I know how it happens. It happens the same way every year. It's just that time. What is it I am speaking of? The chorus of sniffles. They are everywhere: disrupting your exam, blocking out lecture, and downright just driving you crazy.

In my four years here I have come to recognize three different sniffles. First there is the light, sporadic sniffle. It says, "Yeah, I have noticed the change in the weather." This is bound to happen from time to time.

The second sniffle type (which is dedicated to the gentleman in my last theology exam) is the juicy one. Yes, I know, I know it isn't pleasant but it is reality. This is the sniffle that really makes you say "eeeeeeeew." You know the juicy sniffles are just precursors to the big sneeze that has an 80 percent chance of hitting you somewhere above the shoulders. Last, but not least, is the sound barrier buster. This sniffle is the inspiration for my public grievance. So there you are sitting in lecture, trying to keep up with your notes when the guy two seats back and to the right lets the contents of his nose be known. This sniffle blocks out everything to be heard in an immediate radius.

My point is this: go buy some tissue! I have checked at Walgreens and it can be purchased there. Short on cash? Just check the DPS reports on where to find rolls of toilet paper that are easily removed (and apparently cost three dollars a roll). That will work too!

The closer we get to final exams the more sleep deprived we become leaving the majority of us without immune systems of steel a little more susceptible to picking up your sniffles. So, blow your nose before class and save the sniffle orchestra for an extracurricular activity.