Hilarey Wojtowicz

Our college years are about making memories with friends we will never forget.  But while making those memories, we might encounter a few nights that we will never remember.  We may drink one too many drinks, swap spit with someone who magically turned into someone else by sunrise and may even text our parents thinking they were our BFFs. So before going out tonight, tomorrow or this weekend, HC TCNJ is here to give you advice on not embarrassing yourself while you’re intoxicated – and Texts From Last Night is here to help.

(319): You can see my drunken state get worse with each picture.

Throughout the night, you and your friends are going to want to document everything from the cute outfit you wear and the first drink of the night to the moment you decide you cannot wear your heels anymore and that the bathroom might actually make a great bedroom for the night. 

Remember that when you drink, your perception is impaired. Leave the cameras at home to prevent taking embarrassing photos of yourself.  Also, I am sure your Facebook friends – even those who have never met you – want to see how your night went, but trust me, future employers do not.  Save your rep and don’t upload.

Senior Christina Kopka is just like any other student here at TCNJ. The marketing and Spanish double major can be seen taking the same classes as you and me. She can be found eating in Eickhoff and running programs for Reslife. The Community Advisor is also often seen running tours as an Ambassador around campus.  But Christina holds one very different and powerful position on campus that goes above and beyond: she is the President of our Student Government.

Although the United States has not seen a female leader yet, TCNJ has.  Christina is not the first female SG president and she surely will not be the last.

"I believe that the last female SG President was about 5 years ago," Christina said in an e-mail interview. "There were a few others in the past as well, such as Heather Fehn, who currently works in President Gitenstein's office."

Past SG presidents - both male and female - have gone on to do great things in their lives, such as joining Teach for America, or like Heather Fehn, continuing on with college politics.  But it has not always been as easy for the females in this high-powered position.

"After I was elected, I feared that I would not be taken seriously as a female leader on campus," said Christina. "Looking back, the fact that I felt the need to prove myself as a female leader indicates that sadly,  differences do still exist between how males and females are perceived in these types of roles."

There is one thing that almost everyone has in common – we are all searching for love.  Whether it be the old-fashioned meet-cute ways of the movies or the exciting and mysterious ways of the internet, we all strive to love and be loved.

But what happens when we aren’t sure if the person we love is really the person they say they are?  This is where Nev Schulman of MTV’s hit show Catfish comes into play.

After falling for a girl on the internet only to find out she wasn’t who she said she was, 28-year-old Nev has committed his life (well kind of) to helping others figure out if they have fallen in love with a “catfish” or not. (There are more fish in the sea, right?)

But before season one comes to an end tonight, Nev sat down with Her Campus TCNJ and the rest of the College at this semester’s Welcome Back Lecture brought to us by CUB.  Nev offered us advice on life, love and the ways of social media.

“I think we are just sort of getting to the heart of an important issue,” said Nev. “We all continue to spend more and more time online and the technology continues to replace physical reality in a lot of things.”

Nev explained how so many people in today’s society depend on the internet as a means for connecting, but that it is affecting all of us in more way than one.

“This has completely inspired me to really look at, discuss and consider the implications of social media, connectivity and the implications of how we all live our lives both online and off. [My experience] affected me personally and how I choose to interact with the people around me.”

Let’s face it: Super Monday is not an official holiday yet, so we all have to get back to grind after our Sunday Funday.  But how do we get through it when there are so many things lingering from the night before?  Her Campus TCNJ is here to help you remedy all of the Super Bowl aftermath with a few tips for all your issues.

1. The Hangover.  Drink a little too much last night?  The beer hit you a little harder than expected? According to Shape magazine, simply rehydrating is the best hangover remedy out there.  Be sure to pack some Alka Seltzer in your bag before you head out to work or class.  And if you don’t have any, try some ginger ale and crackers.  Bananas also work wonders.  Be prepared though because, trust me, you don’t want to be that person to take off the day after the Super Bowl.

2. The Extra Pounds.  Chips, dip, pizza, wings, beer, cake.  The list of food you probably ate the night before goes on and on.  According to the Calorie Count Council, Americans probably ate about 11.2 million pounds of potato chips yesterday.  So how do we start working off this weight?  Try something easy like yoga or pilates.  Both are relaxing to help you recover if you are stressed from the game or hungover.  You can easily find videos to follow on your TV or computer.  Try DoYogaWithMe.com, for free yoga classes that you can stream in HD right in your own home.