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Today, I drove down I-35 North, out of the Baylor Bubble, in search of a good burger. I didn’t want just any ol’ burger, though. I wanted a burger that would make my taste buds sing. I ended up at Dave’s Burger Barn, located at 600 N Patricia St.

Happiness is a diner mug filled with fresh coffee intermittently between sips. It’s an over-hard egg next to buttered toast and three strips of bacon. It’s a conversation with a frequent customer sitting at the bar as you wait for your food to be prepared before your eyes. Happiness is Cupp’s Drive-Inn.

My first preconceived idea of the Austin City Limits Music Festival was one of pure excitement and one of pure fear. I didn’t know what to expect and so prepared for the worst. I was told it would be hot, loud and that I would need to ice my legs after standing for hours… Nonetheless, I expected to have a blast.

Being a self-proclaimed connoisseur of all things “hot dog,” driving by Wise Guys: A Chicago Eatery every time I jet down Valley Mills had become quite painful. Passing Vegas Buffet, Michaels and eventually Wise Guys meant one more time, I wasn’t taking the chance to pull into the often-sparse lot to venture inside the Chicago-themed restaurant.

I am told and reminded time and time again that all good things must come to an end. The statement is once again proven correct as the school year winds down, more notably with my time at the Lariat.

The crazy ones “…they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things.”

In beginning my time as the web-focused voice of the newsroom, I decided to first look back at how far the Lariat has come with its web presence. Currently, the Lariat is ranked as the No. 2 college media website in the nation, according to the College Media Association. I’m taking us to No. 1.

I’m not that great of a writer, which is why I am the Photo Editor, so I’m going to show you New York through my photos.

Pepe’s smelly emissions are not banned from campus. The area around Castellaw Communications Center is nothing short of a jungle. We have cats, a fox, possums and skunks. This makes for an interesting walk to the car at midnight. The saying around here should be changed to “When the cat’s away, the skunks will play.”