Crystal palace of historical progress
I will write about history. The history of Doniphan (,) Nebraska.
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Scholarship, September 11th, and so on
Have you ever read one of those columns in a suitably hoity-toity newspaper like the New York Times, where Thomas Friedman or William Safire talk about whatever comes to mind? You know, little structure, no cohesion, just a flurry of thoughts? Well, this is like one of those. I hope the comparison is not an excessive one.
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Give me Subway or give me . . . Subway
It’s 1:59 a.m. It’s a weekend. And after a night of wholesome fun that originated from a plethora of safe and smart decisions (HA HA), you’re starving. You crave, oh I don’t know, perhaps hot and juicy meatballs swathed in spicy tomato sauce, straight out of a sterile (or is it?) stainless steel container. Perhaps you desire said meatballs resting within a six inch long vessel of heavenly asiago cheese bread, baked fresh about six hours ago, and that’s an optimistic estimate. Or maybe it’s honey oat, or simply white or wheat. It doesn’t matter, friend, on this night Subway is the answer. So, as the typical Grinnell student, you hop into your SUV (double HA HA) and rush to the corner of 6th and West Streets to find that the establishment you treasure, for its willingness to serve the college community late at night, is closed. How can this be? Once the shock wears off, you finally realize that Subway has slowly but surely gone the way of the buffalo (bison for you perfectionists), and has begun to close its doors before midnight.
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Random Rants
Students speak out about what’s on their minds in 142 words, and you’re invited! If you have a random rant, email it to me at anderseb@grinnell.edu. After all, complaining in a public forum is always more fun than doing it alone.
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Fending off the squirrels
We’ve all seen them, lurking in the shadows of cavernous trees… darting from sidewalk to sidewalk, quicker-moving than Saturday’s breakfast line at Cowles… pillaging for scraps of food with rabid teeth, attack paws at the ready.
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