Ethos magazine is a large part of the reason why I am at Iowa State University. Countless times I’ve heard fellow journalism majors talk about how they couldn’t wait to apply to work for the Iowa State Daily, while I always had my eyes set on being a part of Ethos. I did not envision myself as being editor-in-chief when I entered college, but thanks to a love affair with this magazine, here I am. That’s why after watching the struggles beset on Ethos, I find myself more dedicated to rebuilding the strength of the magazine.

Buff muscles, fitted shirts, rigidly-sculpted hair, perfect tans — what’s not to love about these party-hardy boys featured on MTV’s hit show “Jersey Shore”? It’d sure be a wake up call to see them in even 10 years. If everyone lived like they do, everyone would die. Well maybe not die, but their lifestyle definitely does some irreversible damage stemming from their daily routine of GTL, which stands for gym, tanning, laundry. As ridiculous as this may seem, a lot of college students are following on the trail blazed by Ronnie, The Situation, Pauly D and Vinny.

In the words of Coach Carr, don’t get drunk and have sex. Because you will get pregnant. And die. OK, so maybe that isn’t quite how the infamous “Mean Girls” quote goes, but it’s close enough. The “get slizzard and hook up” culture is huge on nearly every college campus, and, unfortunately, while doing “it” or getting close to doing “it” with some random guy on a Friday night seems like a good idea at the time, things aren’t usually quite so blissful the next morning. Or even the night of, when you get back to his place and sober up enough to realize he’s kind of creepy and you’re not as into him as you thought you were.

A question-and-answer column with senior Eric Doll.

It didn’t take Chelsea long to find her clothes, wrinkled and lying by the door. Her purse lay beside her clothes, and most of its contents were spilled. “The first thing I wanted to do was get my clothes on and grab my purse,” she explains. “I just felt so vulnerable.” After dressing and picking up her pieces of gum, random coins and ChapStick from the floor, Chelsea quickly walked towards the door. Instead of walking out, she stopped at the door and looked around one last time. Photographs hung on the walls and a single trophy rested on the desk. “I just stared at the pictures he had with his parents and friends thinking, ‘How can someone like him do this?’”