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Etiquette Tip of the Week: Save the knife...
Published: 24 October 2012 09:20 AM
"Would you like to hold onto your knife?" asked the server. It always seems like a strange question. There you are holding a knife dripping with salad dressing and you are not quite sure...
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: Shake on it...
Published: 04 September 2012 12:58 PM
Your handshake speaks. It must be firm. It should say: "I am intelligent. I am confident. And I am darn glad to meet you." A weak, limp handshake says: "I'm not...
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PART-TIME JOBS FAIR - THURSDAY
Published: 28 August 2012 06:26 PM
Part-time Jobs Fair Thursday, August 30, 201211 a.m. - 2 p.m.Great Plains Ballroom - Memorial Union The Part-time Jobs Fair is an annual event and provides an excellent opportunity to connect with...
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: I Now Pronounce You...
Published: 28 August 2012 06:23 PM
There are worse things you can do at a business meal than order steak tartare medium rare. That is why it is helpful to know how to pronounce items on the menu correctly, so as not to look like...
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: Eyes on the Fries
Published: 30 July 2012 08:57 AM
French fries are finger food, right? Not always. If the french fries are served with a burger or sandwich, which is eaten with the hands, then one may use one's fingers. If the french fries...
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: Beautiful Loser
Published: 17 July 2012 08:56 AM
I was invited by some co-workers to be in their volleyball league. A friend of mine was dating a man who seemed like a great catch. He was handsome, physically fit, charming and nice...until we...
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: New Kid
Published: 18 June 2012 03:24 PM
The "new kid" in the office always makes me think of that Far Side Cartoon by Gary Larson, where the new kid in the classroom stands out because he is radiating sparkles of newness. That...