What’s in? What’s Out?

By Sahara Sunggod

Students from MSU campus are always updated to what’s new in terms of fashion, music, and to everything new to the ears and to the eyes.

So what’s in and what’s out on:

FASHION. So what’s in and what’s out in fashion today in terms of fashion? Last semester the so-called EMO look became a surefire hit to most of the students here in the campus. Wherever you go, from left to right all you’ll see are these creeping-like-vineyards EMO people. But now, like any other style, it’s starting to lose its prominence. This is because of the coming back of 80’s fashion. At the start of a new fashion decade, women's clothing emphasized three major themes in 1980: knits, school classics, and bicolor styles. Designers revamped the sweater girl, revitalized 'preppie' uniforms (tweedy blazers, sweaters, and skirts), and even the using of colorful ribbon designed head band. This became very popular now to the fashionista ladies here in the campus. And guys will never let themselves be out of trend. I guess it’s a “byebye” to the EMO look and red-carpet welcome to the 80’s trend!

HIJAB.Considering that this is an Islamic province, new styles of head coverings shall always be updated! It is a must! Wearing the hijab (veil) is probably the most basic and the most important garment of Muslim women. When we were in our high school years, we wear this plain triangle type of veil at our regular class and the rectangular type for uniform-free day. As we step in college, it eventually changed. From colorful stripes, t-shirts and ruffles, Pakistani dress became a hit. The wearing of thin silky colorfully printed hijabs is the IN-STYLE! Especially those huge ones almost qualified enough to be a mini blanket! Seriously! People buy these in the RTW stores located in Padian. These hijabs are exported from different Asian countries namely Thailand, Pakistan, India, Malaysia and many others. Before you will only see it worn during special events like weddings, engagements, kandori, etc. nowadays, people use it like commercial hijabs.

FOOD. All of us have our own favorite fast foods and snack-ins. Who among MSUans would ever hate food? I have made a survey on what’s in and what’s out to MSUans when it comes to cuisine. I discovered that the Cafeteria near the College of Information Technology. It used to be the most popular self-service restaurant in the campus. But as the rapid expansion of fast foods in Commercial Center, the cafeteria became less and less popular to the students.

My survey had shown that the most popular and most frequently visited fast food now is PASTEL TATS, located near the Dimaporo Gymnasium. Students, teachers, couples and even people from outside MSU prefer Pastel to serve them.

Talking about the most popular snack-in, of course majority (almost all actually) have a strong preference for Village Bakeshop located at the Commercial Center. But before Village Bakeshop won most of the students’ choice for the best snack-in, it was Exan that used to be on the seat.

Today new restaurants, fast foods and snack-ins continue to spread out like mushrooms in the campus. Among them, the following are the potential establishments: Mister Donut and Cantinita located at main road going to Com. Cent.

MIND GAMES. Have you heard the search for Rubik’s Cube Wizard? Actually playing Rubik’s Cube is not new it was invented during World War II by a mathematician named Erno Rubik, it just became popular again to the students here in MSU. It is a trademark for a puzzle that is a cube composed of smaller rotating colored cubes, the aim being to rotate them to make each of the large cube's faces a uniform color. It is now widely known and popular game in the campus, from elementary to college of both sexes. Because of this, MSU students might probably become popular as the Rubik’s Cube Wizards all over the country.