Don’t fall behind in the race of popular culture both on campus and away from it. Stay up-to-date with what happened, what’s happening and what’s about to happen, through the lens of opinion columnist, Negina Pirzad in the first weekly installment of “The Sitch.”
When I heard Vernon Adams’ finger healed, I asked, “Can I get your digits?”
 
– It’s a rare time of year when the school football, soccer, volleyball and basketball teams are all having games at the same time. Seasons are overlapping, giving us more chances to support university athletics because they’re so neglected. But in reality, take a chance on a sport you haven’t gone to a game of yet, since it’s the perfect time to do so.
– The opening of Chipotle in the EMU could be interrupted by the mere 22 E. coli outbreaks that were traced back to the chain this past week, according to Oregon Health Authority. Only 43 of its restaurants in Oregon and Washington were closed because of it last Friday, so I think we can all agree that we still want our taco salads readily available at 13th and University. If Chipotle does grace us, the American-Mexican food will join forces with the American-Chinese cuisine from Panda Express and the American-vaguely-sourced-products that Starbucks offers, which will all help diversify our pallets, but keep us grounded as the Americans we are. The EMU will be full of authentic, cultural food from around the world.
– Halloweekend has come to an end. You can get rid of your fake blood-stained clothes. You can erase the memories of you or the guy dressed up as a frog being thrown out of Taylor’s. And you can kiss your optimism for being named best-dressed goodbye. The only costume that wins this year, according to our beloved POTUS, is Lil’ Pope. The almost-toddler dressed in all white, except for his bright red shoes, at the White House Halloween party on Friday. He even accessorized with a traditional mitre on his head and a popemobile to go along with it all.
– As someone who has yet to attend a Ducks After Dark film showing, I am ashamed. Their fall movie schedule is the (pitch) perfect mixture of quality, Oscar-nod films, i.e. Trainwreck, and comedies full of your favorite cameos, i.e. Mad Max: Fury Road. And minus the Mission Impossible slip a couple weeks back, this is a great way to spend a couple hours on a Thursday night, FOR FREE.
– Last call for fall photo shoots! Now that it’s November, winter is upon us and our fall scenery is on its way out. So before the trees strip down to their bland core, and before the leaves mold to the streets without any crunch-factor left in them, grab a friend; sport all your knits at the same time; and fall into a pile of leaves, praying that a squirrel might photobomb your pictures.