The Cavalier Daily
Serving the University Community Since 1890

The tastes of a twin

I had no idea this would come up so often this far into second semester - I have a twin. If the school year is almost finished and lots of people still do not know about my other half, I figure I could at least give her some credit because she's sort of inherently in everything I do, say and write.

I have been an identical twin for 18 years, 11 months and 328 days. I'm not sure how many days I have not said the words, "Yes, we're twins," but it must be a very small number. I have answered every question you can come up with - yes, we like being twins, sure, we fight a lot, we have switched places and it's not that fun, we could leave our blood at the scene of a crime and blame the other, we do not have the same taste in guys, etc. All of that is semi-interesting. In relation to the subject of twins, rarely do people ask about the topic that I find most interesting: food.

Before you utter, "But, how?" I must ask you to re-read the above paragraph. I do not talk about my twin because I am rarely without her. When I eat, she eats. If our schedules do not allow for a meal together, I get a text message: "O'Hill's salad bar: chicken caesar!!" or a call: "Skip your 2 p.m.; we're going to the Fine Arts Caf

Local Savings

Puzzles
Hoos Spelling

Latest Podcast

The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.