Category: Humor

Da Frist-i Code

The writings on Frist’s walls, interpreted.

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From the Editors

Our Weekly Missive.

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Peer Review

Since the beginning of time, editors at the Nassau Weekly have taken their pens to each other’s Common Application Essays. And yes, the Nassau Weekly has been around since the beginning of time.

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Peer Review (Part 1)

Susannah Sharpless edits Andrew Sondern’s Common App essay.

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Peer Review: Jeremy Revises Isabel’s Essay

Jeremy Cohen marks up Isabel Henderson’s Common App essay.

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Cartoons & Caption Contest

Some cartoons for your Sunday pleasure.

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Grab Some Scissors

Get the most out of those old clothes.

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Guidance

Have you ever blindfolded yourself and ran head-on towards oncoming traffic? Or laid down in an empty road at night with Ryan Gosling? If Benjamin Franklin never flew that kite, you would never have even seen that seminal, dangerously romantic film.

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Are You That Kid?

1. Do you raise your hand in precept before the teacher asks a question? a) Yes b) No 2. Do you play the piano in Frist? a) Yes b) No 3. Do you cover the salt and pepper, turn them … Read More

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Peer Review

__Dan edits Giri’s college app__
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

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Letter to a Professor (From a Disgruntled Parent-Donor)

Dear Lecherous Lecturer Precious Professor, Happy winter. I heard you’re in Vail? Hope the slopes are not destroying your knees. I’m reeling from the news that you gave a D to my son Robert “Torie” George Junior (I abstain from … Read More

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Debate Scorecard, Part III

HE MAKE IT RAIN HE MAKE IT RAIN HE MAKE IT RAIN HE MAKE IT RAIN—GEORGE BUSH “[T]his is a final verdict on the failed economic policies of the last eight years… that essentially said that we should strip away … Read More

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