Top ten fun facts about Veronica Little

As the semester begins, the Arts section of the Daily is already suffering from the loss of a very special person. Veronica Little, student artist and comedian and the former designated Top Ten writer, is sadly gone. No, she’s not dead – she’s just not writing for us right now – but we still feel the pain as if she has left us for good. We in the Arts section refuse to believe she is truly gone, so, in the hopes that she will come back to us (hopefully with some flowers, in the rain, with a cheesy love song playing in the background), here is a tribute – 10 facts you did not know about Veronica.

1. She is an avid hurdling enthusiast. In November 2014, Veronica publicly declared her love of hurdling by writing a tribute to the sport in her Top Ten. Calling it “America’s favorite pastime,” Veronica impressed us all by showing how much she knows about hurdling both in the United States and abroad. Who knew the word was Icelandic for “sheep jumping over fence?!”

2. If you search for “Veronica Little” on Facebook, one of the pages that appears is “Veronica’s sexy little feet.” The page has eight likes, all of which are secret profiles, and there are no pictures or posts that you can see on the page. Only eight likes? Come on, Veronica, your feet can do better.

3. She really, really likes pesto. Probably. I think she wrote about it once. But who couldn’t like it? Anything with exorbitant amounts of garlic should be okay in anyone’s book.

4. She is incapable of crying. Nerves of steel, or surgically removed tear ducts?

5. She’s an alien from outer space. At Tufts, she could be just quirky enough to be a student, but it’s obvious once she leaves campus. Have you ever noticed she’s always singing? That’s actually a transmission that she’s signaling to her planet -- just her way of trying to phone home.

6. She wears shoes. Even aliens have to protect their feet. Are they “sexy little feet"? I guess we’ll never know, since her shoes are covering them.

7. She was the inspiration behind “Veronica Mars” (2004-2007). Yes, that’s right. When her best friend was brutally murderedshe became a private detective with her father, and is still fighting crime in Medford to this day!

8. She’s an inventor and fashionista. At the age of 12 she invented the hooded shorts, which are not very popular in the United States, but are all the rage in Slovenia. What are they exactly? Beats me.

9. She is fearless. She once wrote a Top Ten about not worrying about Ebola. Who doesn’t worry about Ebola?! Apparently Veronica. She is a private detective, after all, so I guess not much scares her.

10. She is unmatched in her comedy skills and is sorely missed at the Daily. I tried my best, but the reality is that no one can replace such a brilliant mind. We miss you Veronica, please come back! We’ll even bake you cookies. Or whatever kind of sweets you like. Brownies? Cake? Flan? Crème brûlée? We gotcha covered. (Okay, maybe not the crème brûlée.)