If you’re like me—which means you’re uncomfortable and awkward in social situations—you probably know how difficult it is to come up with a good comeback during conversation. This is most frustrating when the conversation actually matters—when someone is attacking a subject dear to your heart and you cannot, for the life of you, come up with a counterargument.

A conversation with Amelia Fong, the newly elected Vice President of Public Relations for Student Union executive board.

I will always be the first to admit that I absolutely love makeup. When I was younger and had more time to waste, I would play with colors and contours until nearly half of my face was covered with eyeliner. I have far too many embarrassing photos of myself attempting (and failing) to look like Kesha and Lady Gaga.

My mother taught me a few things about the way a man should treat me. He should hold the door open and always let me go first. If he walks in front of you as the waitress takes you to the table, that’s how you know a relationship is doomed.