Great "web-comic" about kids in college

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<p>I recently ran across a really great web-comic about kids in college - “Nothing Better” by a guy named Tyler Page. It’s about two freshman girls at a small liberal arts college, who are room-mates and must learn to adjust to each other and to college life in general. I think it’ll remind a lot of people who went to college of their times there. Take a look: [“Nothing</a> Better” by tyler page](<a href=“webcomicsnation.com - webcomicsnation Resources and Information.”>webcomicsnation.com - webcomicsnation Resources and Information.)</p>

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<p>Man, I just spent several hours reading this comic! Pretty insightful of what goes through the minds of the college freshman.</p>

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<p>I only read the first chapter. It seemed like there were a lot of subliminal messages to me. Like the characterizations- blonde, lily-white wholesome WASP girl from good family gets corrupted by swarthy alcohol-drinking athiest who smokes and has a tattoo. Let me guess what happens- we’ll find out that the blonde has retained her virginity but the roommate is either sexually promiscuous or a lesbian.</p>

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<p>Supposedly they are at “a Lutheran college” in the midwest somewhere, which seems to lead the comic into some of its storylines.</p>

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<p>Ok, so I read the whole thing. Sure, it’s full of stereotypes, but so what? Most fiction is replete with stereotypes. The story line is pretty good. Now I want to find out what happens next.</p>

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<p>Based on St. Olaf, which is where the author attended undergrad.</p>

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<p>It just seemed so dreary…</p>

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<p>“Pretty insightful …”
Yep.</p>

<p>“…Let me guess what happens - we’ll find out that the blonde has retained her virginity but the roommate is either sexually promiscuous or a lesbian.”
Nope.</p>

<p>“Based on St. Olaf…”
Yep. (By the way, I see that St. Olaf had two Rhodes Scholars this year.)</p>

<p>“It just seemed so dreary…”
On the contrary, it seems complex - some parts dreary, some uplifting, etc. Kind of like how I remember college.</p>

<p>I liked the questioning - Questioning and being challenged is part of what college is all about. NB uses religious ideas for this, but it seems to me anything fundamental (e.g. politics) could have been used instead.</p>

<p>I also like the way the kids seem to like their classes and professors.</p>

<p>Unfortunately for me, the story thread most familiar to me is the uninterested female/crushed male segment :-)</p>

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<p>I notice that the story has a lot of elements similar to what’s found in the following “parent’s cafe” thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/420320-dorm-roommate-horror-stories-baby-boomers.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/420320-dorm-roommate-horror-stories-baby-boomers.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;