Brianna Frisch

Finally, that incredible summer fling that you thought only existed in movies became a reality. You had that head-over-heels feeling causing a goofy smile to be plastered across your face. You were a smart collegiette™ and realized that living in the moment is the only way to live your life, and that nobody wants to live with regrets. So, now that you have completely invested yourself into this magnificent specimen of a man, you are suddenly ripped from his arms and back into the drunken debauchery that is college guys.

What’s a girl to do in this situation? First things first, take your own advice: live in the moment! While leaving that summer fling is hard, despite being prepared for the departure from the start, you enjoyed yourself. You learned about what you want and what you don’t want in a partner. You learned about yourself. You learned how a relationship functions outside of alcohol. Basically, you learned a lot. But now you wonder if these feelings, emotions, and actions can exist outside of the bubble of perfection that is a summer fling. The answer is: yes.

Last weekend I was hanging out with one of my best guy friends and chatting about life. While eating Yoloberry, we got on the subject of our generation’s mentality, specifically the mentality of the Davis campus. We came to the conclusion that people tend to hang out with people that they already know once they find their group of friends. They might meet new people every now and again, but the vibe isn’t one of being open to new relationships.

This helped explain the interactions that we both encounter at the bars. He mentioned how hard it is to try to talk to, and meet new girls at the bars. After thinking about my reaction to random guys walking up to me, it made perfect sense—we think it’s creepy! Besides getting hit on often by old men, why do girls think it’s always awkward when a guy approaches them? My response, because they usually are!

Cute: A Demeaning Comment or a Huge Compliment

Cute. A word that seems to cut to the core. Why do collegiettes™ have such an averse reaction to his word when it’s being used to describe them?

A boy recently told me that it’s better to be cute than hot. His explanation went something like this: If a girl is hot, all boys want to do is f*** her and move on, but if a girl is cute, you want to keep her around (and maybe even bring her home to meet mom and dad). Unfortunately, this is not the definition that us girls think of when the word cute is being used.

For some reason, cute is often associated with small, little, young, immature, and inexperienced. Considering my being fun sized (or vertically challenged for those pessimists), I have always been described as cute. Although I find the term endearing, I wouldn’t mind being called pretty, beautiful, or hot every now and again. On the other hand, our definition of cute clearly does not match the definition intended from the guys using this term in the way described above. In addition, boys scare easily. Calling a girl pretty or beautiful takes a lot of confidence and cajones. Cute is often easier to say in a joking manner without them feeling so exposed.

Let’s reexamine the word cute. If you type “definition of cute” into a Google search, this is what you will find:
Attractive in a pretty or endearing way.
Sexually attractive.
The definition of cute embodies all of the adjectives that we collegiettes™ want to be described as. Cute is more than being physically attractive; it also includes your awesome personality and intelligence. Being cute means that you not only catch a boy’s attention with your outward appearance, but you keep his attention with your inner beauty.

We all know that Davis is known as a Cow Town, but did you know that UC Davis used to have a cheer called Bossy Cow Cow?  I don’t know about you, but I have no idea what a Bossy Cow Cow is.  I chose to do some research upon hearing about this cheer from some alumni.

Bossy Cow Cow is a cheer that was adapted from a Berkeley cheer. Back in the day, school cheers were really similar to each other.  Schools even stole cheers from other schools upon hearing them at games.  (And this is pre-Bring it On!).  It seems that Davis adapted Berkeley’s cheer, which went like this:

Oski Wow-Wow!
Whiskey Wee-Wee!
Olee! Muckie-eye!
Olee! Berkeley-eye!
California! WOW!

If you think that is weird, just wait until you hear the Davis adaptation.  Bossy Cow Cow goes like this:

Bossy Cow-Cow!
Honey Bee-Bee!
Oleo! Margarine!
Oleo! Butterine!
Alfalfa! HAY!

Not quite sure what the tune is?  Watch this video of the cheer.

This cheer has so much history behind it and it is even still performed every Picnic Day.  I say we bring back Bossy Cow Cow as a revival to our Aggie Pride and cheer our hearts out at every sports event!  

Sources:
http://www.aggiepack.com/pages/spirit_squad/dance/Alumni/Alumni60s.htm

http://daviswiki.org/Bossy_Cow_Cow