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SUMO Monday MANual: How To Always Be A Good Wingman

We would like to first off start by saying thank you for joining us in our first ever SUMO Monday MANual “How To…”. The purpose of this column is for us, two average college Joes, to help give advice and fine tune other average Joes and bros, while preparing them for the most common situations that...

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Five Unexpected Places To Pick Up A Girl

Picking up a girl at bar can be easy, but do you really want to pick up the girl who's always at the bar? They can be fun for awhile, but it usually ends in one of two outcomes: they leave behind something the doctors cant even diagnose, or they rearrange your apartment by throwing...

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Study Says Facebook Does Matter In Hiring Process

We've all heard it before. Numerous professors, advisers, and parents telling us to clean up our Facebook profiles because pontential employers will be checking up on our status updates and profile pics before they hire us. While not every employer may place heavy emphasis or emphasis at all on...

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Avoid Living In Your Parents Basement - Advice For Upcoming Grads

Ever heard the expression, "The world is at your fingertips"? If not, you will at your graduation ceremony, and I'm beginning to feel it was more of an insult to us embarking on this journey then it is true.  Recently, I graduated from college with two bachelor's degrees. I, as well as...

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Top 5 Dorm Room Necessities

Living in a dorm can be frustrating. From the constant noise to obnoxious roommates, dorms are a bitch. Here are five things your should pick up to make your time in the dorm a little more bearable.  1. Beanbag Bed Perfect for small dorm rooms, this giant beanbag...

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Should I Drink Tonight?

Well, today is Friday, so obviously I'm drinking tonight because I'm what kids these days call 'a real cool cat', and everyone knows that drinking makes you cool (life lesson #1 kids, never forget it). But sometimes I'm sitting around on like a Monday or something, just hanging out, and one of my...

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Dramatic Reenactment Of A Facebook Conversation

People get real silly on Facebook.  Airing all their business out there, saying things they wouldn't ever say in real life (at least I hope not anyway).  But remember kids: Facebook is still public, and you still look like a fool.   To prove this point, these guys are going to...

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Why Guys Should Join Fraternities In College

Are you one of those college students that stays in the dorm all day everyday or do you choose to get involved? Being involved in college can be one the best things you can ever do because you will get the full college experience. Yes, the main reason to attend college is to get an education but...

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Thank God I'm Not Still In Elementary School

Dude, people are sick.  I'm serious, y'all are some sick nasty individuals out there.  You're everywhere too.  No one is safe.  Not even the kids.  Especially not the kids actually... definitely not the kids. In the past week I've read two stories of elementary school...

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Don't Regret Adding Or Following Your Boss On Facebook and Twitter

Twitter and Facebook have now become so prevalent that people include their social information on business cards and give their usernames to other professionals in business settings. Who would have thought that Facebook, now used mostly for stalking your friends’ pictures, would become such a...

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