2008 Woodie Awards
That's what she said: The slightly-less-shameful Walk of Shame
Courtney Carbone
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: Opinion
This week's question is on a topic that people have been asking me to address for a while, but I have been continually avoiding. Well, the time has finally come and I will ignore your requests no longer, "What is the best way to minimize humiliation during the infamous walk of shame?"
Now, as a lowly staff writer in an up-standing Jesuit student newspaper, I'm sure I know nothing about this "Walk of Shame" you speak of, but because I am a woman of my people, I'll do my best.
The online source, Urban Dictionary, seems to suggest that there is a certain social stigma that comes along with what many students consider to be a fundamental collegiate rite of passage. However, I don't think that it's fair to naysay or judge our fellow classmates as they trek across campus barefoot with their heels in one hand and sequined clutch in the other. Who knows the real story?
You should never jump to conclusions.
Let me do it for you.
Not to be hasty, every once in a while, you get stranded across campus and there is nothing wrong with that. There are plenty of good and valid reasons why a person might not sleep in his or her own room.
Maybe your roommate's best friend from home is visiting and you gave her your bed for the weekend.
Maybe Campus Escort never showed up and you didn't feel safe walking back alone.
Maybe you just stayed out for an all-night dance party.
Maybe you made a responsible decision not to drive your car home.
Or maybe your apartment was being fumigated. It could have been any of those things. (It wasn't, of course -- but it could have been.) Still, this column is no forum for moral judgement or social censure. You deserve a fitting answer to a serious question and that is exactly what I intend to give you.
However, while I can do my best to describe the pros and cons of your two options, it is up to you to determine the lesser of two evils.
While there is a not an especially significant difference between boys' everyday clothes and going-out attire, the differences for girls are quite substantial. Therefore, the following will resonate more deeply with the female half of the Loyola population (okay -- let's be honest-- we make up more like 70 percent).
Now, as a lowly staff writer in an up-standing Jesuit student newspaper, I'm sure I know nothing about this "Walk of Shame" you speak of, but because I am a woman of my people, I'll do my best.
The online source, Urban Dictionary, seems to suggest that there is a certain social stigma that comes along with what many students consider to be a fundamental collegiate rite of passage. However, I don't think that it's fair to naysay or judge our fellow classmates as they trek across campus barefoot with their heels in one hand and sequined clutch in the other. Who knows the real story?
You should never jump to conclusions.
Let me do it for you.
Not to be hasty, every once in a while, you get stranded across campus and there is nothing wrong with that. There are plenty of good and valid reasons why a person might not sleep in his or her own room.
Maybe your roommate's best friend from home is visiting and you gave her your bed for the weekend.
Maybe Campus Escort never showed up and you didn't feel safe walking back alone.
Maybe you just stayed out for an all-night dance party.
Maybe you made a responsible decision not to drive your car home.
Or maybe your apartment was being fumigated. It could have been any of those things. (It wasn't, of course -- but it could have been.) Still, this column is no forum for moral judgement or social censure. You deserve a fitting answer to a serious question and that is exactly what I intend to give you.
However, while I can do my best to describe the pros and cons of your two options, it is up to you to determine the lesser of two evils.
While there is a not an especially significant difference between boys' everyday clothes and going-out attire, the differences for girls are quite substantial. Therefore, the following will resonate more deeply with the female half of the Loyola population (okay -- let's be honest-- we make up more like 70 percent).
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