Scene

The Central West End offers a variety of dining and entertainment options, from Indian food to movies at the Chase Park Plaza. Only at the Majestic, however, can one pit one’s wits against others’ in fierce cerebral combat. Quick! What do the letters CMYK stand for? How comprehensive is your knowledge of ’80s pop music? Can you make a pun at a moment’s notice?

Winter is truly here. The sidewalks and stairs are starting to become icy at night. Fraternity rush will keep those meccas of partying closed until after bids.

If freezing temperatures and icy roads aren’t proof enough that spring semester is in full swing, Facebook photo albums of your junior friends’ studies abroad will settle the debate. From the beer halls of Munich to the warm weather in Australia, there are plenty of reasons to envy your friends overseas.

Sure, it snowed last week and it’s freezing outside and the first thing on your mind is a thick woolen scarf. Still, any true fashionista knows that it’s never too early to start planning your wardrobe for the next season.

It is not often that you get to see a plaster cast of a vagina hanging on a wall. However, at the recent art exhibition Work in Process, organized by the student group Residential Area Real Art (RARA), there were at least six.

From creative ways to motivate yourself to guilty pleasures for procrastination, here are Scene’s suggestions for spending time over Reading Week.

Sweater dresses are a great way to show off your shape without sacrificing warmth. The silhouettes for this sweater tend to fall into one of two categories: slim or loose-fitting. Whichever shape you prefer, be sure to balance your bottom half by wearing wool tights and boots underneath.

“Just sign in and we’ll be right with you,” a well-dressed, friendly looking man says, pointing a teen to a clipboard. The teen appears nervous as he takes the board.

Job hunting can be the most stressful aspect of college, even if you’re just searching for part-time work to fill your résumé. St. Louis residents Peter and Louis McLaughlin created their own jobs: helping college students of St. Louis find employment. The McLaughlins’ online company, uBuckle.com, has already gained traction with local companies.

When you think “research,” you probably imagine a bunch of students in long white coats mixing substances in test tubes. When English professor Joseph Loewenstein thinks “research,” it’s a little different.