSAC Editor)
Bestie, I don’t know what this means – Roensa (Senior Oxford Comma Connoisseur)
Crying in Burwash <3 – Faith (Stranded Editor)
Putting on a one-woman show of Les Mis to a group of people who had never heard/seen it, the one and only time I’ve ever been drunk – Mikaela (Arts and Witchcraft Associate Editor)
Dropping a course (or three) – Shelley (Visual Defamer)
Wearing a banana costume to face my fears – Ishika (Whimsy Coordinator)
Violently (and loudly) sobbing and crying in the middle of Emmanuel College at 10 am on a Tuesday <3 – Janna Abbas (Co-EIC)
Breaking into The Strand office to get snacks – Kieran Guimond (Scientology Editor)
Getting followed by Niall Horan on Twitter – Isha (Social Media Manager)
Jamming a 16-mm film reel inside a projector and destroying it in the process of fishing it out, having to replace the wreck with nine carefully bonded Fruit Roll Ups – Eugene (Associate Creatures Editor)
When I started walking into traffic and my friend had to pull me back – Celena (Hater-in-Chief)
Your #1 Most Not-Real Moment
That time Sam and I cleared dead flies off the windowsill – Rion
I realised my eyes are real, which meant that mirrors are also real – Adam Lam
When we went to outer space for a cover shot – Lucila
Being born in Washington D.C. during the Bush administration :( – Sam
I am always real how dare u suggest otherwise – Faith
Pretending I did the readings in tutorial discussion by using context clues from my classmates’ answers – Mikaela
When I spilled “Souper Soup” all over my clothes :(( – Janna
Getting followed by Niall Horan on Twitter (turns out it was an impersonator with an extra ‘l’ in the username and I’m dumb!!) – Isha
Conveniently leaving out the fact that my high daily protein intake comes from gobbling up silverfish that enter my dorm room – Eugene
Exclusively dating comp sci majors – Celena
To me, authenticity is…
Being able to deal with whatever the fuck was in that garbage can – Rion
Being the realest – Adam Lam
Being able to take a nap wherever you want whenever you want – Lucila
Admitting your flaws if you have any – Sam
A perfume? – Roensa
Oversharing on Caffiends shifts every week – Faith
Making the Care Bear that you resonate with the most your whole personality – Mikaela
Telling my professor that yes, I did do the reading – Kieran
Biting through a KitKat bar whole, not breaking it into those silly bars like a wuss – Ishika
Taking your BeReal with zero retakes – Isha
Very important when buying items off of Grailed. You don’t want to be duped into buying fakes! – Eugene
Being a hater – Celena
Something you believe is not real
Whatever the fuck was in that garbage can – Rion
Being real – Adam Lam
Pigeons – Lucila
My flaws – Sam
Stocks. Where does all the money go??? – Faith
The so-called ‘necessity’ of pre-heating an oven. Why ‘pre’ if it’ll still ‘heat’?? – Roensa
Our EICs – Kieran
Quokkas. I’ve never seen one in real life. You’ve never seen one in real life. They’re too cute to be true – Mikaela
Work-life balance – Shelley
Scurvy – Ishika
Burwash Dining Hall. Since Vic won’t let me in (#justcommuterthings), I’m starting to think it’s not a real place – Janna
stress free life :) – Isha
Everything is real if you choose it to be #BelieveInYourself – Eugene
tax evasion – Celena
Your #1 tip for being the realest you possible
Bite your tongue and sing! – Rion
Be real – Adam Lam
To keep it real, make sure you’re keeping your eyes out for the cheese grater. That means good stuff is about to fall on the floor – Lucila
Delusion! – Sam
Live laugh love – Faith
Skipping your classes when they are boring! Live, laugh, love babeyyy – Janna
Indulge <3 – Shelley
nothing matters, live your life – Kieran
Just be delusional, the joke will write itself (whoops) – Isha
Open Pinterest, look up your favourite noun + “aesthetic,” hit search, then base your entire personality and life off of the images that pop up! – Eugene
Be a hater loudly and proudly – Celena
One thing Victoria College should make real
Pigeons – Rion
Reality – Adam Lam
I think Vic should remove their no-pets policy. I feel excluded from campus life – Lucila
Divestment – Sam
Actual scholarship opportunities and financial aid for international students :’) – Faith
Sit-in seating at the Northrop McDonald’s rather than just a to-go counter – Mikaela
My leftover meal plan money from last year – Shelley
Stop the chickening of students (see: Features) – Ishika
Ned’s serving ANYTHING other than pasta, I am begging – Janna
The Northrop Frye statue (he should come to life) – Kieran
Kind treatment towards university students – Eugene
An airport walkway that connects to Sid Smith – Celena
The best Ned’s secret menu item
The free tea bags – Rion
The Strand – Adam Lam
Bowls of milk – Lucila
Not a secret but… Ned’s water – Faith
Gasoline – Shelley
The purple sauce – Ishika
The crispy water (which sadly doesn’t hit anymore) – Isha
Tomato Aspic (lemon Jell-O, tomato juice, hot sauce, and vinegar). So light and refreshing! – Eugene
The ceiling mayonnaise – Celena
