I love the month of November.

It’s not because I wait all month to shove my face with my mom’s dry turkey and canned vegetables or the fact that the semester is winding down. I love November because the men around campus are letting their facial hair grow wild and untamed.

They ditch the razors and try to prove their masculinity by participating in No-Shave November. Personally, this is better than devouring any pie.

For one month out of the year men who usually are clean shaven are parading their inner lumberjack, and I enter creep mode.

Beards are the first thing I notice on a man, and in the month of November there are plenty of men to notice. There’s just something about a man with a beard that turns me on. It is the epitome of a man, and my wish at 11:11 a.m. and 11:11 p.m. on 11/11/11 was for every man in world to participate next year so I can see beards of all shapes and sizes.

Even the men who can’t grow a proper beard should participate and stand proud behind patchy, scrawny beards that penetrate their chin. It is a man’s best accessory and they should never leave the house without them.

November is the perfect time to start tossing out the razor because a beard is not only for fashion, but it can also keep the bottom half of your face warm on cold days.

In past years I have been thoroughly impressed with the beards I’ve seen on campus and around town, but this year I have barely seen anyone letting their beard shine. Gentlemen, please do not forget that this test to your manhood only lasts one month then you can trim and style it anyway you see fit.

You can trim it off your neck and let it rest on your cheeks and chin only, you can leave a soul patch or leave a small mustache. Be creative with your facial hair, but under no circumstance leave as thin chin strap. That suits no one.

Set yourself apart from the women who can’t grow a beard, do me a favor and grow your facial hair.

Also, do yourself a favor and shampoo it.