I’m envious of people that can keep a consistent facial hair style. I managed to keep a beard for the entire fall and winter semesters this year, and that’s only because I convinced myself that people that only kind of knew me wouldn’t recognize me if I shaved it off. But whenever I’m clean-shaven, I look at pictures of me with a beard and think it looks so strange, and then vice versa when the beard’s there. But every few months, I get the urge to switch between the two states, as a nagging feeling in the back of my mind asks What if the other way actually was better? This whole facial anarchy situation leads to a complete lack of continuity in pictures of me, which also include a few styles that I thoroughly regret. So for now I’m clean-shaven again, because that seems like the best choice — for the time being, at least.
Jeff was The Cascade's Editor in Chief for the latter half of 2022, having previously served as Digital Media Manager, Culture & Events Editor, and Opinion Editor. One time he held all three of those positions for a month, and he's not sure how he survived that. He started at The Cascade in 2016.
