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Which DU college do you actually belong to?
1. Which of the following would you prefer your college had?
a. Beautiful Campus and lawns
b. Great Infrastructure- high tech classrooms, etc.
c. Societies that do really well.
d. Super Reputation
2. How do you like to dress up?
a. Impeccably. Have to look my best every day.
b. Don’t really care. Whatever I can get my hand on.
c. PJs. I literally like the right-out-of-bed look
d. All of the above on different days
3. Which is your favourite animal among the following
a. Cats
b. Dogs
c. Rats
d. Monkeys
4. Which is your favourite whacky ritual?
a. Getting thrown in a mud pit during Holi
b. Pagan worship
c. Planting saplings and then watching them die
d. Forcefully being made to participate in sports day reminiscent of school.
5. How do you like to socialize with people from other colleges?
a. We prefer to socialize within college
b. Visiting other colleges at times other than the fests
c. Fests only
d. At a common watering-hole kind of place
6. What is your religious inclination?
a. Christianity
b. Sikhism or sports
c. Pagan
d. Worshipping the general category
7. What would you rather do?
a. Not go to the toilet and hold it in all day
b. Attend assembly everyday
c. Flirt with danger and therefore pigs amidst the swine flu scare
d. Lose weight by going on frequent hunger strikes
Check your answers. Whichever college re-occurs the most is your result.
1. a-LSR, Stephen’s,JMC, IP, Miranda. b-SRCC c- Hindu, KMC, Ramjas, Venky, Hansraj. d-Stephen’s, SRCC, Hindu ,LSR
2. a-LSR b- Hindu, Stephen’s hansraj, kmc, srcc c-venky d-jmc
3. a-Stephen’s b-Hindu c- LSR d- JMC
4. a-Stephen’s b- South campus c-North campus d-off campus
5. a- Stephen’s, JMCc, b-Khalsa c-Hindu d-Stephen’s, d-SRCC
6. a- Venky, Hindu b- Stephen’s, JMC c-Dyal Singh d-LSR
Did you know the reality behind these DU misconceptions?
1. Fashion: Dressing sense, no bars. Wardrobe revamping for the new session? Hear, hear. Before fashionastas jump to conclusions and come up with the next session campus couture, let us make it clear for all. DU does not believe in following so and so trend predicted by so and so designers. With all due respect to national dailies, Delhi University refuses to abide by their “must-haves” and “campus fundas”, and remains the quintessential free spirited campus, where fashion is (not)concerned! Yeah, college is all about wearing what you like, whichever way you like.
2. Love-shove, et al.: Ah, Bollywood fillums, you know. I could never fathom this one, why did they (read directors, producers) always think college was this place for puppy love, candlyfloss and bubblegum chewing yuppies? I mean yes, we love love and all the other things associated, but then, there is a lot more to us than boy-meets-girl stories, for Christ’s sake.
3. Academics and DU: Do not, ever, fall into the dark with this one. You will pay, and heavily too. College is fun, frolic and fantastic, but not all the time. We study. Whoever said college is all play and no work? No, it was not always about bunking classes, like our dear celebrities so happily announce!
4. Nonsense abbreviations: K’nags (Kamla Nagar) and BTMs (read behenji-turned-mods) is understandable, but GJs? Seriously now, when did Gulab Jamuns become shortened to that? And, “fucchas”. For my life, I never heard any sadistic senior address any hapless fresher with this word.
5. Rivalry, eh? : Okay, we may have grudges against so and so college; however, it definitely isn’t as pronounced as the world around us projects it to be. Some of the best friendships are forged across the common wall, and some of the best activity/society partners are made yonder.
6. Girls’ Colleges: Guys on motorbikes circling girls-only colleges, did you actually ever see that happen? No. We are not talking about the shady Delhi-ite here, but still, this is one sight I am yet to come across in campus. Nah, college was not that romantic ever.
7. “Happening crowd”: Agreed, college is cool and hip and all that, but honestly, it’s overrated. University is a mixed bunch almost always, so we do have a fair share of wannabe Rakhi Sawants and Rannvijays. Isn’t that what going to college is all about? Meeting your (in)famous celebrities right there!
5.Hire a beefy bodyguard and hide behind him at any sign of trouble
4. Chin up, chest out. Strut around like you’re Sylvester Stallone from Rambo and look everyone straight in the eye. You can even nick your little brother’s toy guns and keep twisting them around in your hands cowboy-style for added effect.
3. Hang a camera around your neck. If any seniors approach you, just say you’re there for sight-seeing, get a photo clicked with them and walk off whistling.
2. If you come across any seniors ragging luckless newbies like yourself, just join the seniors, laughing and back-slapping them like you’ve known them all your life. Punch them playfully on the shoulders and drop in suggestions. Soon they’ll be treating you in the college canteen!
1. Get bodypainting done in the colours of your college and merge with the walls to avoid detection