Quickhits for Aug. 30, 2012

RIP Neil Armstrong

In all seriousness, Armstrong’s passing was a somber moment for the nation that he captivated. His feat was singular and monumental — nobody else will ever be the first to set foot on the moon.He was an inspiration and reminds us all of our shared humanity. The world is far less wondrous for his loss.

First BSM Meeting

The first meeting of the Black Student Movement’s 45th Anniversary was held last night. In the fall of 1967, when the organization was established, only 113 African-American students were on campus. After 45 years of struggle and hard work, BSM is still going strong and doing good work.

2016 Group Shot

The class of 2016 recently took a group photo in Kenan Stadium to commemorate the start of their college experience. Besides being a nice memento to fondly look back on, this picture will come in handy for playing that classic graduation game “Who Partied Too Hard and Flunked Out?”

UNC TOMS

As if wearing TOMS didn’t already scream “I go to College and I kinda care about things,” now you can associate your vague commitment to buzzwords like “micro-loans,” “co-op” and “cap-and-trade” with your school of choice. Oh, and they still probably taste better than the Pop-Tarts.

POTUS on Reddit

Wednesday, the President sat down to do a mass interview on the popular website Reddit. Feeling as though the president were upstaging him and the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney angrily yelled at his aides, demanding to know what exactly this “In-ter-net” was and why he didn’t own it yet.

Squirrel Girl

Don’t get us wrong, its absolutely adorable that you managed to trick a small, dumb, furry rodent that spends the majority of its time eating moldy week-old sushi out of the trash into coming back to your room. But then you put that rodent in your hair. It’s a rodent! What are you, nuts or something?