Posts Tagged ‘romance’

Valentine’s day woes

Valentine’s day woes

It’s that time of year again. The birds are chirping, the flowers bristling, the aromas of love and adoration filling the air. Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and the corresponding feelings of resentment and loathing still linger around our campus, an unfortunate consequence of a once well-appreciated holiday. Friends of mine regard the approach [...]

Breakups can be done right

By MIDGE SQUEALSTROM In association with any failed romantic endeavor, chances are most young folk are perceived as belonging to at least one of the following categories:  There is the naïve idealist, who makes a concerted effort to remain friends after the initial interest or passion in the relationship disintegrates; the “asshole,” who abruptly calls [...]

Taking time for sexual inventory: Tips for the new year

Like the annual turning of a new calendar year every Jan. 1, it is high time to toast to a new year—school year, that is. In keeping with the spirit of such a light-hearted holiday, it only seems fitting to have a contemplative moment to review, reflect and perhaps even come up with some resolutions [...]

Tacoma wins big on yelp.com

Valentine’s Day is over and gone, but Tacoma’s newly gained reputation as the most romantic city in North America is one that locals aren’t likely to stop crowing about for months to come. When Yelp, the popular site that displays user ratings of restaurants, clubs and stores, announced on Feb. 7 that their calculations put [...]

Remaining ‘sextually’ active

Remaining ‘sextually’ active

Kudos to you for putting down that cell phone and picking up this week’s edition of The Trail. Lord knows those things can seem like a phantom limb. What with everyone and their mom having one these days, it’s not surprising that with new outlets for communication, emerges some interesting situations (ab flash). One of [...]

Romance still alive on college campuses

[ONLINE EXCLUSIVE] Recently, I decided to become attuned with my inner old lady and caught an episode of Nightline. Over the course of the program, a reporter made the startling claim that romance in our generation is dead. Various statistics about the boudoirs of collegiate men and women were outlined and several anecdotes from university [...]