Igor Addresses College Companions and Bids Farewell

Daily Nexus Opinion columnist Igor Hiller bids fond farewell to the people and things that he will never forget.
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Ask Anyone but Igor on Opposite Day

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.
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Igor Gets Solid Advice for Uncertain Future

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 act...
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Applicants Line Up to be Igor’s Squeeze

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 applicatio...
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Igor Drowns In Deluge of Queries

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 thi...
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Igor’s Solutions for Soap and Sexting

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 m...
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Igor Cleans Up His Act

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 be...
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Snag a Sweet Study Room With Igor’s Great Advice

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...
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Brokenhearted Sister Offers Bitter Advice

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 q...
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How to Write a Proper Paper

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 ...
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Parties and Passions Fuel Ardent Advice

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 the...
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Igor Makes Break-Ups Easy

Relationships, relationships, oh my! Don't forget to e-mail dearigor@gmail.com with your non-relationship questions, too.
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Little-Known Legends Come to Life in Library

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.
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Let Mama Let Go Slowly

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 frien...
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Get Crafty for Cheap Gifts

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 yea...
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