Igor Hiller

May 24, 2010

Igor Addresses College Companions and Bids Farewell

By Igor Hiller

Daily Nexus Opinion columnist Igor Hiller bids fond farewell to the people and things that he will never forget.

May 17, 2010

Ask Anyone but Igor on Opposite Day

By Igor Hiller

Since today is both (not) Opposite Day and Reverse-Psychology Day, I thought I shouldn’t remind you to never send your questions to advice@DearIgor.com.

May 10, 2010

Igor Gets Solid Advice for Uncertain Future

By Igor Hiller

Recently, I experienced a fairly upsetting quarter-life crisis. After years of “knowing” I wanted to be a lawyer, I realized my reasons for wanting to enter the profession revolved less around actual lawyer work and ...

May 2, 2010

Applicants Line Up to be Igor’s Squeeze

By Igor Hiller

I actually like dating. Sure, sometimes it seems like a glorified interview, but there can be moments of real pleasure when getting to know someone new. It was while I was filling out a job application that it dawned on ...

April 26, 2010

Igor Drowns In Deluge of Queries

By Igor Hiller

I don’t know what’s going on, but the last two weeks have brought a deluge of questions to my inbox. Usually, I pick the very best ones and answer them with in-depth, meaningful responses, but this time I figured, wh...

April 12, 2010

Igor’s Solutions for Soap and Sexting

By Igor Hiller

I love Isla Vista. I love it so much. I love cheering as my neighbors return from walks of shame; I love unlikely, passionate and disastrous hookups; I love that even though most of us live within a mile of each other, w...

March 29, 2010

Igor Cleans Up His Act

By Igor Hiller

As a very successful energy executive, Uncle Dave had built himself a staggeringly large and beautiful house, complete with a wine cellar, a theater and even a dojo in which the fourth-degree black belt practiced Aikido....

March 8, 2010

Snag a Sweet Study Room With Igor’s Great Advice

By Igor Hiller

Winter Quarter: A Haiku Winter quarter sucked I am always dripping wet That is what she said Send your questions to advice@DearIgor.com Dear Igor, When I study, I need it to be absolutely quiet, which is why I only study...

March 1, 2010

Brokenhearted Sister Offers Bitter Advice

By Igor Hiller

Ever since I let my grandpa Boris answer questions last year, my older sister, Sasha, has been pestering me asking if she could do the same thing. Well, I finally gave in, and I sent her this week's questions to answer, ...

February 22, 2010

How to Write a Proper Paper

By Igor Hiller

While students readily come to me for advice about sex and relationships, there are some things that they are too ashamed to admit they need help with. And it's not penis abnormalities, because I get plenty of those ques...

February 9, 2010

Parties and Passions Fuel Ardent Advice

By Igor Hiller

I'm getting tired of people referring to comments of old pictures on Facebook as "stalking." I put those pictures up specifically to get comments from people I specifically gave permission to view them. That's not stalki...

January 25, 2010

Igor Makes Break-Ups Easy

By Igor Hiller

Relationships, relationships, oh my! Don't forget to e-mail dearigor@gmail.com with your non-relationship questions, too.

January 11, 2010

Little-Known Legends Come to Life in Library

By Igor Hiller

I sometimes find myself meandering through the library, browsing books, leafing through magazines, making sure to avoid the masturbators on the fifth floor, you know, the usual stuff.

January 4, 2010

Let Mama Let Go Slowly

By Igor Hiller

Yeah, 2010, woo! In Russian culture, it's proper to wish your friends and loved ones well for the coming year. I'll do it for you since you're reading my column, which automatically makes you my friend, if not my lover.

November 30, 2009

Get Crafty for Cheap Gifts

By Igor Hiller

This Thanksgiving was a little different. My family, which emigrated from the Soviet Union, doesn’t usually celebrate Thanksgiving because, apparently, Squanto never helped any Commies. This year, however, my mom d...

November 23, 2009

Starstruck Igor Seeks Advice From the Skies

By Igor Hiller

The ability to listen to the stars is both a blessing and a curse, but now that I got Ashton Kutcher to shut up, I am able to peer into the future. May these horoscopes guide you well. Aries: March 21 – April 19 Yo...