MTV wants you to be more civic-minded and the CAC Speakers Bureau agrees.
At 7:30 Wednesday night in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Ballroom, the boys of the MTV show “The Buried Life” will dish out some awesome motivation to a group of students who are for the most part only a few years younger than them.
The show focuses on a group of four friends who are completing a list of things to do before you die while simultaneously helping people across the country fulfill their dreams.
I would love to go to the event and soak up the knowledge and wisdom these dudes have to offer, but it turns out I am still in college and have to write about 40 pages of term papers this week.
The New York Times called the new programming switch from shows like “My Super Sweet 16” to more socially aware shows like “The Buried Life” “MTV for the era of Obama.”
Though MTV admits that it now caters to the 14-16-year-old crowd instead of, well, members of society with fully formed brains, I wonder if the bros of “The Buried Life” know that.
Would I like to hop on an RV, tour the country with my best friends, live out my fantasies, help the disadvantaged and get paid for all of it?
No.
Just kidding. Duh, yes! Oh my god, of course.
In one month, I graduate from this fine institution, and I wonder if by that time some space might free up for a female passenger on “Penelope,” the “Buried Life” RV.
I’ve got some stuff that I want to do before I die and most of it involves boys, TV and America.
My own personal “bucket list” items might not qualify as philanthropic endeavors, but surely there is something good Samaritan-y about eating a sandwich with chips on it with Tina Fey.
So if any of you happen to snag a moment with Jonnie, Duncan, Ben or Dave, let them know that I am available and really good at making peoples dreams come true.
— Caitlin Turner, letters senior
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